200 Meet at The First IRCC Community Meeting of 2026
On January 25th, more than 200 people gathered at the Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church to reflect on all the IRCC work of 2025 and what we’re working on for 2026. We heard from IRCC founders, watched a film that compiled nearly every event of 2025 in 6.5 minutes, and had a spirited question and announcement open mic to close out the meeting. The day had begun with horrific news that hospital RN Alex Pretti had been killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents while he was observing Minneapolis ICE operations. We are grateful to each other to plan for the urgent needs of so many in year two under this regime.
Founder Kathryn Durham-Hammer spoke about how she founded IRCC during the first Trump administration, and what going forward will entail. Strategic Priorities of 2026 (link below) will include following the Indivisible National guidelines to get us through the year, strengthening our community through local partnerships, such as with Commit to Democracy, and upcoming strategies for the Midterm Elections. We commend all who helped make 2025 a robust effort to save democracy.
The IRCC Strategic Priorities of 2026 Overview is here.
IRCC 2025 Year in Review short film is available on Vimeo and on YouTube to share and relive the memories. If using YouTube, click the settings gear icon in the lower right of the screen to set the playback at 1080HD, for best viewing experience.
If you couldn’t make it to the meeting, an audio recording is available here.
Some current news: as of January 26, the Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry, in partnership with Monument Impact, is open on Mondays from 6 to 8pm. For more information, and to donate to the Pantry, go here.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-12pm, IRCC members and friends are invited to stand in solidarity with immigrants in front of Federal Immigration Court, 1855 Gateway Boulevard, Concord. Bring supportive signs and your welcoming presence.
A comprehensive list of companies we’re boycotting and why is here. An interactive map on the Sludge site of every contractor working with ICE is here.
As of this posting, our Saturday Protests are heading into their 52nd consecutive week! Find out more about where the next Saturday protest will be at the Saturday Protest Schedule, and sign up to get reminders here. See you in the streets!
These and current actions and volunteer opportunities are permanently housed on the IRCC Volunteer/Get Involved page.
Kathryn Durham-Hammer speaks at the first community meeting of 2026
IRCC Steering Committee onstage
