We’re holding a monthly tableside chat to practice political analysis with other organizers and community members. February’s topic is United Front vs Popular Front. Those are two different answers to a real problem: lots of groups want the same outcomes, but they do not share the same politics or incentives.

A United Front means: coordinate action around shared demands, keep your own organization, keep the ability to criticize allies, keep your base-building.

A Popular Front means: form a broad alliance that can include liberal parties and governing coalitions; that can win short-term protection or reforms, but it can pull movements into defending decisions they did not control.

We’re using that framework to talk about immigration policy and enforcement under Trump in 2026, plus the way both parties treat immigration as a labor/market lever. The question we'll be answering is not "what do we do tomorrow," it’s "what kind of coalition builds durable power for workers and tenants, protects our neighbors, and avoids traps that shrink our leverage."

The session starts with a short framing (10-15 minutes) and moves into a roundtable discussion.

Live translation services will be available for the February event.