Thank you to @MiamiHerald for continuing to draw attention to the #Homestead detention camp for migrant children in Florida, as they reflect on the new calls from @amnestyusa to close the center for #HumanRights violations. #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article232831982.html?fbclid=IwAR27Sn-A8YWvwDTd5RH8N1eRxgN-ga7BeNOEmq_FxTTuJAx2AcVj0JCpOSQ …
The #ClimateCrisis is not just going to affect areas that feel distant to those of us living in the US - dramatic weather events are already hitting our major cities. It's time for a #GreenNewDeal to combat this #ClimateEmergency. #ClimateChange https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/23/what-climate-crisis-looks-one-day-after-crushing-heat-wave-flash-floods-inundate-new …
Thank you to Manisha Sinha at @nybooks for drawing the historical parallels of how people who helped slaves were criminalized, just as those who help migrants are now, from @NoMoreDeaths in the US, to the Mediterranean. An important read. #HumanRights https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/17/the-new-fugitive-slave-laws/ …
The US State Department's new sanctions on Myanmar military leaders for their role in the ethnic cleansing of the #Rohingya people are a positive step forward for accountability for #HumanRights abuses. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/slaps-sanctions-myanmar-army-chief-rohingya-abuses-190716232914447.html …
UUSC joined a letter with more than 180 other #HumanRights groups to oppose the Trump administration's attempts to redefine core human rights concepts. Whatever this administration may say, ALL human rights are "unalienable." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/human-rights-groups-lead-chorus-alarm-over-new-trump-administration-n1032656 …
The case of Dr. Scott Warren of @NoMoreDeaths provides a chilling look at how Border Patrol and the Trump administration is criminalizing humanitarian aid. Thank you to @rdevro of @theintercept for continuing to shine light on this important issue. https://theintercept.com/2019/07/21/how-the-border-patrol-began-its-investigation-into-no-more-deaths-volunteer-scott-warren/ …
Unlike the President, UUSC staffers have been to Burma and heard the stories of the #Rohingya people firsthand - and we will continue to help amplify their stories of the humanitarian crisis. https://www.vox.com/2019/7/20/20701802/donald-trump-nadia-murad-yazidi-uighur-rohingya-refugees-iraq-china-myanmar …
"These exclusions would effectively end the U.S. asylum system, putting many thousands of lives at grave risk." Read more about Trump's attacks on #asylum at our blog: https://www.uusc.org/the-trump-administration-tries-again-to-ban-asylum/ … #HumanRights
Who's profiting from detaining migrant children in #Homestead, Florida? We'll give you a hint: they are corporations friendly with the Trump administration. #EndChildDetention #FamiliesBelongTogetherpic.twitter.com/aA6KAVtuWh
The #Homestead detention center for migrant children remains a major problem. Though it's not to be confused with the overcrowded Border Patrol facilities, the fact stands that Homestead violates the rights of migrant children to not be detained. https://www.uusc.org/the-homestead-prison-for-children-must-close/ …
If you're passionate about #HumanRights and #SocialJustice, check out UUSC's job openings at our office in Cambridge, MA and join a team working for #MigrantJustice, tackling #ClimateChange, and much more! #nonprofit #UUs #hiring #jobs https://www.uusc.org/about-uusc/job-listings/ …
While President Trump's fans might support his inflammatory language, the reality is that judges can use it against him to block his xenophobic immigration policies in court. #MigrantJustice #HumanRights https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-racist-comments-can-be-used-against-him-in-court-as-judges-cite-them-to-block-policies/2019/07/16/6ed0ea6a-a7f1-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html …
We're excited to make our beautiful new signs available for your use - download files as posters to print, share on social media, or make your Facebook cover photo! Stay tuned for more assets coming soon! #UUs #EndChildDetention #MigrantJustice https://www.uusc.org/resources/signage/ …
Having just moved once again to ban #asylum, some Trump administration officials now want to end all #refugee resettlement. Is there any limit to this administration's attacks on the #HumanRights of immigrants of color and people fleeing violence? https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-officials-refugee-zero-1603503 …
In case you missed it: At our blog, UUSC Policy Analyst Josh Leach explains why the Trump administration's latest attempt to ban #asylum is a blatant violation of US and international law - not to mention moral decency. Read more at our site. https://www.uusc.org/the-trump-administration-tries-again-to-ban-asylum/ …
The criminalization of #migrants is a worldwide issue that we here at Unitarian Universalist Service Committee are working to disrupt. Thank you to the @nytimes for shedding light on this international #HumanRights struggle. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/world/trump-migration.html …
A new piece from @propublica reveals the experiences of border patrol agents working in overcrowded facilities for migrant children - a disturbing view of the dehumanization and detachment guards develop to work for a cruel system. #CloseTheCamps https://www.propublica.org/article/a-border-patrol-agent-reveals-what-its-really-like-to-guard-migrant-children …
The Trump administration continues to attempt to dismantle the US #asylum system, a flagrant violation of international #HumanRights law. Learn more at our blog from UUSC Policy Analyst Josh Leach: https://www.uusc.org/the-trump-administration-tries-again-to-ban-asylum/ …pic.twitter.com/a7yJemvSbh
If you're interested in organizing your communities and congregations to protest injustice and take action for migrant justice, join our call tonight with other grassroots partners, or just register to get the recording and follow-up resources after! https://www.facebook.com/events/1071625256561212/ …pic.twitter.com/qL433MJZUQ
We applaud the House for condemning President Trump's bigoted language - telling elected officials of color to "go back where they came from" is an insult to them, their constituents and all members of our communities who are under increasing attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/politics/trump-tweet-house-vote.html …
Disturbing networks of "shelters" for migrant children extend far beyond the southern border and include major cities like Chicago, where migrant children are being sent and quarantined for illnesses. #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/propublica-heartland-shelters-immigrant-children-sick-traumatized/Content?oid=71738540& …
Be sure to check out @UCSUSA's new report "Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days" alongside their research and advocacy reporting on #ClimateChange. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/global-warming-impacts/killer-heat-in-united-states …
An alarming new report from Union of Concerned Scientists @UCSUSA highlights how pervasive extreme heat will become across the United States if action isn't taken to combat #ClimateChange. Use their tool to see the future of hot days in your city. https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/global-warming-impacts/extreme-heat-interactive-tool …
A new report from Union of Concerned Scientists @UCSUSA highlights the dangerous heat levels that will affect the United States, and the world, if carbon emissions are not imminently reduced. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency https://www.ucsusa.org/press/2019/dangerous-heat-soar-across-entire-us-breaking-national-weather-service-heat-index-scale …
Don't let the news cycle distract you from the fact nothing has changed for the thousands of migrant children separated from their families and locked up in for-profit detention centers like #Homestead, Florida. #CloseTheCamps #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.uusc.org/homestead-whos-profiting-from-detaining-kids/ …
Trump's latest #asylum ban is another cruel and unlawful attack on the human right to seek safety — a move that disturbingly parallels the tactics of modern authoritarian states, as UUSC reported last year. Read more here: https://www.uusc.org/what-hungarys-cautionary-tale-can-offer-the-united-states/ …pic.twitter.com/c3TjQBkBwT
UUSC’s CEO Rev. @mkmorn recently participated in a nationwide #CloseTheCamps protest in El Paso, Texas. Mary Katherine stood with other UUs to demand that detention centers be shut down permanently. #FamiiesBelongTogether https://www.uuworld.org/articles/july-2019-close-camps-protests …
UUSC will always be in solidarity with those who fight for the human rights of all, despite the Trump administration and international governments attempting to criminalize humanitarian aid. #ScottWarren #NoMoreDeaths https://www.uusc.org/faith-floods-the-courtroom-faith-leaders-support-scott-warren-and-no-more-deaths/ …
In case you missed it: UUSC Researcher Leonardo Valenzuela Pérez attended the first World Forum on Climate Justice to represent UUSC's partnerships with Indigenous and First Peoples affected by #ClimateChange. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency https://www.uusc.org/uusc-attends-the-first-world-forum-on-climate-justice/ …
UUSC is hiring - join a team passionate about human rights and social justice in our Cambridge, MA office! #hiring #nonprofit #UUs #jobs #humanrights https://www.uusc.org/about-uusc/job-listings/ …
UUSC's Director of Activism & Justice Education, Rev. Kathleen McTigue, reflects on the international need for migrant justice and solidarity, as corrupt and brutal governments continue to criminalize migrants and those who help them. https://www.uusc.org/from-honduras-to-the-u-s-migrant-rights-are-under-attack/ …
UUs always show up to support and affirm the worth, power, and dignity of immigrants! @Lights4Libertypic.twitter.com/WYGRtfOBaH
.@UUSC staff in Cambridge, Mass. are lending their voices to the national cry for justice for immigrants! #Lights4Libertypic.twitter.com/7o1VsAtgaE
People from across the nation are participating in the #Lights4Liberty action to demand that the harsh and inhumane treatment of migrants in detention centers be stopped.pic.twitter.com/JJmDxYFDj8
Carlos from @UUABQ is showing up for migrants at the El Paso, TX #Lights4Liberty action!pic.twitter.com/wSvbRAiHJ8
UUSC CEO @mkmorn is showing solidarity with migrants right now in El, Paso, Tx. She's joins thousands across the United States who are demanding an end to migrant detention centers across the nation. #Lights4Libertypic.twitter.com/G5S7zYoby2
Are you outraged about the Trump administration's cruel, for-profit detention centers for migrant children? So are we. Learn more at our blog and join a @Lights4Liberty vigil near you tonight! #Lights4Liberty #CloseTheCamps #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.uusc.org/homestead-whos-profiting-from-detaining-kids/ …
.@UUSC partner @GLAHR_ ED Adelina Nicholls shares tips on preparing for this weekend's ICE raids. https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/trump_ice_raids_know_your_rights …
Tonight, people all across the US, and the world, will be attending @Lights4Liberty vigils in a show of solidarity with migrants and to protest the Trump administration's human rights abuses. Learn more at our nationwide Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/2329684570579187/ …pic.twitter.com/rxOlcFGGzG
Keeping migrant children in detention camps away from their families is a human rights travesty. Show your solidarity with migrants tonight by attending a Lights for Liberty vigil near you - https://www.lightsforliberty.org/localevents #Lights4Liberty #CloseTheCamps https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/trump-admin-s-tent-cities-cost-more-keeping-migrant-kids-n884871 …
Who's profiting from detaining migrant children in places like #Homestead, Florida? Learn more in our infographic and share - this reprehensible, profit-driven enterprise must be shut down. #CloseTheCamps #Lights4Liberty #FamiliesBelongTogether #HumanRightspic.twitter.com/BKVYwcMfdI
The conditions of migrant detention camps are abhorrent and a stain on the moral fabric of the United States. Tomorrow, show your solidarity with migrants by joining a @Lights4Liberty vigil near you: https://www.facebook.com/events/2329684570579187/ … #Lights4Liberty #CloseTheCamps https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2019/07/08/un-human-rights-chief-deeply-shocked-by-migrant-detention-center-conditions-texas/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.d0dc99d209ad …
The Trump administration's hateful fear-mongering continues with the renewal of deportation threats against migrants in our communities. We must stay vigilant. #ICEraids #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/us/politics/ice-families-deport.html …
UUSC Researcher Leonardo Valenzuela Pérez recently went to Scotland for the first World Forum on Climate Justice. He reflects on UUSC's participation as we shared our work to support and uplift First and Indigenous communities affected by #ClimateChange. https://www.uusc.org/uusc-attends-the-first-world-forum-on-climate-justice/ …
We're excited to debut our brand-new signage that you can share, download and print for the #Lights4Liberty action. Find the full-resolution PDFs at https://www.uusc.org/resources/signage/ …, and join our nationwide Facebook Lights for Liberty event at https://www.facebook.com/events/2329684570579187/ …! #EndChildDetentionpic.twitter.com/uai4UiNQn9
Happening today at Boston City Hall - if you're in the area, swing by to support migrant children and #TPS families as they tell their story with an original play previously performed for members of Congress. #Boston #MigrantJustice @TPS_Alliance https://twitter.com/UUSC/status/1148675722610917376 …
The ongoing expansion of illicit, for-profit detention centers around the country to detain asylum-seekers is highly disturbing. ICE and the Trump administration must be held accountable. #HumanRights #MigrantJustice https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/ice-just-quietly-opened-three-new-detention-centers-flouting-congress-limits/ …
Boston-area friends, come by City Hall Weds morning to see "The Last Dream," a play created and performed by children of #TPS immigrants - a stirring call to action to uphold the TPS program. Co-produced by our partners @TPS_Alliance. https://www.facebook.com/events/2291688110928009/ …pic.twitter.com/P5UBr3L8ny
As a sponsor of the @Lights4Liberty events on Friday, July 12 to #EndChildDetention, UUSC invites our members and allies to find a local #LightsForLiberty vigil near you. RSVP here to our nationwide Facebook event and share pictures with us! https://www.facebook.com/events/2329684570579187/ …pic.twitter.com/cUPOEbF34V
A disturbing new report from @propublica shows that US immigration officials are relying on secretive and potentially corrupt foreign databases about gang affiliation to unlawfully deny asylum claims and separate families. https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-officials-use-secretive-gang-databases-to-deny-migrant-asylum-claims …
In case you missed it: At our blog, UUSC Digital Strategist Katie Ingegneri reflects on UUSC's presence at this year's @UUA General Assembly, as we held workshops and events about our #HumanRights work in migrant justice, climate justice and more. #UUAGA https://www.uusc.org/on-the-front-lines-of-justice-reflections-from-general-assembly-2019/ …
The climate crisis is a true emergency, and it must be dealt with as such. Thank you to @SenSanders, Rep. @AOC, @repblumenauer and other leaders who will be introducing an official declaration tomorrow. #ClimateCrisis #GreenNewDeal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/08/climate-crisis-sanders-ocasio-cortez-emergency …
Take action for migrants this Friday, July 12, by joining a Lights for Liberty vigil near you! Learn more about the #HumanRights issues at stake, and find a link to the vigils, at our blog. #CloseTheCamps #EndChildDetention #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.uusc.org/how-to-end-child-detention-camps-at-the-border/ …
It's easy to feel helpless when confronted by #HumanRights abuses at home and around the world, but you can get involved in pushing back no matter where you are. At our link, learn how you can join in solidarity with human rights defenders in #Honduras! https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/honduras-in-crisis-how-you-can-help/ …
A key fact often left out of mainstream political discourse is that many asylum-seekers are fleeing countries like Honduras because of U.S.-backed corruption in their government. They deserve stability at home and freedom to migrate safely if they choose. https://www.thenation.com/article/honduras-dictatorship-refugee-crisis-immigration/ …
In case you missed it: At our blog, Rev. Kathleen McTigue reflects on the truths that migration is a human right, and that seeking asylum is legal, as cruel policies and dysfunctional governments threaten the lives of millions of migrants. https://www.uusc.org/from-honduras-to-the-u-s-migrant-rights-are-under-attack/ …
In case you missed it: Federal prosecutors compounded their initial mistake when they announced plans to put #ScottWarren on trial again - a reminder of Trump’s desperation to punish people guilty of nothing more than providing food and water to migrants. https://ktar.com/story/2638591/border-activist-to-be-retried-in-case-on-aiding-migrants/ …
Doctors, Congresspeople, and historians agree: what is happening in Border Patrol facilities to migrants and asylum-seekers is reprehensible. It is important we bear witness to what doctors like Dolly Lucio Sevier have seen. #CloseTheCamps https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/border-patrols-oversight-sick-migrant-children/593224/ …
Looking for a new career in the #Boston area? Come join UUSC's team of folks passionate about #HumanRights and #SocialJustice! #nonprofit #jobs #hiring #UUs #cambridge https://www.uusc.org/about-uusc/job-listings/ …
Today on #IndependenceDay
we remember that no one is free until everyone is free. Thank you to all who continue to bear witness to injustice in places like #Homestead. #CloseTheCamps #FamiliesBelongTogether
Photo Credit: Alessandra Mondolfipic.twitter.com/Fc6DSDk4cI
As we reflect today on the promise the United States has held for millions of immigrants, we must not look away from the fact that migrants and asylum-seekers are currently dying in Border Patrol custody. These tragedies must end. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/honduran-dies-ice-custody-asylum-seeker_n_5d1a9968e4b082e5536e3ce8 …
The Trump administration is trying every trick in the book to be cruel to migrants and asylum-seekers. We must push back against their underhanded tactics. #NoHumanIsIllegal https://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/738059913/trump-administration-sends-out-notices-of-500-000-fines-for-those-in-u-s-illegal …
UUSC was excited to join @UUA's General Assembly in Spokane to offer a variety of workshops on our human rights work, present an award to Rinku Sen, participate in a protest, and connect with our generous supporters. Read more at our blog! #UUAGA https://www.uusc.org/on-the-front-lines-of-justice-reflections-from-general-assembly-2019/ …
The decision by federal prosecutors to re-try #ScottWarren “highlights just how far the Trump administration is willing to go to punish migrants and those who provide them with life-saving assistance,” says UUSC President Rev. Mary Katherine Morn @mkmorn. https://ktar.com/story/2638591/border-activist-to-be-retried-in-case-on-aiding-migrants/ …
UUSC's Rev. Kathleen McTigue reflects at our blog about the struggle for #MigrantJustice, from shutting down detention camps to supporting our partners like @RadioProgresoHN in Honduras, who are dealing with a corrupt government and threats of violence. https://www.uusc.org/from-honduras-to-the-u-s-migrant-rights-are-under-attack/ …
A federal jury blocked the Trump administration’s first attempt to put Scott Warren in prison. Today’s decision to put him on trial for a second time shows how far Trump will go to punish migrants and those who provide them with life-saving assistance. #ScottWarren @NoMoreDeaths https://twitter.com/NoMoreDeaths/status/1146100468126404608 …
UUSC’s Director of Activism & Justice Education, Rev. Kathleen McTigue, reflects at Boston’s #CloseTheCamps protest: “These are prisons for children....Migrants are being imprisoned for being migrants.” #MigrantJustice #HumanRightspic.twitter.com/lTZthE429e – At City Hall Plaza
UUSC, including CEO Rev. @mkmorn, demand the US gov #CloseTheCamps outside @SenWarren’s office at the JFK Federal Building in #Boston. UUs, people of faith and conscience, and all are welcome to join us as we fight for the #HumanRights of migrants in detention centers.pic.twitter.com/hjZ4QYqEos
Today, UUSC will be showing up to @SenWarren's Boston office to join with allies in telling our reps that the Trump admin, ICE and Border Patrol must #CloseTheCamps - find a Congressional office near you & demand an end to this #HumanRights travesty! https://www.closethecampsnow.org/event/close-camps-now/search/ …
We can argue about semantics and political angles all we want, but it doesn't change the fact that thousands of migrants are locked up in sub-par, prison-like facilities that violate their human rights. We must #CloseTheCamps! https://theoutline.com/post/7645/there-are-concentration-camps-in-america?zd=1&zi=sigh2qnl …
Outraged about the injustice and inhumane conditions faced by migrants in detention facilities? So are we. Join us July 2 for #CloseTheCamps protests at Congressional offices, and July 12 for #LightsForLiberty vigils nationwide - learn more at our link! https://www.uusc.org/how-to-end-child-detention-camps-at-the-border/ …
Thank you to @UUWorld for covering the recent interfaith protest outside the Homestead migrant child detention center that our Director of Activism & Justice Education, Rev. Kathleen McTigue, participated in alongside many UU groups and allies. https://www.uuworld.org/articles/homestead-protest-june-2019 …
The #ClimateCrisis is scary, but it's inspiring to see how youth from all over the world are being mobilized to stage protests and take action for our collective future. #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/28/generation-greta-young-climate-activists-around-world …
Honduras is in a period of turmoil and crisis, and our partners there have called for international solidarity - it's easy as contacting your governmental representatives. Learn more at our link about how you can help defend #HumanRights. https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/honduras-in-crisis-how-you-can-help/ …
UUSC is hiring for the new role of Associate for Administration and Enrollment, supporting the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice @uucsj! Please check it out and share with your networks! #jobs #hiring #newengland #nonprofit #UUs https://www.uusc.org/about-uusc/job-listings/ …
UUSC urges our members to mobilize against migrant child detention and family separation. On Tuesday, July 2, attend a Close the Camps protest at your local Congressional offices while they're home on recess - learn more at the link! #CloseTheCamps https://act.moveon.org/event/close-camps-now_attend/search/?source=afsc&s=0 …
"70% of immigrant detainees are held in facilities with a financial incentive to lock up as many people as possible." https://www.forbes.com/sites/morgansimon/2019/06/26/bank-of-america-wayfair-join-those-saying-no-to-profiting-from-family-detention/#68705d145620 …
UUSC's Director of of Activism & Justice Education, Rev. Kathleen McTigue, reflects on her recent visit to the #Homestead detention camp for migrant children in Florida, and how we must not stop calling attention to their plight. #NoKidsInCages https://www.uusc.org/the-homestead-prison-for-children-must-close/ …
Thank you to The New York Times for shedding light on the inhumane conditions faced by migrant children in Clint, TX and many other facilities. We will not rest until all children are reunited with their families and loved ones. #NoKidsInCages https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/migrant-children-border-clint-texas.html …
Thank you to @BostonGlobe for publishing UUSC President & CEO Rev. Mary Katherine Morn @mkmorn's letter to the editor regarding corporate accountability for @Wayfair doing business with migrant detention centers. @wayfairwalkout #WayfairWalkout https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2019/06/27/the-mounting-misery-migrant-children/8W1NVmtqz7WCvPWsHQ508J/story.html …
Federal asylum officers are making their voices heard about Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, which they say only puts asylum-seekers in danger. We should be listening to their call to dismantle this policy and provide safe options for refugees. https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736461700/asylum-officers-trumps-remain-in-mexico-policy-is-against-moral-fabric-of-u-s …
Trump's administration is intent on brutalizing immigrant communities and sewing fear and confusion. We must stay vigilant. Love Resists, the joint project of UUSC and @UUA, provides 6 ways to resist ICE raids and provide solidarity in your community. https://www.uua.org/loveresists/blog/rapid-response-event-ice-raids-your-community …
Many thanks to UU Nannette Bartels for bravely standing up at a town hall in Miami to ask @SenWarren to visit the Homestead detention facility and bear witness to the conditions that migrant children are living in. #UUs #NoKidsInCages https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=973764559633736 …
"Asking the [citizenship] question would cause many immigrants to refuse to participate in the census, leading to an undercount of about 6.5 million people. That could reduce Democratic representation...and affect billions of dollars in federal spending." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/census-citizenship-question-supreme-court.html …
Is there no end to the Trump administration's reprehensible cruelty to immigrants? Removing deportation protections for military families is the opposite of supporting veterans. https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736362986/trump-wants-to-withdraw-deportation-protections-for-families-of-active-troops …
UUSC staffers Ana Maria De La Rosa, Meghan Finn, and Deva Jones attended @uscan's Annual Meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota last week, and were joined by some #UUs - Patricia Carson from @SustainingWay in Greenville, SC, and Jacob Johns, a Community Supported Organizer from Spokane.pic.twitter.com/55sQKwkMIL
UUSC joins in solidarity with the #WayfairWalkout and all our allies who work to end the travesty of migrant child detention and family separation. #NoKidsInCages #FamiliesBelongTogetherpic.twitter.com/K7mF5fj6MJ – At Copley Square
UUSC has joined the large crowd in downtown Boston in support of the #WayfairWalkout as Wayfair workers protest the company doing business with migrant detention camps.pic.twitter.com/Wat3YZV3IS – At Copley Square
#ClimateChange and human migration patterns are deeply intertwined. We must continue fighting for a mass shift away from fossil fuels and toward supporting those whose lives and livelihoods are deeply affected by the #ClimateCrisis. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-permafrost/scientists-amazed-as-canadian-permafrost-thaws-70-years-early-idUSKCN1TJ1XN …
We are in solidarity with the #Wayfair workers here in Boston staging a walkout to protest the company's cooperation with migrant detention centers. #EndChildDetention #FamiliesBelongTogether #NoKidsInCages https://twitter.com/NoKidsInCagesUS/status/1143901764611190788 …
Thank you to our MA senator @ewarren for making the trip to the #Homestead detention facility for migrant children today - we hope it will make a difference for these children separated from their families. #EndChildDetention #ShutDownHomestead #FamiliesBelongTogether https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1143700471363887107 …
"UUSC, along with many other grassroots and faith-based organizations, will continue to do all that we can to draw attention to the misery our government is inflicting on migrants." Learn more about ending #ChildDetention at our blog. #ShutDownHomestead https://www.uusc.org/the-homestead-prison-for-children-must-close/ …
Take action for the #Rohingya people of Burma by encouraging your US representatives to support accountability efforts for the genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya, and provide humanitarian aid. Learn more at our link. #HumanRights https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/tell-your-legislators-we-must-do-more-to-end-impunity-for-genocide/ …
The BURMA Act just sailed through the House Foreign Relations Committee, thanks in part to UUSC action-takers! This crucial legislation would promote accountability for war crimes in Burma while providing much-needed humanitarian aid to #Rohingya refugees. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/449611-parties-unite-to-move-myanmar-sanctions-bill …
Thank you to @nytimes for outlining helpful ways to channel your efforts, money, and attention to help migrants at the border. Be sure to stay tuned to UUSC's channels as well for more ways to get involved in the fight for #HumanRights and #MigrantJustice. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/border-kids-immigration-help.html?fbclid=IwAR1e5VnErAEmwrRbdcIjT_P-OHkN_JRnLNJSB_2Txuqzw5MiufhEddzJutM …
Like generations of immigrants, today's migrants and asylum-seekers brave harsh conditions to seek safety and new lives in the United States. It is an awful tragedy that many, like the woman and children found yesterday, do not make it. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/migrant-border-deaths-texas.html …
Who's profiting from detaining migrant children in places like #Homestead, Florida? Follow the money: child detention is big business in Trump's America. #EndChildDetention #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.uusc.org/homestead-whos-profiting-from-detaining-kids/ …
The U.S. government is playing an active role in re-traumatizing migrants fleeing violence in their home countries. We cannot continue to allow our government to separate families and warehouse migrants like their prisoners. #FamiliesBelongTogether https://www.newsweek.com/i-fled-gangs-honduras-cartel-us-taking-my-daughter-was-torture-opinion-1445093 …
The @UNRefugeeAgency has said that 2/3 of all refugees in the world come from just five countries including #Burma. Join us as we take action for peace and accountability and tell legislators how important humanitarian assistance is for refugees. https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/tell-your-legislators-we-must-do-more-to-end-impunity-for-genocide/ …
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