More Actions And Events For You!

Happy Holiday Weekend Eve, Activists!

We hope you had a good week and are looking forward to a nice long weekend.  We have a few new events and actions you can take. 

And we still need to tell our elected officials to vote NO on the increased funding for ICE and CBP.  Find their contact information at this link to an earlier newsletter.  

JOIN US FOR UPDATES ABOUT MOSHANNON

You may know about the Moshannnon Valley Processing Center and its cruel treatment of the people in detention there. With the Moshannon contract with the County up for renewal soon, Indivisibles have been working hard to convince the County Commissioners to cancel the contract.

To kick off the next steps across Pennsylvania, the Indivisible PA Statewide team is hosting a Zoom call to discuss Moshannon, the current timeline, and opportunities for all of us to take action to help close down this horrible facility.

This session will provide insight into the facility, our current priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and how we all can have an impact from anywhere.

The session will include time for Q&A.

When:  Tuesday, May 26, 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Where:  Zoom

Sign up here.

Tell the world we want ICE out!

This June and July, the eyes of the world will be on North America - including Philadelphia. We have an historic opportunity to force the issue of ICE’s human rights abuses onto the global stage.

Project World Cup Spotlight is mobilizing non-violent protests, hosted by a variety of local organizations, in eight World Cup cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico to harness the power of the world’s media.  Our group is hosting this one, on the day of one of the six World Cup games here.  

This campaign connects local action to global impact because the world will be watching the U.S.  Media from across the globe will be present and local voices can shape international narratives This is an opportunity to influence global perception and elevate our community's concerns.

We believe the principles of fair play shouldn’t stop at the stadium walls. A disregard for human rights is unacceptable, and we must make that clear to the world.

Where:  1100 Pattison Ave. on the sidewalk; across the street from Lincoln Financial Field (now called Philadelphia Stadium on the side of Citizens Bank Park)

When:  Saturday, June 27, 2:30 - 4:00 (the game begins at 5:00)

Sign up here.

OUR NEXT CITIZENS PROTEST - ANOTHER NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION!

Let's keep up the pressure, pressure, pressure

Join us and thousands of people across the country on Saturday, June 6th to send Citizens Bank a clear message: financing private prison and immigration detention facility operators The GEO Group and CoreCivic is bad for business. We'll be at Philadelphia branches at 11:00. 

Citizens Bank is bankrolling the country’s two largest prison companies that are earning record profits operating dozens of ICE detention facilities. While most major banks have cut ties with CoreCivic and The GEO Group, Citizens Bank is deepening its financial support for these companies, which are already holding more than half of the 70,000 immigrants currently in ICE detention centers across the country.

Please bring your signs!  Some ideas are: De-ICE Citizens Bank; Cages Aren't Communities; Citizens Bank - Stop Financing ICE Prisons; Citizens Bank + ICE = Human Rights Abuse; ICE Prisons Don't Strengthen Our Communities; Citizens Bank - Cut Ties With ICE Prisons; or think up one of your own!  We love to see them.

Where: 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia

When: Saturday, June 6, 11:00 - Noon

Sign up here. 

JOIN OUR NEW CAMPAIGN AGANST CITIZENS BANK

Write Some Letters!

This project just got going this week when we started writing our letters to Citizens Bank management.  You should join the team!  It's easy to do and we give you all the ideas for your letters and the contact information for who to write to. 

Not only are we protesting in front of their branches, now, we are directly telling Citizens to stop funding GEO Group and Core Civic, the two biggest private detention camp contractors.  Sign up here!

These two private prison companies make millions off our taxpayer dollars while they harm the people in their facilities - by withholding necessary medical care, illegally putting people in solitary confinement, and using other inhumane conditions.  Which is why we are protesting Citizens, a major funder of these companies.

We've been telling people about what they are doing so they can help De-ICE Citizens.  After we write to Citizens management we will write to other organizations that bank with or support Citizens.  It's very fulfilling work!  Sign up here

Sex education helps our students reject fascism!

This one's a bit different!  You may not know that sex education gives young people the tools to stick up for themselves and each other, build healthy relationships and communities, and reject disinformation when they see it. That’s exactly why sex education threatens fascism, and also why fighting for it is so important.

EducateUS is making it easy to do just that. And it's super easy!  Join their School Your School Board campaign by filling out this quick form and they will send their School Board Member's Guide to Sex Education to your local school board members, asking them to support and defend sex education. Local, direct action doesn’t get more local and direct than that!

MORE PROTESTS YOU CAN JOIN

1.  Springfield protest - Every Saturday, 1:00 - 2:00 at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and PA Route 320.  Bring your signs on your favorite topic!  

2. Tesla Takedown Protest - Every Saturday - 11:00 - Noon

Tesla Takedown Devon - At the Tesla showroom, 470 Lancaster Ave, Devon, PA 

3. Every Friday -- 11:15 am - Join Fridays@Fetterman's for the weekly Friday vigil for peace in Gaza/Palestine outside of Senator John Fetterman's office at 200 Chestnut Street from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Register here  

4.  Fitz Friday - 5:00 - 6:00 pm -- Protest at Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's office at One Summit Square, Langhorne, PA. Bring signs about whatever you want. There's a lot to complain about!

5.  Every Wednesday  4:00 - 5:00 pm -- Join this resistance group at #WeThePeopleWednesdays for Singing for Sanity at High Point Cafe at Allens Lane.  More information is here.

6.  Every Thursday, 4:30 - 6:00 pm.  Join your Northern Liberties neighbors in peaceful protest at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden Streets. Bring signs or borrow ours! 

7.  Every Wednesday at noon - Outside the Philadelphia ICE Office, 114 N. 8th Street.   Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement.  This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils.  

8. Every Monday at Noon - Monday at McCormick's -- Join our friends at Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW for Monday's at McCormick's, in front of Senator McCormick's office at 20th and Market Streets.

9 - 11.  Vigils outside the ICE office at 114 North 8th Street: 

• Every Monday at 11:00 AM - Sponsored by State Senator Art Haywood and led by local clergy.

• Every Wednesday at noon -  Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement.  This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils. 

• Every Friday at 3:00 - Join this vigil

11. Are you outside the Philadelphia area?  You can see all the protests planned by Indivisibles in your area at this link. 

And A Few More Things:

We can send you our No Kings t-shirt!  For the short sleeve shirt, make a donation of $35 and then sign up for your color choice.  Or, for the long sleeve shirt, make a donation of $45 and then sign up for your choice.  Your shirt will be mailed directly to you. 

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