There are several things we can do to stand in solidarity with immigrant families being cruelly separated at the US-Mexico border. There are also things we can do locally to support immigrants being detained in Tacoma and SeaTac. Here are five suggestions (most of which take 5 minutes or less).
Attend a Local Event
Monday, June 25 (7-10pm)
Vigil & Community Forum in Solidarity With Asylum Seekers
At First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402
- 7pm – Vigil
- Keynote: Savong Lam, Refugee Genocide Survivor
- Others Participating: Rev. David Wright, Rev. Dan Wilson, Rev. John Kim, Karen Landon, Paster Kelvin Brown, Sr., Rochelle Liu
- 7:50pm – Community Forum
- Mike Webb, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Washington State Attorney General
- Eric Williams, Office of U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer
- 9pm – Dessert potluck & networking
Saturday, June 30 (10am)
Families Belong Together Rally
At Wright Park, 501 South I Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Other rallies are being held in Bonney Lake, Olympia, Bremerton, Seattle, and Bothell on June 30. Visit Families Belong Together to find an event near you.
Saturday, June 30 (12-2pm)
Families Belong Together Rally – Tacoma
At People’s Park, 1100 S. 9th Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Presented by YWCA Pierce County, Tacoma Rainbow Center, Tacoma Community House, and local Tacoma activists
- Other rallies are being held in Bonney Lake, Olympia, Bremerton, Seattle, and Bothell on June 30. Visit Families Belong Together to find an event near you.
Donate
Support great organizations providing legal services and other aid to immigrants detained in SeaTac and Tacoma:
Support organizations doing groundwork at the US-Mexico border:
- Kids In Need of Defense
- RAICES
- Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
- Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
- Comfort Cases
- La Union del Pueblo Entero
- The CARA Project
- American Civil Liberties Union
Make Your Voice Heard
Let representatives in Washington State and beyond know that you vehemently oppose the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies which force immigrant families apart, cause severe trauma to children, subject detainees to inhumane conditions, and deny protections to legitimate asylum seekers.
- Connect with your Congressional representatives at 202-224-3121 or www.callmycongress.com
- Call the Department of Homeland Security comment line at (202) 282-8495
- Demand a NO vote on Speaker Ryan’s anti-immigrant bill
Sign a Petition
- From Natalie Portman and the National Domestic Workers Alliance (Goal: 500,000 signatures)
- From American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Goal: 250,000 signatures)
- From the Women’s March (Goal: 51,200 signatures)
Keep Informed
Follow Northwest Immigrant Rights Project on Facebook and Twitter to read up-to-date information about changing border policies, as well as the asylum seekers being detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac.
