Welcome to the Old Farts' Army
+ Whistle-Blowers Brigade
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If you join the Old Farts' Army, you're breathing and care!
We're everywhere, every age.
Get "ofa" your couch and DO something!
We video kidnappings--masked black or paramilitary clothed people snatching passerbys.
We send those videos to news outlets, the police and neighborhood associations.
If you're also in the Whistle-Blowers' Brigade, blow your whistle, literally and figuratively, and pass out more whistles.​​
What's Where?
Click this button to get help voting. Historically, our first line of defense and progress has been our right to vote. If you'e not yet registered, get registered. If you live out of the country, get help ensuring your vote.​
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Click this button for information about voting from abroad or here at home and how to learn more about voting in your state.
Click this button if you need help or want to help in the Immigration struggle. Most of the sources are for those of us in the Albuquerque area, but also listed are national organizations.
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Click this button to let your Politicos know your needs. You also can contact them to volunteer your assistance when you agree with the service they're providing.
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Click this button to find some options for taking Action to further our cause of democracy.
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Click this button if you want to get Media support--locally and nationally. Find contact information for your local newspapers, radio and TV stations, and national media outlets.
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In all of these cases, let us know of supplemental information you would like to share on this website or find a correction that needs to be made.​​​​​​
Good Advice
Bystander rights and what to do if filming ICE:
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Record: You have a First Amendment right to film law enforcement, including ICE agents, in public spaces as long as you are not interfering physically with their actions.
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Stay calm and don't interfere: Do not physically obstruct, argue with, or resist officers. Interfering with an arrest is a crime.
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Stay present: Your presence can matter as a witness to document the event.
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Provide support: You can offer emotional support to those being detained and remind them of their rights, such as the right to remain silent.
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Know the risks: While filming is important, there are real risks involved, and recording alone is not likely to prevent an arrest from happening.
Would We Ever Have Known?
Without these phone videos, might these kidnappings ever be known? Would due process ever be provided?
Whistle-Blowers Make the Difference
Kidnappers out of uniform, no warrants presented.
Kidnapped and then disappeared.
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Mobile-phone videographers make the difference.