Fwd: From Elder Witness and Friends to members of NW Philly Immigration and Mobilization
Judith Bernstein-Baker
An important message from a new advocacy group in our community.
From: Phyllis Berman <berm...@aol.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Subject: From Elder Witness and Friends to members of NW Philly Immigration and Mobilization
To: <judiberns...@gmail.com>
Dear Elders and Friends of all ages,
Elder Witness and Friends is a Philadelphia-based group begun a year ago to use our life experience and perspective as elders -- as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, protectors of children – to express our moral outrage that children are being separated from their parents or other family adults by our government.
As citizens and taxpayers we are outraged that children are being put in cages/concentration camps under intolerable inhuman conditions for the “crime” of coming to this country to seek asylum from the violence, death threats, rapes, poverty now rampant in their countries.
We have done two actions as a group – one, a year ago, at the ICE office in which six of us were arrested and the second, very recently, a powerful event at Independence Mall without civil disobedience.
Now we’re determined to have an ongoing protest presence as this situation has worsened rather than gotten better under the current administration of our country.
You’re receiving this email because either you’ve been coming to our meetings or have indicated interest in our actions.
We welcome people of all ages who want to stand with us.
Please let us know how you would like to be involved as we stand and act together.
___(1) Keep me on your mailing list, and I will attend actions when I’m available.
___(2) I would like to help, by attending meetings and participating in the planning and organizing of future actions. (Next meeting is this Sunday, August 4th at 7 pm at the home of Phyllis and Arthur, 6711 Lincoln Dr., between McCallum and Westview/Cherokee in West Mt. Airy. Parking available on Lincoln Drive and around the corner on Cherokee. RSVP if you’re coming.)
These are some of the needed skills I can offer to Elder Witness and Friends (check all that pertain):
___1. Manage the mailing list, sending out notices to people about meetings and actions
___2. Plan and facilitate meetings
___3. Write press releases and contact press representatives
___4. Write and format flyers to be distributed at the actions
___5. Create protest signs, banners, photos, etc.
___6. Work with others to obtain permits, contact legal advisors, civil affairs
___7. Serve to support actions, gathering resources, serving as a marshal
___8. Help to plan actions write scripts, develop “street theater”
___9. Coordinate our actions with those of other local immigrant organizations as needed
___10. Lead powerful songs and chants, play music
___11. Help with social media
___12. Take photographs
___13. Other skill you can offer that hasn’t been mentioned above
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Please check off this list above and respond with your name and contact information (phone number, email address) indicating ways you want to be involved with us to me at berm...@aol.com.
Help us grow this protest movement to save children from the abuses of the American government.
Phyllis Berman for Elder Witness and Friends
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