Article snippet: A casserole can be a potent weapon. It is one that Shanna Castillo has been using with precision since she started a neighborhood Facebook group, Love Trumps Hate Sunset Park Brooklyn, the week after Donald J. Trump was elected president. Every month, members invite undocumented immigrants from the neighborhood into their homes for dinner. With food, wine and child care, living rooms are transformed into havens where immigrants can speak freely with lawyers and advocates about their rights and risks. Planning sessions for the group, with about 300 members, take place in one member’s rowhouse and in the basement of a co-op in the neighborhood. Participants bring casseroles, desserts and their children. “You really do bond over food, it really helps build community,” said Ms. Castillo, 37, whose husband, Victor Pacheco, 38, is a Chilean immigrant. Members have taken Colombian, Mexican and vegan dishes to the gatherings. “Everyone is trying each other’s cultural food. And I think that that is intentional.” In the months since the election, millions of Americans have taken to the streets to protest President Trump’s agenda, most notably at the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and at airports after the president signed an executive order restricting immigration. While the public demonstrations have caught the nation’s attention, a quieter movement is also happening in living rooms and at dining room tables in the city and around the country. People have opened their homes to ... Link to the full article to read more