Homestead, FL, at a migrant child detention facility that has caused mass abuse and neglect Legislators, activists, organizers, and members of impacted communities are expected to speak.

At five main locations, legislators, activists, and organizers will speak until 9pm.Īt 9 pm local time, at every detention camp (there are more than 200+ and at least one in every state), and in cities, towns, and homes around America, a silent sea of candles will light up the nation.Įl Paso, Texas, where migrants are being housed in outdoor conditions under a bridge with no running water for months at a time, is the anticipated site of the main Lights for Liberty vigil. People will begin arriving at 7pm local time at locations around the nation. On July 12th, Lights for Liberty will shine a light on the horrific abuses of the Trump administration in human detention camps. Simply put, our country is at a tipping point. We are moved to mobilize with anyone: moms, dads, and people of moral conscience who cannot stand to see families and communities destroyed. We seek to work in solidarity with grassroots organizations both new and historic, those who are well-funded and on shoe-string budget. Lights for Liberty seeks to create this event in solidarity and allyship with communities most impacted by the abuse of our immigration system. That’s the only way we can stop this,” said Kristin Mink, activist and organizer. We need to be bold, and loud, and unrelenting.

“Now is the time for every person to stand up and say, ‘We will not accept this!’ No more hesitating. Many of us thought we would never see anything like this in modern times. Perhaps most terrifying, refugees are beginning to be moved onto military grounds, where there will be a complete lack of oversight from the media, lawyers, and human rights monitors.

We cannot allow these atrocities to be perpetrated in our name.” “Congress is refusing to stop the president and his policies. “The Trump administration’s immigration policies and detention camps meet the United Nations' definition of genocide and crimes against humanity,” said Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, lawyer, activist and organizer. Unbelievably, children as young as 4 months are taken from their parents, medicine is confiscated, and medical care withheld, and LGBTQ and disabled individuals are held in solitary confinement. On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps, will bring thousands of Americans to detention camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees.Īcross this country, we have witnessed acts against people fleeing persecution many of us thought we would never see in modern times.Īt Trump’s human detention camps, teen mothers and babies are held outdoors in “dog pounds.” We have witnessed the sick and elderly confined to “icebox” rooms for weeks at a time. We are partnering with national, regional and local communities and organizations who believe that these fundamental rights are not negotiable and are willing to protect them. We are a coalition of people, many of whom are mothers, dedicated to human rights, and the fundamental principle behind democracy is that all human beings have a right to life, liberty and dignity. #Lights4Liberty #DontLookAway #EndTrumpsDetentionCamps Lights For Liberty is A Nationwide Vigil to End Human Detention Camps. **Please bring a battery operated candle - available at dollar stores 2/$1** Some may be available at the event for purchase.

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