Whistle Signal Codes

Using a whistle to alert people to ICE activity

In this guide, you'll learn how to use a whistle to let people know that ICE is active nearby, and why we use whistles for this purpose.

If You Spot ICE

When You Hear Whistles

• Step outside
• Start documenting/recording
• Blow your own whistle to amplify the signal
• Form a crowd
• Make sure no one is alone
• Stay together, stay loud, STAY NONVIOLENT

Why is this the protocol?

We use whistle signaling to:

• Bring visibility to what's happening
• Alert vulnerable people to seek safety
• Draw witnesses and cameras
• Create a 'chain reaction' - noise spreads fast

Spotted ICE?

Once you are safely out of the situation, report what you saw to an organization who can help.

Summary

What we covered in this module:

• TWEET-TWEET-TWEET: ICE has been spotted
• TWEEEEEET: Someone is being detained
• Form a crowd, stay nonviolent
• Call Unión del Barrio or CHIRLA once the coast is clear