#lightsforliberty

[artemisiabarnes]

On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps, will bring thousands of people to locations worldwide as well as to detention camps across country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

July 12, 2019: Stop The Concentration Camps Protest Locations

[chase-the-truth]

Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps

[plummetationzigzags]

HEY GUYS PROTESTS AGAINST THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AT THE US BORDER WITH MEXICO ARE THIS FRIDAY JULY 12TH

[nicoleintrovert]

Out on my front porch in solidarity. #lightsforliberty #lights4liberty #endconcentrationcamps #abolishice #keepfamiliestogether #handsoffabbie #dontlookaway (at Bon Air, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz1mpcPlPlJ/?igshid=svojpjjemcpu

[keycmndr]

WTF is Going On? – © 2019 – Robert N. Clinton (aka CyberShutterbug)

WTF is Going On? originally was published on the photo site of Robert N. Clinton (aka CyberShutterbug) at Photography by CyberShutterbug

[fuck1ce-blog]

I was six years old. It was March 1999 & all I knew was that we were going to “Nueva York” to visit my grandma & my aunt. I remember how stressed my mom was at the airport when they checked our bags. The guards opened our luggage & rummaged through our things, questioning our intentions - were we just visiting or were we staying? Things had gotten really rough in Ecuador. In 1999, the sucre (the Ecuadorian currency) lost 67% of its foreign exchange value. Then in one week, it nosedived 17%.

Our quality of life plummeted. Our family car was sold (later, I learned it was actually repossessed). We left the house I remember growing up in entirely empty. But my mom kept telling me we were just visiting.

My family came on a tourist visa, which we all overstayed. And from there, you inevitably live in fear. There are days where you forget, but the fear always comes back. My parents tried their best to shelter me - they knew I would worry - but I picked it up pretty quickly. You don’t need words to explain fear. You just sense it.

My dad hustled to provide for our family: He shelved items at the 99c store, went door to door to sell pots and pans, computer software games, you name it. My mom did everything she could to be present & was at every teacher conference, field trip, and graduation.

I was undocumented until I got my green card at 19 years old. But by then, I had already foregone high school college acceptances, & when my grandma died I couldn’t go back to Ecuador. I couldn’t risk my immigration process.

At 25, I *finally* became a citizen. On the Uber ride back, I looked at my naturalization certificate & started crying uncontrollably. I thought about all of the sacrifices my parents & family made so that I could stay here, finish my education, find a path to citizenship, and find a way to go to college.

I’m 26 now & I still haven’t gone back to Ecuador. I have 9 uncles & aunts from my dad’s side, over 25 cousins, & many people who we consider family.

I can only hope that I’m making them proud. They can’t come here, so I’m saving money to go back. I can’t wait to surprise my parents with flights to Ecuador soon. It will always be home.

- Genesis

PROTEST IS PATRIOTIC. Visit fuckice.com to get your shirt. 100% of profits are donated to San Diego Rapid Response Network and @raicestexas

LA PROTESTA ES PATRIÓTICA. Visita fuckice.com para conseguir tu camisa. El 100% de las ganancias se donan a San Diego Rapid Response y @raicestexas

[biamondpickaxe]

LIGHTS for LIBERTY

(please watch this video, it’s only a minute long)

Lights For Liberty is hosting events on July 12, 2019 to help stand up for immigrant rights and protest against the inhumane treatment of people in detainment camps. There are several locations of these events worldwide and you can click here to find one near you.

If you can’t make it to one of the protests, they have a donation page and a merch page if you’re able to financially help. This is extremely important.

[armchair-factotum]

Haven’t seen anyone spreading this around on Tumblr, but there’s going to be protests held across the US on July 12 against the concentration camps (and that IS what they are). The website of the group organizing it all is https://www.lightsforliberty.org/ and there’s probably one near you if you live here or in Canada! If not, they provide resources and advice to help you set one up yourself and get the word out.

I’ll be at the one in Athens, GA and hope you’ll consider grabbing a candle and joining us.

[nerdwingblogs]

Thank you to everyone who participated in Lights For Liberty at home! Your efforts matter.

[trancemoment]

[sarahannee]

Roses are red, tacos are enjoyable. Stop blaming Mexicans because you’re unemployable. 💕 🌮 So thankful to have an opportunity to show up for these kids — even if they weren’t able to see us. #closethecamps #lightsforliberty #mandatedreporter #trauma #psychology #psyd #mentalhealth #childabuse #abuse #emotionalabuse #dontlookaway #homestead #homesteadfl #protest #immigration #neveragainisnow #humanity #protecteachother #genocide #history #border #nowallnoban #love #liberty #america #americandream #refugees (at Homestead, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz1xYn7haxR/?igshid=qqylmz2zfn1u

[curlygirl84]

[profoundlyv]

Lights For Liberty followed by a reading of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Collosus”.

-V