Coastal residents to take a stand against impending ICE detention facility
Indivisible Lincoln City, Indivisible Waves, and Oregon Coast Indivisible Alliance are hosting the rally, ICE HAS NO BUSINESS HERE, on Saturday, December 13th. The event will be held from 12 – 2 p.m., in front of Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 97365.
The rally kicks-off a campaign to hold businesses accountable in the face of threats from DHS and ICE. If property owners, merchants, and businesses make decisions thinking only of profit, consumers will make decisions accordingly. Helping to build or serve an “alien removal module” on the Oregon coast means hurting families, neighbors, the fishing industry, and tourism critical to the survival of our communities on the coast. The rally will visibly support business neighbors who stand with us.
Indivisible only endorses peaceful, legal protest. Join us if you agree to these ground rules. There will be a table in front of City Hall with educational materials, frog buttons, and flags. Educational materials will focus on how to encourage business neighbors to make decisions that keep the best interests of the community in mind.
WHEN:
Saturday, December 13th, 12 – 2 p.m.
WHERE:
In front of Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 9736
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Those who object to violations of due process by ICE, object to having an ICE detention camp established on the Oregon Coast, or those who want to make a public statement that they will not support vendors, businesses, and merchants who support the establishment of a detention center on the coast. We also encourage the attendance of those who understand the danger of conceding in advance, and who choose acts of non-violent resistance over despair and anxiety.
WHAT TO BRING
Bring signs, costumes, streamers, puppets, bubbles, bells, flags, kazoos.
Rain gear.
Please RSVP at https://mobilize.us/s/b17WGQ