[SRCAction] Mon, June 10: Learn about Migrant Justice's "No Polimigra" Organizing

Fri Jun 7 14:20:06 CDT 2019

Hi, all,

This Monday, June 10, 6-8PM, Migrant Justice will hold a training (in
person and video conference) to teach allies how to stop the collaboration
between police and federal immigration authorities. I will be on the call
and I hope you will join me! (Use links below to register.)

*Join us on June 10th and get involved in organizing your community to say
“No Polimigra!”*
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On Thursday, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.518 -- the “No Polimigra”
bill -- into law. Migrant Justice drafted and fought for this legislation.
Its passage gives local communities more power to strengthen policies that
stop the collaboration between police and federal immigration authorities
(known in Spanish as “polimigra”).

For years, immigrants and communities of color have led the fight to
address police profiling in Vermont through the creation of “Fair and
Impartial Policing policies” (FIPPs).  Thanks to Migrant Justice, these
FIPPs contain robust protections for immigrant rights, preventing police
from asking about or investigating immigration status and making clear that
local cops should not be in the business of immigration enforcement.

Unfortunately, following Trump’s election -- and his threats against
“Sanctuary Cities” -- Vermont law enforcement chose to water down the
state’s model FIPP, creating dangerous loopholes that allow for ongoing
collaboration between local police and Trump’s deportation agents.  The
results have been disastrous: Vermont police continue to turn immigrants
over to ICE, ending in their deportation and the separation of families.

The passage of the No Polimigra bill gives law enforcement agencies
discretion to strengthen their policies, putting a firewall between
themselves and the feds.  Crucially, H.518 makes clear that these policies
will meet state requirements -- even if they draw the ire of Trump’s
Department of Justice.

But we know from experience that police and sheriff’s departments aren’t
going to make these changes on their own.  It will take local communities
organizing to demand change. And that’s where you come in.

*With this new law in place, it’s time to organize! Join Migrant Justice on
Monday June 10th, 6-8pm to learn about how to organize to stop the
Polimigra in your community.  RSVP to participate by videoconference or in
person at our Burlington office.
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*Rev. Joan Javier-Duval* | *Minister*
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Unitarian Church of Montpelier
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*"We are each other's harvest; **we are each other's business; we are each
other's magnitude and bond." --Gwendolyn Brooks*
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