Hi I’m Gavin Seim
I’m Gavin Seim, a photographer, journalist activist, immigrant, and human rights lawyer.
I was a founder of the police auditing and accountability movement in the USA. A candidate for US Congress and the author of the Declaration of Affirmation. I was the leader of the I WILL NOT COMPLY protests of 2014 and led the largest Felony civil disobedience in US history. I was also part of the Bundy Ranch and the Oregon Refuge protests and I helped keep the message on air as the final four were trapped by FBI agents in Oregon.
I am a man without a faction. I believe all people deserve life, liberty, and due process. In recent years, I have been vocal about the rights of immigrants. I have refuted the idea that our travel can be restricted by the government. The left has called me a terrorist for defending ranchers’ rights, and the right has called me one for defending immigrants, natives, and the law. The truth is, we have the same fight and have been divided using targeted tactics.
I am well known for my street journalism and activism, like pulling over police and standing up to judges. I have been called the father of police auditing by today’s most prominent police activists. But our fight comes with a cost. With increasing police abuse and facing false charges and jail in 2017, my family was no longer safe. I loaded up what I could carry, and we headed south of the border. The message continues that we must not submit to tyranny or to faction.
One voice can change the world. Resist.
Most of my work is on YouTube. Follow me here.