Needs
A good friend of mine who has health issues and is African American does not have the money to travel home for a needed trip to reconnect to family and friends. She needs money for travel and expenses. Her goal is $500. If you are able to financially support her trip, please contact me and I can direct you to her paypal.
A12 Planning
June 27 forum at Ebenezer Baptist Church
(I have received this notice from UCares, I am not sure of the sponsor(s))
The June 27 forum at Ebenezer Baptist Church is an opportunity to share questions that you have about preparations, events and activities involving racial equity and justice this summer and beyond in Central Virginia. These may include community health and safety, commemorations for Aug. 11 and 12, music and art, and anything else of interest to you. Multiple community leaders have been invited to be prepared to answer your questions. The event begins with an informal buffet gathering in the lower Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 6:15, followed by the meeting in the Sanctuary from 6:30 to 8.–
The June 27 forum at Ebenezer Baptist Church is an opportunity to share questions that you have about preparations, events and activities involving racial equity and justice this summer and beyond in Central Virginia. These may include community health and safety, commemorations for Aug. 11 and 12, music and art, and anything else of interest to you. Multiple community leaders have been invited to be prepared to answer your questions. The event begins with an informal buffet gathering in the lower Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 6:15, followed by the meeting in the Sanctuary from 6:30 to 8.–
Immigration
I have seen this posted. I cannot vouch for it, but Warren Binford seems to check out.
ATTENTION ATTORNEYS AND INTERPRETERS:
We are being given access to the children at Casa Padre in Brownsville, Texas, on July 12-13 and need massive help. Approximately 1,000 children are being held there and we have the right to interview every single one of them under Flores, but we will only have two days and 9-12 hours per day to do so. Every interview takes approximately one hour, which means that we will need approximately sixty attorneys, plus interpreters. We need some interpreters to speak indigenous Central American languages as well as Spanish and other languages around the world (last week our team was looking for a Punjabi speaker while interviewing a child at one of the Border Patrol stations). We also are seeking volunteer pediatric medical and therapeutic professionals who can volunteer to provide support onsite both days.
Almost no private citizens are allowed to meet with these children, but a limited number of attorneys can under Flores and we need more volunteer attorneys on our team in light of the current crisis. If you go to Brownsville (or one of the other sites where children are being held), you can document who and where these children are, who their parents are, and as much as the children can recall of where and when they were separated from their parents so that we can provide that information to the court and seek their prompt reunification with their families.
There is no travel funding available and all work done is on a volunteer basis. If you cannot help with the visit at Casa Padre on July 12-13, we also will probably need volunteers for visits to the ORR/Southwest Key facilities once those dates are set.
If you are willing and able to volunteer, please contact me at wbinford@willamette.edu and I will help you with paperwork to get your background check started and the introductions you need to possibly be added to the Flores team.”
Almost no private citizens are allowed to meet with these children, but a limited number of attorneys can under Flores and we need more volunteer attorneys on our team in light of the current crisis. If you go to Brownsville (or one of the other sites where children are being held), you can document who and where these children are, who their parents are, and as much as the children can recall of where and when they were separated from their parents so that we can provide that information to the court and seek their prompt reunification with their families.
There is no travel funding available and all work done is on a volunteer basis. If you cannot help with the visit at Casa Padre on July 12-13, we also will probably need volunteers for visits to the ORR/Southwest Key facilities once those dates are set.
If you are willing and able to volunteer, please contact me at wbinford@willamette.edu and I will help you with paperwork to get your background check started and the introductions you need to possibly be added to the Flores team.”
