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12 Days of Christmas
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Separated from family and working for only a dollar a day, it won’t be much of a Christmas for the more than 1,400 undocumented immigrants detained at Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center. Despite its location in the Tacoma Tide Flats, most local residents are unaware of this private prison, not to mention the inhumane conditions, overcrowding, and lack of adequate care experienced by detainees there.
That’s why, this holiday season, Indivisible Tacoma is teaming up with the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) Resistance for “The 12 Days of Christmas,” providing some welcome holiday relief and letting detainees know they haven’t been forgotten.
Every day December 13-24, 2017, members of Indivisible Tacoma, along with a variety of other local grassroots, community, and religious organizations, will reinforce the efforts of NWDC Resistance activists to support detainees and raise awareness of the human rights crisis in our backyard.
Join us in one, more, or all of the events below!
Day 1. December 13th – NWDCR meeting & 12 Days kick off.
Time: 6:30-8pm.
Address: 1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Place: Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
RSVP: Facebook
Featuring: the documentary short film Hunger Strikes: A Call to End Immigrant Detention and speakers:
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Dr. Megan Ybarra, professor at the University of Washington and leader in the Northwest Detention Center Resistance
- Wendy Pantoja Castillo, Tacoma migrant rights activist and leader in the Northwest Detention Center Resistance (NWDC-R)
Join us to learn from the NWDC-R leaders locked away in the Tacoma immigration prison via the video and in person from those struggling on their behalf outside about why we should join the struggle.
Come learn how you can join the fight for human dignity and fairness…here, there and everywhere.
This event is free and open to the public.
There is wheelchair ramp access through a side door at the southeast corner of the building. One gender-neutral, disabled-access restroom with grab bars is located on the same level as the meeting room. Service animals are welcome.
Day 2. December 14th. Make some noise! Music, drumming at the NWDC.
Please contact us for more details.
Day 3. December 15th. Fundraiser for detainees to buy toiletries.
Please contact us for more details.
Day 4. December 16th. Chalk art at the NWDC.
This is a big visitation day. Let’s let the families know they are supported and loved with welcoming messages and drawings as they enter. This is a family-friendly event, and some sidewalk chalk will be provided.
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: 1623 E J St, Tacoma, WA 98421
Place: NWDC
RSVP: Facebook
Day 5. December 17th. Giving gifts to children, partners, and families of detainees.
Please contact us for more details.
Day 6. December 18th. Pairing volunteers up with pen pals inside the prison.
Please contact us for more details.
Day 7. December 19th. Writing letters to detainees.
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Day 8. December 20th. Action meeting: transcribe poems, short stories, quotes in natively spoken languages to deliver to detainees.
It’s difficult to send detainees books, so we’re providing them with handwritten reading material.
Time: 6:30-8pm.
Address: 1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Place: Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
RSVP: Facebook
Day 9. December 21st. Online donation day.
Did you know detainees in Tacoma’s immigration prison work for $1 a day, while shampoo costs them $8 a bottle? Imagine working for 8 days just to be able to wash your hair. That’s the reality of everyday life for detainees living under the Geo Group and ICE detention regime.
And that’s why this Christmas, we’re raising money to give to detainees so they can buy toiletries and make phone calls. To donate, please go here:
https://www.youcaring.com/detaineesinthenorthwestdetentioncentertacomawa-1040410
Day 10. December 22nd. Raising community awareness.
Indivisible Tacoma members with fliers will educate the public about the NWDC in a high foot-traffic area.
If you’re interested in volunteering for this day, please contact Alexis.
Day 11. December 23rd. Music fundraiser.
Join us for a night of live music. This event is open to the public, and donations for detainees’ commissary accounts are appreciated.
Time: 6:30-8pm
Address: 1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Place: Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
RSVP: Facebook
Day 12. December 24th. Candlight vigil and singing.
In the hush of night, as Christmas Eve draws to a close and Christmas Day arrives, join us for a candlelight vigil and carols. 1,400+ immigrants—our neighbors—are spending Christmas in Tacoma’s immigration prison. What will Christmas look like for them, separated from their families?
We invite people all faiths, no faith, and agnostics to join us as we sing Feliz Navidad, Silent Night, Cielito Lindo, and other songs and carols.
Time: 11:30pm-12:15am
Location: 1623 E J St, Tacoma, WA 98421
Place: NWDC
RSVP: Facebook
