Pop-up action against transfer of African Women at Hutto Saturday Feb 29, 10am There is a group of African women who protested their medical conditions Monday inside Hutto and ICE is retaliating against them by threatening to transfer them. We are asking people to make calls! Here's the image and also the Facebook event for the pop-up action we're having at Hutto Saturday morning to support them.
Rally at the South Texas Detention Center in Pearsall. Saturday 3/7 This is the first of the 10-year contracts we expect could be awarded and the largest of the three detention centers. It's also where people from the local Austin community are sent when they are picked up by ICE. We'd like to bring a bus(es) of people from Austin, so feel free to share this widely! We don't have this up on Facebook yet but will be going up in the next couple days and I'll send you the link when we have it.
Visit with Hilda As you can imagine, living in Sanctuary is isolating, particularly for Hilda who has taken sanctuary now for four years. Sharing time with friends from our community helps to break this isolation. Monday, February 24th 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Please ask your members to consider giving a little of their time to be with Hilda and learn about Sanctuary.
State of Detention in Texas Tuesday, February 25th, 6pm community meeting at our office, 3121 E 12th St for people who would like to know more about immigrant detention in Texas and learn how to get involved in dismantling it.
Commemoration of Sanctuary Saturday Feb 29, 2-4 p.m. Honor Hilda and Ivan Hilda and Ivan have taken sanctuary for four long years and continue to feel more and more isolated. Thus, we want to commemorate the sad isolation they feel because of failed U.S. immigration law. What: Join us for a spiritual event to show them love and to recognize their enduring courage. Where: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,14311 Wells Port Dr., 78728 with Austin Sanctuary Network How: RSVP to [email protected] or on the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvm2K90Wq5PqF9VInZO9Ed4E1WvDlLRXPzTm9EZH3yUvt2Gw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Rally at the South Texas Detention Center in Pearsall Saturday March 7 th This is the first of the 10-year contracts we expect could be awarded and the largest of the three detention centers. It's also where people from the local Austin community are sent when they are picked up by ICE. We'd like to bring a bus(es) of people from Austin, so feel free to share this widely!