Reclaim is doing a call in/public pressure campaign. See details here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejhciynQMUpja4FqoFG4LtHaxg_spXEC5ZH6jAkX1k6jt5Mg/viewform
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Hey Kenney! Don’t steal our homes!
OTG: Moving people out in prison vans. No one knows where to - not even passengers. Defenders blockading. At 13th and Walnut
OTG: Folks belongings along with them are being loaded onto vans no specific area was told be the residents of where they would be going.
NOTE: Residents were given a letter *yesterday* saying they would be given an update on Monday.
NOTE: Residents were given a letter *yesterday* saying they would be given an update on Monday.
OTG: at least one arrest, a paddy wagon and two bike cops present. Crowd of about a dozen bystanders, if you're able show up to support
Heads up: Call for eviction defense and mutual aid support at Holiday Inn (13th & Walnut) today (Saturday) at 1pm. Come out and text friends to join! Flyer coming soon!
OTG: small group of folks have gathered to set up a donation table. Civil Affairs and police are present in equal numbers to the folks at the donation table. Come on down, give what you can/take what you need!
OTG: Small bike police force, ~15 staged on Spruce just past 13th. 13th blocked by construction at Spruce.
OTG: donations are set up outside of the John C Anderson Apts with their permission. numbers are low but morale is high!
I am so happy for them to finally be safe to come out of sanctuary. This is a liberating moment for them. They spent 843 days hiding in a West Philly Church Basement in sanctuary to escape violence in Jamaica and state violence from ICE in America until sanctuary was granted. One day, others will be able to leave sanctuary because we will have abolished their agressors.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/12/21/jamaican-couple-oneita-clive-thompson-emerge-sanctuary-west-philadelphia-tabernacle-united-church-basement-843-days/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/12/21/jamaican-couple-oneita-clive-thompson-emerge-sanctuary-west-philadelphia-tabernacle-united-church-basement-843-days/amp/
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Couple Emerges From Sanctuary After Hiding Out In West Philadelphia Church's Basement For 843 Days
Oneita and Clive Thompson recently received written confirmation that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will support their case to stay in the United States.