"When ICE Melts" — Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion

Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St., Room 201 ABC, Madison, WI 53715

October 4, 2026 3:00pm – 7:00pm

A documentary screening and panel discussion on how ordinary people organized across neighborhoods, workplaces, unions, and communities to resist repression and build collective power — presented by the Free the 15 Defense Committee.

About the film

“When ICE Melts” is a documentary film that examines how ordinary people organized across neighborhoods, workplaces, unions, and communities to resist repression and build collective power. It draws out the strategic lessons of those experiences, including the decisive nature of the January 23 mass strike in defeating ICE.

Schedule

• 3:00–4:00 PM — Potluck: bring a dish to share and build community before the film.
• 4:00–5:30 PM — Film screening: When ICE Melts
• 5:30–7:00 PM — Panel & discussion

Location

Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St., Room 201 ABC, Madison, WI 53715

Special guest panelists

• Kip Hedges, filmmaker
• Bruce Nestor, MN 15 defense attorney
• Kieran Knutson, CWA Local 7250 President
• Cynthia Sarver, Twin Cities labor activist
• Andy Thayer, Chicago activist and independent journalist
• A Madison Free the 15 activist

Presented by the Free the 15 Defense Committee. Endorsed by The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice, The Progressive Magazine, WiBOPM, Voces de la Frontera, UE 1186, AFSCME Local 1, PSL, Madison Area DSA, Socialist Horizon, Madison Socialist Alternative, and UFAS Local 223.

Press, endorsements, or general questions: freemn15@proton.me

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