There will be an important march on June 30th for raising awareness of the deplorable separation of parents and children at our borders and throughout the country.
The city of Gainesville will be participating in this march. CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page.
From Facebook Event Page
We are marching because Families Belong Together. The Trump administration has enacted multiple policies that separate families and place children in vulnerable positions. We The People will not support these inhumane actions. Join Us!
The evening will begin at City Hall at 5 pm to gather for the march. We will be leaving City Hall at 5.30 pm to begin our march to Depot Park. A march route will be announced closer to the date.
If you are unable to march please join us at Depot Park starting at 6 pm for a rally to support immigrant justice. We will close the event with a candle light vigil at approximately 8 pm. Please feel free to join us for any portion of the event you are able to.
You can find more information and how to become involved on Families Belong Together at their website; www.familiesbelong.org
The following was taken from Families Belong Together history on Facebook;
End family Separation NOW
Families Belong Together opposes the cruel, inhumane and unjustified separation of children from their parents along the U.S. border with Mexico and at other ports of entry into the U.S. We protest the conditions in which these children are kept. We protest the irreversible trauma that has already been perpetrated on these children and their parents for the crime of seeking a better life.
To separate immigrant families, victims of violence, hunger and poverty, is to re-violate them. Children as young as 18 months are torn from their mother’s arms by the U.S. government. This is violent abuse. These families are victimized again by the government to which they turn for help. Families Belong Together opposes the inhumane policies of the Trump Administration, Border Patrol, and I.C.E. and calls for immediate reform.
Familias Unidas, No Divididas rechaza la separación cruel, inhumana e injustificada de niños de sus padres a lo largo de la frontera de los Estados Unidos con México y en otros puertos de entrada a los EE. UU. Protestamos por las condiciones en las que se mantienen a estos niños. Protestamos contra el trauma irreversible que ya se ha perpetrado contra estos niños y sus padres por el delito de buscar una vida mejor.
Separar a las familias inmigrantes, familias víctima de la violencia, el hambre y la pobreza es volver a violentarlas. El gobierno de los Estados Unidos separa a niños de tan solo 18 meses de los brazos de sus madres. Esto es abuso. Estas familias son nuevamente victimizadas por el gobierno al que acuden en busca de ayuda. Familias Unidas, No Divididas se opone a las políticas inhumanas de la administración de Donald Trump, Protección Fronteriza y I.C.E. y pide una reforma inmediata.
IMPORTANT NOTE: By choosing to attend this event, you are committing to participate non-violently and in accordance with the law, to work to de-escalate confrontations with others, and to obey the orders of authorized event marshals and of law enforcement. You also acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any injury or damage to your person or property resulting from or occurring during this event, and that you release all event sponsors and organizers (and their officers, directors, employees, and agents) from any liability for that injury or damage.