The Cyrenaian Hedonic church

We are in a winter that kills. Literally.

The Season of Vigilance demands we accept the cold,
that we endure the Long Dark, and that

We stand against ICE.

A storm of Federal agents are shooting civilians in the streets of Minneapolis, and the outrage swelling into mass protests across the nation is not incidental.

It is necessary.

But this is not just about two deaths.
This is about the very reason this agency exists:
an apparatus of enforcement that terrorizes families,
breaks communities, and
takes life with impunity.

We do not whisper.
We do not rationalize.

We cry out clearly: Fuck ICE.

But this cry is not despair.
It is summons.

Winter’s dread chill may demand endurance, but
endurance is not silence, and
the Season of Vigilance does not teach acceptance!

It teaches clarity,
strips away excuse, and
reveals what we can tolerate, and
we do not tolerate this.

We cannot be complicit.

This is not simply survival.
This is not waiting for someone else to fix it.

This is the very meaning of Vigilance.

The Long Nights respect those who stand against the dark,
and if this Winter demands endurance,
then let that endurance be paired with action.

Because Standing Vigil does not mean standing still.

It means refusing to let this moment slide into normalization.
It means refusing silence.
It means refusing passivity.
It means movement in whatever way we can:

• Walking in protest.
• Organizing in community.
• Holding space for the grieving.
• Raising your voice where you are.
• Building networks that respond immediately when raids happen.
• Forming circles of care and information for those targeted and their families.
• Educating and protecting by making sure people know their rights and how to document what unfolds.

Let the cry Fuck ICE not be just rage,
but a directive to protect those at risk,
to build solidarity,
to hold our communities with fierce tenderness,
and to make sure history remembers we did not look away.

So may we Stand Vigil
So may we Act.
So may we Resist.

AMEN