From UUPLAN (http://www.uuplan.com/):
Credit: Hiro Nishikawa
The situation at the Berks County Residential Center where approximately 30 immigrant mothers and their children who are seeking asylum are detained, continues to be unresolved. On Sunday evening, October 2nd, members of the First UU Church of Berks County, the UU Church of Lancaster and the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, joined with Make the Road, PA in another vigil of songs and prayers for the detainees.
Now you can help – by adding your names to the two sign-on letters linked to this Action Alert.
Step 1 – Sign the letter to Senator Casey asking him to make a visit to the facility. Go to http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51510/c/305/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=19808 to read the full letter and sign.
Step 2 – Show your support for the Madres Berks and sign this letter to Governor Wolf, asking that he work with Secretary Ted Dallas at the PA DHS to IMMEDIATELY issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO), which would ensure that these families are released to the care of their families & communities, and to work with Secretary Dallas and the Berks County Commissioners to keep BCRC empty while Berks County litigates the licensing appeal.
The #ShutDownBerks Coalition will be hand delivering the letter on the week of Oct 10, so sign today! Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVvPsm08QJsQ2xzSUnl5E_xq8wtZhD5RZwxTVYjv_FE19BMw/viewform to read the full letter and sign.
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