Tomorrow's Citizens Actions + More

Happy Friday, Activists!

We hope you've been having a good week.  Today we have a few upcoming actions for you and you can see all the ways you can get involved at this link from last week's newsletter. 

In particular, you can sign up for our two important letter writing campaigns -- 1) our Detention Camp Labor Project where you'll join 850 other letter-writers in pushing companies to commit to not using detention camp labor; and 2) our Citizens Bank Letter Project, where you'll write directly to Citizens Bank demanding they stop their financial relationship with detention camp companies GEO Group and CoreCivic.  

In the meantime, you can join one (or more!) of the actions below too!

TOMORROW'S CITIZENS PROTESTS - 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.  This day of action  will include 125 peaceful protests in 15 states, including California, Kansas and all Northeast states. 

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.

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.

Three protests for you on Saturday, June 6.  Check the times for each.

1. 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia, 11:00 - Noon

Sign up here. 

2.  Chestnut Hill Branch, 8623 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, 10:00 - 11:00

Sign up here.

3.  2001 S Broad St, Philadelphia, Noon - 1:00 pm

Sign up here.

TWO EVENTS FOR MOSHANNON

Moshannon Valley Processing Center is the largest ICE Concentration Camp in the Northeast. Immigrants at this facility frequently describe inhumane treatment, poor conditions, lack of access to their families.  Just recently, individuals who began a hunger strike at Moshannon were placed in solitary confinement as punishment and to discourage others from organizing. Multiple deaths in ICE custody have occurred at the facility in recent years.

Join us in Philipsburg, PA, at a lot close to the Moshannon facility, to send our message loud and clear to the Clearfield County commissioners (as well as the community at large) that they must VOTE NO on an upcoming Geo Group renewal. Pack a lunch, water, chairs, shade, supplies, and your signs saying “End Detention Now” or “Shut Down Moshannon”.

Sign up here.

 VIGIL WITH LIVE FREE PHILLY

You can join the bus sponsored by Live Free Philly going to protest on June 18th. Live Free Philly is a movement that calls on people of conscience to stand in prayer, witness, and community action against profit-driven inhuman confinement. More information and sign up here.

The vigil starts at 1:00 pm.  The bus leaves Mt. Airy at 8:00 am and returns at 7:00 pm.  The group is asking for a donation of $40 to help pay for the bus. 

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! We fixed the links, below! 

1.  For the short sleeve shirt, make a donation of $35 and then  sign up for your choice of color.

2.  For the long sleeve shirt, make a donation of $45 and then sign up for your choice of color.

Your shirts will be mailed directly to you. 

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