ICE Statement

Joy Who Live does not support ICE, and acknowledges that our community must take care of each other in this difficult time.

ICE is not welcome at any Joy Who Lived event. 

We celebrate anti-fascist art and the work of BIPOC creators whose very existence is a defiant act of political resilience. In supporting Joy Who Lived, you support intersectional artistic spaces that resist the dangerous incursion of institutional brutality, to which our Trans/GNC BIPOC community members are particularly at risk.

Specific policies

Trans Stories/Joy Who Lived will follow the guidance from PublicCounsel.org about responding to ICE raids, including:

• Protecting any data about show participants gathered by the nonprofit, and not gathering any data that is unnecessary. 

• Talking to venues to assure that illegal entrance by ICE will be denied into private spaces.

• Designating private spaces. 

In addition, all staff and volunteers will be trained on how to deal with potential ICE raids (using resources laid out by the National Immigration Law Center)

If a community member is unable to attend a show/rehearsal/training due to ICE activity or concerns about ICE activity, this absence will not be held against them, and it will be the producer’s responsibility to help them catch up if needed. 

We also have flexible "For Any Reason" accommodation policies that let people transfer their tickets from in-person to streaming, zoom into workshops, transfer tuition to another class or get a full refund. For performers and creative teams, there's not going to be a one-size solution but we can convey our support and flexibility into individual conversations. 

Joy Who Lived will post and distribute "what do see if you see ICE" flyers (as provided by the National Immigration Law Center) which provide information about legal rights and rapid response.