Hello Everyone:
We’ve been advocating tirelessly for the Safe Communities Act for over three years now, because we want immigrants in our Commonwealth to seek help when they need it, without fear that a call to the police or a visit to the ER could lead to ICE detention and deportation. Mistrust of public authorities is so pervasive that many immigrants are avoiding testing or treatment for COVID-19. The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests together highlight the triple peril faced by Black immigrants: more likely to fall ill to the virus, more likely to be stopped and arrested by police, and more likely to be deported.
Passage of this bill is more critical than ever now. Please join us this TUESDAY, June 23, at 6pm, for a Virtual Town Hall on the Safe Communities Act. Bring friends, family members and fellow activists! We’ll hear stories from community members, enjoy live music, and raise an urgent call to action – to our legislators to pass the SCA this session, and to our fellow state residents to join us in this fight. Justice and safety for immigrants can’t wait!
Speakers include our three legislative sponsors, Sen. Jamie Eldridge, Rep. Ruth Balser and Rep. Liz Miranda; Damaris Velásquez of Agencia ALPHA; Gladys Vega of Chelsea Collaborative; Rev. Joanna Perez of Harvest Ministries; Rev. Dieufort Fleurissaint of Haitian Americans United; former COVID-19 contact tracer Tibrine Da Fonseca; and two impacted members of the immigrant community; and we’ll have live music from Rafael Medina. We’ll also have live interpretation to Spanish (and other languages upon request).
Will you join us? Register here: bit.ly/SCA-23. And help us promote by posting a picture with a SCA sign and the event link! We designed a whole bunch, including ones where you can write your own message with a Sharpie. Print them on 8.5×11″ paper or pose with your tablet!