A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Richard Bolton Park Burnaby
5-10 minutes walk from SFU Transit Exchange
Dear friends
On Thursday at our regular Sangha gathering we will have an opportunity to practice with our understanding of what is happening in the United States’ detention/concentration camps for children and for adults. There are many sources of information concerning this. A few are included below. Information about the sponsoring group is also below.
On Friday, July 12 there will be a vigil in Burnaby. As far as we know, there is nothing planned (yet) for Vancouver. Please attend if you can. If you have a vehicle that could provide carpooling to this event, please let us know.
Here are some links (although most news outlets are carrying some coverage).
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-concentration-camps-expert_n_5d0a3ec5e4b0e560b70c8e5ehttps://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-unimaginable-reality-of-american-concentration-camps
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27813648/concentration-camps-southern-border-migrant-detention-facilities-trump/
The organizing group is LIGHTS FOR LIBERTY and you can find information about them below:
Our Mission
We are a coalition of people, many of whom are mothers, dedicated to human rights, and the fundamental principle behind democracy that all human beings have a right to life, liberty and dignity.
We are partnering with national, regional and local communities and organizations who believe that these fundamental rights are not negotiable and are willing to protect them.
On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps, will bring thousands of Americans to detention camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees.
