There’s so much information out there, it’s hard to keep track without getting overwhelmed. This list is culled from a much longer list, which we will be publishing piece-meal over the next several days. It contains some of the key actions. Organizations accepting donations will be published in a separate post. Legislative Advocacy Call your …
Author Archives: Dina Friedman
Report-backs on Witnessing At Homestead
We will also be part of a panel organized by the Resistance Center for Peace and Justice on July 30th. https://www.facebook.com/events/2761158953899583/
Key Reasons to Shut Down the Child Detention Center in Homestead, FL and What You Can Do
Here’s what we learned from our AFSC training on the key reasons to shut down the Homestead Child Detention facility. It is a prison. The individuals who are there asked for asylum at the border, which is their legal right under international law. Yet instead of being immediately released to a sponsor or family member …
Witnessing in Homestead
We arrived in Homestead mid-morning, a hot and muggy day, but not as hot and muggy as we feared. There is a steady witness presence at “base camp,” a small set of tents at the corner of the complex, which consists of several buildings and tents, all behind a high fence on which there are …