Helping Kids in Concentration Camps

[tassosss]

gingicat asked in the comments of the weekly check in post "What can we do directly to help the children in the concentration camps?"

It's far from feeling satisfactory, but here is what I've found via this thread on Twitter which seems to be sourcing the NYT article on the camps: ‘There Is a Stench’: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children

It boils down to
1. Call your Senators and Congresspeople to demand congressional hearings.
2. Financially support non-profits on the ground in Texas

Annuciation House
Al Otro Lado
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
International Refugee Asylum Project
RAICES

Check In 23 June

[tanaqui]

Here in the comm, it's been quiet for the last couple of weeks. No ongoing actions were posted during that time, but thanks -- as always -- to those who did make posts. And you can check out our tags if you're currently looking for activities to get involved in.

As everyone seemed to really enjoy reading about what people were doing in the comments to the last check-in post, let's do that again! If you're already taking action, tell us about it and we can applaud you -- and maybe get inspired to get involved with your causes as well.

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #22251 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

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called my one senator
3 (27.3%)

called my other senator
3 (27.3%)

called my representative
2 (18.2%)

called my governor
2 (18.2%)

called my state reps
1 (9.1%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
6 (54.5%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
6 (54.5%)

attended an in-person activist group
2 (18.2%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
1 (9.1%)

signed up for alerts
1 (9.1%)

worked for a campaign
2 (18.2%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
6 (54.5%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (18.2%)

did something else
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (18.2%)

suggested things to do for/about U.S. concentration camps

[redbird]

I'm copying a post by rushthatspeaks about helping people in ICE detention camps; rushthatspeakss note that they're basically reposting something they found on Tumblr. (I was going to repost rather than linking, but I couldn't cope with reading the content, and link labels, closely. We do what we can, and I will stop trying to find the "right" phrasing for having limits.