September 25th – September 29th, 2024
FLYERS:
- Take Action, one doc in both languages
- Bakersfield/McFarland, in English and Spanish
- Adelanto, in English and Spanish
- Calexico, in English and Spanish
- San Diego, in English and Spanish
- Honoring those who have died, in English and Spanish
- Set of all flyers
The 2024 Pilgrimage to End Detention: A Journey toward Freedom, is an interfaith, spiritual pilgrimage as part of a multi-year effort to close the six remaining immigrant detention centers in California. On September 25th, we will launch this pilgrimage in Bakersfield and then travel to Adelanto, Calexico, and end in San Diego. As we work with our host communities, we will support their local efforts to divest from cages and invest in community well-being and life-sustaining economies. Our journey, led by directly impacted people, will bring the stories of formerly incarcerated and detained people to immigrants, impacted families, and the broader community as we build our base for freedom and justice.
During this pilgrimage we will bear witness to the sacredness of the land, the ancestors, and the preventable harm and suffering caused by immigrant detention in California. We will gather in reflection, prayer and action at six immigrant detention centers, other carceral institutions and meet with local organizers along the way. We will reflect on the impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous peoples, the land, and the waters of California, and how this has paved the way for a carceral state that can and must be transformed.
The Pilgrimage is organized by the Interfaith Movement For Human Integrity, the Dignity Not Detention coalition, local community organizations, and the co-collaboration of each participant who joins us. We are inviting directly impacted community members, faith leaders, and organizational partners to gather together to undertake this journey.
Questions? Contact Matthew at mattleber75@gmail.com
Event flyers (PDF) in both Spanish and English can be downloaded here:
- September 25, 2024 – McFarland
- September 26th – Bakersfield
- September 27th – Adelanto
- September 27th – Norco
- September 28th – Calexico
- September 29th – San Diego
