Locals in San Francisco , California , have begun passing out whistles to communicate and coordinate against ICE deportations .
Activists and organizations have started distributing whistles for local residents to coordinate against the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts, SFGate reported.
“By following the same whistle code, locals can communicate from afar: Three short whistles signal that ICE is nearby, and one long whistle means that somebody is being detained,” SFGate reported.
Frameline, the nonprofit behind San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Frameline film festival, has been stocking “whistle stops” in the city, where people can pick up free whistles and join anti-ICE efforts.
The organization explained in a post on Instagram that it was inspired by efforts in

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