January 28, 2026

In today’s newsletter:

• Justice Doesn't Happen in Silence: The People Stand up to ICE!

• Building a World Free from Debt (Debt Collective): Rising Up For Justice

• Gaza: Journalists Under Fire, from Brave New Films

• Put Your DAF to Work for Free Speech and Democracy!

Justice Doesn't Happen in Silence: The People Stand up to ICE! 

Prompted by the murder of Renee Nicole Good, people of conscience gathered in Denver to protest the brutalization of recent ICE raids. This demonstration highlights the outrage throughout the country and the demand for accountability and justice.

Join Free Speech TV in acknowledging the recent tragedies in Minneapolis, while honoring the groundswell of resistance, solidarity, and mutual aid that is growing nationwide in response to authoritarianism and the lawless ICE enterprise. You can also join your neighbors from where you sit right now by contacting your senator and registering your views on ICE and Border Patrol funding  at (202) 224-3121. When we lock arms, we win!

Rising Up For Justice

In this episode of Rising Up for Justice, Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Hannah Appel, a co-founder of Debt Collective, a debtors’ union fighting to cancel debts and defend millions of households. Debt Collective is building a world where college is publicly funded, healthcare is universal, and housing is guaranteed for all. They discuss the systemic roots of debt within a capitalist economy, as well as the ways Debt Collective uses narrative strategy to change the cultural framing of debt. More info at www.debtcollective.org.

Hannah is also an associate professor and the associate director of the Institute on Inequality + Democracy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and co-author (with the Debt Collective) of Can’t Pay Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2020).

Watch more episodes of Rising Up for Justice on Free Speech TV every Monday night at 5:30 PM ET and subscribe to stay connected to the movement for progressive change.

Gaza: Journalists Under Fire, from Brave New Films

FSTV is proud to announce that it will premier Gaza: Journalists Under Fire, a documentary from Brave New Films. Just this past week, three journalists were among 11 Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza. Journalists Under Fire documents the lengths journalists go, and the ultimate prices they pay, to expose the brutalization of the people of Gaza to the world. Look here in coming weeks for details, including date and time.

Put Your Donor-Advised Fund to Work for Free Speech and Democracy!

Exciting news! We’ve made it easier than ever to support Free Speech TV through your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF).

You can now make your DAF grant recommendation straight from our donation page. Simply go to freespeech.org/donate, click “Donate,” and choose “Donor Advised Fund”. In just a few simple steps, you help power our mission for free speech, social justice, and democracy. 

Free Speech TV is facing one of the most challenging moments in our history, and right now, staying on the air depends on the people who believe in this work. Using your Donor-Advised Fund also gives you flexibility and the tax advantages you’ve already planned for, while allowing you to direct resources toward free speech, social justice, and democracy. 

Thank you for being part of this community and for keeping Free Speech TV on the air.