As President Donald Trump continues to push a militarized occupation of Chicago in the name of the administration’s anti-immigration agenda, residents across the Windy City have seized upon a simple, cheap way to alert their community to impending immigration-related danger: metal and plastic whistles. Chicagoans have turned to small noisemakers as an easy way to share warnings and activate residents when federal agents are in the area. From well-attended “whistlemania” volunteer training events to free handouts in shops throughout the city, whistles are becoming the go-to tool to keep at-risk communities alert.

‘It’s our responsibility to watch out for each other’

Organizers in Chicago have been “sending out the tiny plastic alarm systems by the thousands” and are training activists wit

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