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This May 18-19, CBH members are invited join Rabbi Josh, attorneys and CBH members Tamara Caldas and Peter Isbister, and a small group of CBHers for a visit to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA. Our purpose in going is to be able to see, first hand, the situation of immigrants who are being detained; to talk with them and offer human connection in the face of their suffering; and to bring this fuller understanding into our lives and our advocacy when we return. We will be working closely with El Refugio, a hospitality house near the detention center that serves the detainees, their family members, and their friends.

If this is of interest to you and you’d like to learn more, please join us for an Informational Meeting on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:00pm.  Please RSVP to awalker@cbhatlanta.org.
We can only bring a very small group, so if you are interested, please let us know soon.

Rough itinerary:

Friday, May 18

• Depart Atlanta in the morning by van
• Arrive in Columbus, GA, eat lunch together, settle into hotel.
• Group orientation with Rabbi Josh, Tamara Caldas, and Peter Isbister.
• Welcome Shabbat together
• Stay overnight in Columbus

Saturday, May 19

• Head to El Refugio in Lumpkin, GA after breakfast.
• Orientation at El Refugio
• Visit with detainees at Stewart Detention Center
• Back to El Refugio for discussion, and to write notes to the people we visited
• Drive back to Atlanta Saturday evening.

Participants will be responsible for the cost of their room and board (hotel, meals, van transportation). The total cost should be roughly $200.

To learn more, check out the links below.

About Immigrant Detention generally:

  *   https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/issues<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=da2281c15c&e=168b999444>
  *   http://www.usccb.org/news/2015/15-074.cfm<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=defc57f7ca&e=168b999444>
  *   https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-lawyer-details-awful-conditions-inside-ice-centers/<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=1f61140215&e=168b999444>
  *   https://www.aclu.org/blog/mass-incarceration/prisoners-profit-immigrants-and-detention-georgia?redirect=blog/immigrants-rights-prisoners-rights/prisoners-profit-immigrants-and-detention-Georgia<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=4c0800aaaf&e=168b999444>

More regional information:

  *   About El Refugio<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=e4e0918483&e=168b999444>
  *   Southern Poverty Law Center report on detention centers in the South/ precursor the Southeast Immigration Freedom Initiative (SIFI)<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=0e666f2f5a&e=168b999444>
  *   SIFI Website<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=6f7caed7b8&e=168b999444>
  *   SIFI Video<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=aceef5cfe8&e=168b999444>
  *   ICE Inspector general report on conditions<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=237c01f6e2&e=168b999444>
  *   Access to Counsel in Immigration Court, American Immigration Council<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=72c9c755ff&e=168b999444>
  *   SPLC Complaint re targeting of gay detainee at Stewart<https://congregationbethaverim.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f63199166d7b421e761efbd1f&id=90299fa32e&e=168b999444>














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