We are here at the Prince Edward Co meeting in Farmville, Va demanding that the county does NOT sign a contract to keep Farmville Detention Center open and instead shut it down and release everyone inside! Local students are testifying to uplift the demands of people inside!
ICYMI: “What the Prince Edward County’s Board of Supervisors have done is not only incredibly disappointing, but highly deceptive."
Read about yesterday's board meeting here:
https://t.co/UjiwJr0yVX
.@Amazon@AWS hosts ICE’s tech weapons fueling incarceration and deportations + Ring’s Neighbors app, which has also been used to make racist comments and reports, helping to criminalize & displace Black, Latinx & low income families across the DMV. #ICEoutofArlington
On 10/19 we’re finding the power in healing. Sign up now to learn about the mental, physical & social harms e-carceration is causing our communities & how folks are taking action to fight for wellness & liberation: https://t.co/aCb0hagYeQ
Unveiling its newest line of tech earlier this month at #HQPoo, David Limp announced generative #AI was the future of #Amazon. #FUNA continues to have concerns about this investment into racist, surveillance tech. Find out more: https://t.co/eEDYnO96MH
TODAY: 140+ groups sent a letter to @ICEgov & @SecMayorkas today to demand the closure of ICA-Farmville ICE detention center, notorious for its brutality & inhumane conditions, & release those detained #ShutDownFarmville#CommunitiesNotCages https://t.co/0XIq8XDC6j
The councilmembers pass a unanimous motion, and the Mayor summarizes: "This body has set a motion and voted unanimously to have the town manager investigate any mechanisms by which we could withdraw if we chose to and what that would mean for us at a federal level."
Which means... the contract will not be renewed on the 15th, and the town is currently investigating whether they can leave the IGSA altogether! This is one step closer to our goal to #ShutDownICAFarmville and #FreeThemAll !
📢 This upcoming Monday, 9/18, members of City Council will introduce legislation to put Cop City on the ballot. In order to ensure there are enough votes to pass the ordinance, we need your help, right now. 🧵