What If You Can't Go to a Protest?

Maybe you can't make it tonight to a Lights for Liberty Vigil.

For links to other vigils in the Chicago area go here.

Maybe you can't make the trek downtown on Saturday to the demonstration downtown (called Take Action to End Criminalization, Detention, & Deportations). 

But take heart! You can be part of this.
You can make some phone calls today. Here's what you need to know.

Tell Congress to Hold Border Patrol Accountable  On July 1, ProPublica published an exposé of a secret Facebook group where 9,500 current and former Border Patrol agents mock the deaths of detained immigrants and post racist and sexist content. The three year old Facebook group is just the latest evidence of a disturbing culture of white supremacy and sexism among Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) employees.

While the Trump administration has dramatically escalated the detention and abuse of immigrants crossing the border, CBP agents’ culture of racist cruelty is longstanding. In 2014, a group of 116 unaccompanied immigrant children held in CBP detention filed a complaint alleging that agents denied them adequate food and water, blankets, and essential medical care.

Inexplicably, members of Congress, including Democrats, have approved a massive funding boost for CBP without adequate provisions to ensure the money is spent on aid rather than expanding Trump’s detention of asylum seeking immigrants. Instead of perpetuating CBP’s atrocities, Congress must demand a robust investigation of CBP and the termination of all active agents posting racist content online. Further, Congress must commit to opposing any additional funding for CBP as long as the agency continues to hold innocent people in appallingly dangerous conditions.

• Senator Duckworth | DC: 202-224-2854 | Chicago 312-886-3506
• Senator Durbin | DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952
• Your Representative

Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [zip code] and a member of Indivisible. I'm calling to express my concern over the continued detention of immigrants. The recent discovery of a Border Patrol Facebook group filled with racist and sexist posts further illustrates the need to hold CBP accountable. I urge [NAME] to support an investigation of the CBP agents involved with this Facebook group and demand an end to the mass incarceration of immigrants.

Action via 5calls.org

And there's more. You can follow what's happening on social media and post and re-post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Make sure to include hashtags
#lights4liberty #dontlookaway #endusconcentrationcamps
for the Friday event
AND
#NeverAgainIsNow #AbolishICE #CloseTheCamps
for the Saturday event.

Whatever you do, please do something!