BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-18825788
SEQUENCE:18974515
CREATED:20190829T023700Z
DESCRIPTION:_“CLOSE THE CAMPS - FREE OUR CHILDREN”_\n\nWHO ARE WE? - _Close the 
 Camps - Free Our Children_ is a Bay Area\ngrassroots coalition drawn 
 together by outrage at the horrific\nmistreatment of immigrants at our 
 borders, particularly children. We are\npeople of color, faith-based 
 groups, community members, artists,\ncitizens and non-citizens, attorneys, 
 labor, activist, students,\nparents, allied organizations and concerned 
 community members that are\ncommitted to closing the camps and freeing 
 innocent children.\n\nWHY ARE WE PROTESTING? - We are outraged at the 
 inhumane conditions that\nexist at the detention centers. We are here to 
 connect with those who\nshare our outrage and to create the platform needed 
 to enact change! We\ncondemn the criminalization of migrants and refugees 
 who are seeking a\nbetter life and we are taking action to bring about real 
 immigration\nreform.\n\nThe recent killing of 22 people in El Paso, Texas, 
 the majority of\nMexican descent, also points to the direct connection 
 between\nanti-immigrant sentiments and white-supremacist domestic 
 terrorism. It\nis deplorable that the President of the United States 
 continues to use\ninflammatory rhetoric to incite domestic terrorism 
 against what he calls\nthe “invasion” of immigrants. We stand in direct 
 opposition to this\ndivisive hate speech which is responsible for the 
 killing of innocent\nU.S. citizens and Mexican nationals.\n\nWHAT IS TO BE 
 DONE? - On Sept 16, 2019 - Mexican Independence Day - we\nwill protest and 
 rally against the inhumane conditions and immoral\npolicies that harm 
 individuals, target immigrants and damage the fabric\nof our democracy.  We 
 will take direct action to bring attention and\nawareness to these issues, 
 and demand action from our elected officials.\nWe will present these 
 demands to elected officials responsible for\noversight and we will monitor 
 the implementation in the months to come.\nOur policy demands 
 include:\n\n1.      CLOSE THE CAMPS NOW! - Eliminate all contracts with 
 private\nprison operators. Groups such as CoreCivic and Geo Group 
 receive\nmillions of dollars in contracts, and make huge profits for 
 detaining\nimmigrants and their children who are seeking asylum.\n\n2.      
 FREE OUR CHILDREN NOW! - We demand the immediate release of our\ninnocent 
 children from cages that house them, and immediate\nreunification with 
 their parents or relatives while awaiting asylum as\nper the nation's 
 existing laws.\n\n3.      IMMEDIATELY ELIMINATE SECTION 1325 FROM THE U.S 
 CODE - Section\n1325 from the U.S Code makes it a criminal violation to 
 enter the United\nStates without inspection, and is the legal basis for 
 separating\nchildren.\n\n4.      FULL AMNESTY NOW! -  Develop an immediate 
 pathway to full\ncitizenship for the millions of non-citizens living and 
 contributing to\nthis country. End the 3, 5, and 10 year ban that require 
 the\nundocumented who might qualify for legal status to leave the country 
 in\norder to fulfill becoming a citizen.\n\n5.      DEFEND AND EXPAND 
 DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA),\nTEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 
 (TPS), AND DEFERRED ENFORCEMENT DEPARTURE\n(DED) - We support asylum for 
 all political refugees and we oppose the\ncurrent Muslim Ban.\n\n6.      
 BOYCOTT COMPANIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO CUSTOM BORDER PATROL\n(CBP) - More 
 than 1,123 vendors collect over $6.4 billion provide an\narray of goods and 
 services including vehicles, food, furniture, and\nhousekeeping, computers, 
 and data collection software to CBP. A company\nsuch as Palantir took over 
 $41 million dollar in contracts to provide\nsurveillance and is complicit 
 in raids conducted by ICE.\n\nWe support and will coalesce with allied 
 groups who continue to stand in\nopposition to the current administration's 
 immigration policies. We\nsupport all actions to permanently close ICE 
 offices across the country!\n\n\nSEPTEMBER 16, 2019 CLOSE THE CAMPS - FREE 
 OUR CHILDREN\n\nSCHEDULE OF ACTIONS\n\n11:00 AM RALLY at 24th & Mission 
 Street\n\n12:00 Noon MARCH to City Hall\n\n1:00 PM RALLY at City 
 Hall\n\n3:00 PM Protest at ICE\n\n3:00 PM Delegation to present DEMANDS to 
 Congresswoman Pelosi\n\n3:00 PM Delegation to present DEMANDS to Senator 
 Feinstein\n\n6:00 PM Mexican Independence Day Celebration & Rally at 24th & 
 Mission\nStreet\n\nGET INVOLVED!\n\nContact us: 415-206-0577\n\nFacebook: A 
 Day Without Immigrants SF\n\nInstagram: 
 @ADayWithoutImmigrantsSF\n\n\n\n---\nThis email has been checked for 
 viruses by Avast antivirus 
 software.\nhttps://www.avast.com/antivirus\n_______________________________________________\nBayareacispes-ern 
 mailing list\n\nPost: Bayareacispes-ern@lists.mayfirst.org\nList info: 
 https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/bayareacispes-ern\n\nTo 
 Unsubscribe\n        Send email to:  
 Bayareacispes-ern-unsubscribe@lists.mayfirst.org\n        Or visit: 
 https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/bayareacispes-ern/afisher800%40gmail.com\n\nYou 
 are subscribed as: afisher800@gmail.com\n\n2 Attachments\n \n \n\n\n 
 \nReply\nReply all\nForward\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/28/18825788.php
SUMMARY:Close the Camps - Free Our Children
LOCATION:24th and Mission (11 am); City Hall (1 pm); ICE (3pm).
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/28/18825788.php
DTSTART:20190916T180000Z
DTEND:20190917T020000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR