Solidarity Rally at NW Detention Center

For the second week in a row, immigrants detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are on hunger strike.

They have asked for organizations to pick a day to come out to the Detention Center in solidarity.

Will you join us at the WA Fair Trade Solidarity Day, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 10AM-Noon, as we stand with detainees at the NW Detention Center? Let me know!

Gillian Locascio

IMMIGRANTS DETAINED AT NORTHWEST DETENTION CENTER START SECOND WEEK OF HUNGER STRIKE WA Fair Trade Solidarity Day at the NW Detention Center Friday, April 21, 10AM-Noon 1623 E J Street, Port of Tacoma The people inside the detention center are standing up for basic dignity. On Friday we will gather outside to stand with them. Help us show GEO and ICE that the people inside are not invisible!

Can't join us Friday? There is also an encampment 24/7 outside the Detention Center for as long as the hunger strike continues - swing by or check NWDC Resistance on Facebook for their current supply needs!

4/11/17

The hunger strike inside the Northwest Detention Center (Tacoma's Immigration Prison) has grown to over 400 people since the first organizers refused their lunch Monday - April 10 - at noon. The hunger striker's demands include expedited hearings, increased pay for work (they are currently paid $1 per day!), improved medical care, and better food.

NWDC Resistance (which formed after the 2014 hunger strike) will be camped outside the detention center in solidarity until at least Wednesday morning.

Rally Tonight (4/11) at 6pm outside detention center (1623 E J St., Tacoma).

Show your support by joining the encampment at 1623 E J St., Tacoma, WA any time day or night until Wednesday morning. Canopies and tents are set up with plenty of room. Please bring a sleeping bag and warm clothing if you are spending the night. Our presence is vital as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and GEO (private for profit prison company) are likely to retaliate against the hunger strikers and they need to know we are watching.

Right now it seems as if the hunger strike is to last 3 days. If any of us can go over there on Wed morning, that would be great. Self organize a carpool with this spreadsheet although I think JCIRA members can do it locally. I've included all email addresses so that you can contact each other.

Follow NWDC Resistance on facebook and at http://www.nwdcresistance.org/press

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4/10/17

Hunger strike at Tacoma Detention Center started at noon today (4/10/17)

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4/10/17

Why don't unauthorized immigrants become citizens? They can't. - San Diego Union Tribune

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4/9/17

Washington sheriffs Continue to Rejecting ICE Detainer Requests
Speaking for county sheriffs statewide, Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson confirmed in a weekend letter that they will continue to reject Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests for possible illegal aliens.