It was inspiring to see all the photos of Massachusetts out in force this weekend: whether at Boston's Pride for the People or the "No Kings" rallies from communities small and large, across every corner of the Commonwealth. We see the creativity in people's signs and the collective power on display of people showing up.

And we will need those numbers, that energy, and that creativity if we want to pass real, important policies to fight back. Good policy is possible, but it doesn't happen unless your state representative and state senator hear from you---and often.

With Massachusetts being targeted by ICE raids that terrorize communities and make us all less safe, we need our State Legislature to take action in support of disentangling state and local law enforcement from ICE.

With a federal government attempting to criminalize dissent, we need to shore up privacy rights and combat new aggressive and invasive forms of surveillance.

That's why we need Beacon Hill to pass the Safe Communities Act, the Dignity Not Deportations Act, and the Location Shield Act.

The Safe Communities Act (H.2580 / S.1681) would end the voluntary involvement of our public safety officials in civil immigration matters.

The Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122) would prohibit sheriffs from voluntarily renting beds to ICE and ban agreements to deputize state and local law enforcement to ICE.

The Location Shield Act (H.86 / S.197) would prohibit companies from selling, leasing, trading, or renting location data. Your privacy should not be for sale, and your location is your business.