The words in the whistle "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender" are from folk singer Pete Seeger, who had inscribed on his banjo, in homage to his mentor Woody Guthrie (who famously had "This machine kills fascists" on his guitar). The Seeger quote always resonated strongly with me, and seemed appropriate to represent the whistle used by Rapid Responders and Legal Observers who are doing what they can to protect their communities from ICE. Hopefully, one day, the love of the people will surround and smother out all the hate that currently grips the US.

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