Read it Here! Statement of Solidarity: Our commitment to stand together against the violent, systemic and racist destruction of Black lives Updates on issues in last month’s newsletter: Investigations of human rights abuses and violence against those detained by ICE in the Bristol County House of Correction; Progress on passing the Work and Family Mobility Act;Ongoing needs in …
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Newsletter
Here’s the link to our most recent newsletter! https://conta.cc/3c3hPaC
Free Local Resident From ICE Detention
IMPORTANT ACTION Pioneer Valley Workers Center—Sign this petition now, it will be sent quickly to FREE EDY!https://actionnetwork.org/…/free-edy-from-indefinite-ice-de… Our member Edy was ordered deported March 13, and transferred to Louisiana last Friday for a flight to Guatemala. Now officials say such flights are impossible until the COVID crisis passes, and Edy will remain detained in Louisiana indefinitely. …
Join Us–Virtual Phone Banking for MA Driver’s License Bill
JOIN US: Virtual Phone Bank for the Work and Family Mobility Act! (MASS. DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL) Monday April 6, 6-8 pm. More information is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/908052409633790/ We are joining Pioneer Valley Workers Center, the Jewish Community of Amherst, Congregation B’nai Israel, and JALSA (Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action) in a virtual phone banking night …
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Shel’s article in the Amherst Indy–click to read text.
REFLECTIONS ON WITNESSING AT THE AIRPORT: What if This Were a Train to Auschwitz?
They come in shackles. They hold their shackled wrists up to the bus window and blow kisses. We hold hearts and shout, “Lo queremos” (We love you) and “No estan solos” (You are not alone).But are they alone? Even the one who manages to open the slot at the back of the bus and poke …
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Report-backs From Brownsville/Matamoros
We have organized many report-backs on our recent experience witnessing tent courts and deportations, and providing humanitarian aid to asylum-seekers who are being forced to wait for months in crowded and unsafe refugee camps on the Brownsville/Matamoros Border under the controversial MPP (aka Wait in Mexico) Program. Please spread the word and contact us if …
Humanity Is Here
In times where so many of us struggle against becoming numb from the onslaught of depressing news headlines, we have found hope and courage here at the border, from listening to the dreams of the migrants themselves, witnessing their perseverance and fortitude in putting up with untenable situations, and from the many people and organizations …
What the Texas and Terezin Camps Have in Common
Read more of this excellent article here!
Who Can I Send Money To?
Here’s a short list of national and western Mass. based organizations who are working on this issue. The Homestead Witness Group also has a longer, more comprehensive list that includes organizations in other regions, which you can find here. Legal Support ACLU RAICES Political Support United We Dream Movimiento Cosecho Jewish Political Action Support …