Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Organizers across the state have found many ways to protest Donald Trump's sprawling immigration enforcement, but none quite as permanent as a tattoo. Those willing to brave the needle were invited to get pro-immigrant or anti-ICE tattoos at Five Points’ Fallink in Love tattoo shop.
“Tattooing is a form of resistance,” said Tanya Murski, co-organizer of the event and one of the volunteer tattoo artists. “I think there’s such a sense of rage right now that it’s important to channel that energy into something, and art is always a good option for that.”
Fallink in Love offered tattoo designs featuring protest signs, ice cubes, No Kings symbolism and more at a discounted rate. All proceeds went to the Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network, an organization that provides free legal services to people in immigrant detention. The ink cost anywhere from $100 to $300. Crowds of customers kept the volunteer tattoo artists busy throughout the entirety of the eight-hour event; the shop’s lobby overflowed with people waiting for appointments.
Fallink in Love owner Paul Adams, who operates the shop with his wife, said he helped organize the event in response to the onslaught of challenging news, which Adams believes is designed to make people feel powerless.
“The news is purposefully trying to make us feel overworked and depleted,” Adams said. “Finding a way to take action is really powerful, and throughout today I’ve realized that everyone is really experiencing the same outrage.”
Read the complete story at rmpbs.org
Produced by Sarah Shoen
#denvertatoo
Organizers across the state have found many ways to protest Donald Trump's sprawling immigration enforcement, but none quite as permanent as a tattoo. Those willing to brave the needle were invited to get pro-immigrant or anti-ICE tattoos at Five Points’ Fallink in Love tattoo shop.
“Tattooing is a form of resistance,” said Tanya Murski, co-organizer of the event and one of the volunteer tattoo artists. “I think there’s such a sense of rage right now that it’s important to channel that energy into something, and art is always a good option for that.”
Fallink in Love offered tattoo designs featuring protest signs, ice cubes, No Kings symbolism and more at a discounted rate. All proceeds went to the Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network, an organization that provides free legal services to people in immigrant detention. The ink cost anywhere from $100 to $300. Crowds of customers kept the volunteer tattoo artists busy throughout the entirety of the eight-hour event; the shop’s lobby overflowed with people waiting for appointments.
Fallink in Love owner Paul Adams, who operates the shop with his wife, said he helped organize the event in response to the onslaught of challenging news, which Adams believes is designed to make people feel powerless.
“The news is purposefully trying to make us feel overworked and depleted,” Adams said. “Finding a way to take action is really powerful, and throughout today I’ve realized that everyone is really experiencing the same outrage.”
Read the complete story at rmpbs.org
Produced by Sarah Shoen
#denvertatoo
