#ShutDownBerks Day Of Action: Post/Tweet/Insta Your Video To Governor Wolf
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Governor Wolf, Lt. Governor Fetterman and Secretary Miller need to hear from you! Take one minute today to send a video message to the Governor using your social media accounts. Tell the state why you … Continued
Screening: Las Madres de Berks—August 2, Philadelphia
Friday, August 2, 2019, 8:00 PM BlackStar Film Festival Lightbox Film Center, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Click here for more information at blackstarfest.org > Upcoming screenings: http://www.michelleangela.com/work/2019/april/lasmadresdeberks-film Submit a request to host a screening in your community Recent news on the … Continued
The Time Is NOW To #ShutDownBerks—Make Calls
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): It’s been a whirlwind this summer for the Shut Down Berks Campaign. And today we are closer than ever to end family detention in Pennsylvania! That’s why we need you to make a call NOW … Continued
An Ember of Hope for Families in Berks
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): It’s always darkest before the dawn, or so the saying goes. When it comes to the seemingly endless human rights and child abuse crisis of migrants, the cliché offers little credibility or … Continued
Federal Court Upholds Detainee’s Lawsuit Against Berks County Residential Center
Reading Eagle The victim of a sexual assault contends the county failed to implement policies to prevent the assault and that staff was indifferent to the assault. WRITTEN BY KAREN SHUEY PHILADELPHIA, PA — Tuesday July 2, 2019 07:36 pm The victim … Continued
Five Ways to Take Action to #ShutDownBerks
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Art by Michelle Angela Ortiz (insta @michelleangelaortiz) Five Ways to Take Action NOW Family Detention is immoral and unlawful. That is why Governor Wolf, Lt. Governor Fetterman and the PA Department of Human Services Secretary, Teresa Miller, … Continued