Taking a lead from national Indivisible, the battle cry of “ICE Out for Good” rang out all over Oregon in the last several days. What we share here is only a partial cross section of local group activities in our state. We also realize that Renee Nicole Good is just one innocent victim among thousands resulting from the new, lawless “Project 2026” version of ICE. More examples and calls to action are sure to come.
See More:
- Photos: ORD2 Says ICE Out for Good
- Video: Medford Candlelight Vigil “for Good”
- Renee Nicole Good: Bio, context, and tribute
- Oregon Capital Chronicle‘s coverage of Portland & Salem protests
Indivisible Benton County
Karen Shell shared this summary and photos with us:
On Saturday, 700 people attended the ICE Out for Good protest at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis. They stood along 4th Street, chanting and waving signs, while passing cars and trucks honked in support. Meanwhile, Indivisible Benton County‘s Visibility Brigade deployed an “ICE OUT FOR GOOD” banner on an I-5 overpass.
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Oregon Coast Indivisible Alliance
Shar Walbaum shared this summary with us:
To start the Ice Out for Good Weekend of Action, the Oregon Coast Indivisible Alliance held two events on Friday, Jan. 9.
Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO) gathered 200 to rally against ICE.
Indivisible of Coos County – Coos Bay/North Bend (ICB/NB) worked in collaboration with others to host a Candlelight Vigil for Renee Good. Approximately 60 attendees brought candles and flowers, and Greg Chilsom spoke about Good as a “Good Trouble Hero” and about David Orr, an unhoused man who was killed while helping others in Coos Bay.
On Saturday, five rallies were held in towns from Seaside to Florence.
About 125 attended INCO’s ICE OUT FOR GOOD Rally in front of the Seaside Outlet Mall while 35 attended the INCO rally in Cannon Beach. Indivisible Tillamook County Action (ITCA) in Astoria saw 125 at their rally, while ITCA/North County Resistance in Nehalem hosted 75 at theirs. Indivisible Lincoln City (ILC) gathered 250 wearing black for mourning and over 100 came to Florence Indivisible’s rally to hear music, sing, and hear Amanda Gorman’s
moving tribute to Renee Nicole Good.
That day, ITCA also held a banner drop!
In the evening, there were two vigils. North Coast Action in Astoria held a Candlelight vigil for those who have died in ICE custody in 2025. About 150 people attended the vigil in The Garden of Surging Waves. Speakers read the names and told the stories of the 32 who died. The ITCA vigil in Astoria drew a crowd of 50, many of whom had been at the earlier rally and banner drop.
On Sunday, ILC again rallied to get ICE OUT FOR GOOD. About 40 people attended. At one point, they held up signs with the names of the 32 who died in ICE custody in just this past year. They ranged in age from 25-75, many here legally, many here for decades, from all over the word: Jordan to Mexico, Pakistan to Eritrea, Philippines to Bulgaria, China to Ukraine.
More About the Coos Bay Candlelight Vigil
Shared by cYnIxX3 of Coos Bay:
We advertised a candlelight vigil for Renee Good at the Coos Bay boardwalk pavilion with just 24 hours’ notice. We advertised to the Indivisible group, the Dems, the South Coast Health Equity Coalition, and a few area Facebook pages. The more of these connections we make the better our community grows together.
During the day I made a few posters with an article from the BBC where I put in some extra photos. At the vigil when I walked up, there was already a big crowd waiting (I should have been earlier than on time). I hung the posters I prepared earlier and joined about 60 others.
People brought their own candles and flowers. After time to say hi to familiar faces, I made a short speech about Renee Good from what I learned in the article, and spoke about how she is a hero of good trouble standing up for people in the community she didn’t know.
I also spoke about a murder in our community last week with a homeless man named David Orr who left behind a 15-year-old daughter in an incident where he also stood up for strangers in the community, and held a moment of silence for the two of them.
After that I invited others to lead a prayer or say something if they wanted to, and left the floor open. A few other people said some words that were either sad, or filled with anger. Then the crowd mingled for a bit before starting to disperse after 30 minutes.
There were a few new faces there so I spent some time talking to them, listening to their concerns, and talked about how doing things with like minded community has helped me stay hopeful about the future. All in all it went surprisingly well. I probably should have done more to prepare for a speech with a poem or something, but at least what was said was heartfelt and new people found community.