ACTION of Mahoning Valley

02/24/2026

01/26/2026

🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨
Communities across our country are living with fear as aggressive immigration enforcement tactics have escalated into violence and loss of life. In Minneapolis, U.S. citizens, including a veteran ICU nurse and other members of the community, have been fatally shot by federal agents during recent operations that have also disrupted schools, sparked mass protests, and strained public safety resources.

These incidents are not isolated. They reflect a broader trend of federal immigration enforcement causing trauma, terror, and real human loss in neighborhoods that should be safe for all.

🗣️ Now is the time to raise our voices.
📞 CALL the U.S. Senate Switchboard: 202-224-3121
👉 Ask for OH Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno and urge them to support the defunding of ICE and call for policies that protect human dignity, community safety, and constitutional rights.

Your voice can help shift priorities toward humane solutions, away from violence and fear.

Please make the call, share this post, and invite others to stand with our neighbors.

01/07/2026

ACTION condemns in the strongest possible terms the fatal shooting of a woman by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on a residential street in Minneapolis.

Based on video evidence and the statements of local and state officials, this was not an act of public safety. It was a reckless, violent abuse of power carried out by a federal agency that has no legitimate mandate to terrorize communities under the guise of “enforcement.”

We reject the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to label this killing as “self-defense” or “domestic terrorism.” That narrative has already been called false by Jacob Frey, Tim Walz, and members of Congress who have reviewed the footage. What the public sees is not an imminent threat—it is an armed federal agent escalating a tense situation into a lethal one within seconds.

Let’s be clear:
ICE’s presence in Minneapolis is itself an act of violence.
Its operations sow fear, fracture neighborhoods, and criminalize people simply for existing while undocumented—or while standing near someone who is. When heavily armed agents operate in civilian neighborhoods with no accountability to local authorities, the predictable result is chaos, trauma, and death.

This killing did not happen in a vacuum. It occurred amid a surge of ICE activity, racist political rhetoric targeting immigrant communities, and a federal strategy that prioritizes intimidation over human dignity. That is not law enforcement. That is state violence.

ACTION stands with the people of Minneapolis, with immigrant communities across this country, and with leaders like Ilhan Omar who have made it clear: ICE must leave our cities.

We demand:

- A full, independent investigation with real accountability for the agents involved.
- Transparency, not propaganda, from DHS and ICE.
- An immediate halt to ICE operations that endanger civilian lives.
- A reexamination of the legitimacy and scope of ICE itself.

No community should live under occupation.
No family should lose a loved one because a federal agency chose force over restraint.
No amount of spin will make this just.

ICE out of our neighborhoods.
Accountability now.

01/05/2026

Eating with the seasons even in winter has its benefits! ❄️🥕

January brings hearty, nutrient-packed produce like citrus, carrots, cabbage, and winter squash—fresh, affordable, and full of goodness.

Seasonal eating supports your health and your budget. Stop by the Mobile Market for your in season groceries! 💚

01/03/2026

ACTION of the Mahoning Valley Statement on the U.S. Strike in Venezuela

ACTION of the Mahoning Valley is deeply concerned by today’s U.S. military strike in Venezuela and the reported capture of President Nicolás Maduro by the administration of Donald Trump.

We hold two truths at the same time.

First: the Venezuelan people have endured immense suffering for years. Under Maduro’s rule, millions have faced hunger, repression, political violence, and the erosion of democratic institutions. That suffering is real. It matters. It must not be minimized or forgotten.

Second: the use of unilateral military force by the United States—especially when framed openly in terms of economic benefit, control of resources, or the installation of a more “compliant” government—raises profound moral, legal, and humanitarian concerns. History shows that foreign interventions justified as “liberation” often deepen instability, harm civilians, and entrench cycles of violence rather than end them.

ACTION rejects the false choice between excusing authoritarian brutality and endorsing imperial violence. Justice is not achieved by replacing one form of domination with another.

Our concern today is for ordinary Venezuelans: families who did not choose this conflict, who will bear the consequences of economic disruption, retaliation, and instability long after headlines move on. Human lives cannot be collateral damage in geopolitical power struggles.

We call for:

- Immediate transparency regarding the scope, legality, and consequences of U.S. military actions

- Independent international review of any detentions and use of force

- Protection of civilians, humanitarian corridors, and access to food, medicine, and basic services

- A commitment to international law, multilateral accountability, and nonviolent pathways toward justice and self-determination

ACTION stands with people who suffer under authoritarianism and with those harmed by militarized foreign intervention. We believe justice cannot be imposed at gunpoint, and peace cannot be built on exploitation.

We will continue to speak where human dignity is at risk—whether the harm comes from dictators, corporations, or empires.

01/03/2026

🛒📅 January is rolling in with fresh food and great savings!

The January Mobile Market calendar & deals are here—bringing affordable, nutritious groceries to the valley.

Check the schedule, plan your stop, and stock up on healthy favorites all month long! 💚🥕

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to everyone fighting the good fight in 2026!

12/28/2025

When billion-dollar corporations receive tax breaks, the cost does not disappear. It shifts. In the Mahoning Valley, that often means residents pay more or services are stretched thinner.

12/27/2025

Many Ohio data centers receive decades-long tax abatements. That means local schools, fire departments, and township services may see little to no new revenue, even as they are expected to support a massive new industrial facility.

12/26/2025

Construction jobs from data centers can provide short-term work, and that matters. But construction ends. The long-term costs to water systems, electric infrastructure, and land use remain with the community long after the jobs are gone.