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From Harm to Liberation: A Faith-Led Action to Stop ICE Expansion
Details:
📍 Location: the Gates of FCI Dublin Women’s Prison (corner of 8th St. and Arnold), Dublin 94568
*Accessible by BART ( 35 min walk / 5-7 drive away from Dublin/Pleasanton Station)
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 pm – 7 pm
* Parking across the street at Santa Rita Jail.
*Accessible via BART (1.5 mile walk) A car shuttle will be available from Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station) Please request in RSVP form.
* Participants are invited to bring lawn chairs or something to sit on to ease prolonged standing.
*Restroom and vending machines available in the lobby of Santa Rita Jail.
As we move towards liberation and renewal in this holy season of Ramadan, Passover and Easter, join us in prayerful action to reject ICE’s plans, uplift women survivors, and demand a world without detention.
Love Demands We:
- Honor and uplift survivors of FCI Dublin
- Demolish and Permanently Close the facility
- Reject all ICE Detention in Dublin
- End the terror against immigrant communities
- Transform the land to meet community needs
This action will be a sacred gathering of faith and resistance, featuring: Interfaith solidarity with Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist leaders offering blessings and reflections with live music and prayer.
🎨 ART BUILD – Monday, April 14 | 4–7 PM
Join us to co-create beautiful visuals to Keep ICE out of Dublin- for the vigil and other actions coming up!
📍 Location: Climate Justice Arts Project Studio
Bridge Art & Storage, 23 Maine Ave, Richmond, CA 94703
🅿️ Street and accessibility parking available
🎭 We’ll create banners, signs, and art to use at our interfaith vigil on April 16
☀️ Dress for outdoors and painting (aprons provided)
🍎 Snacks and refreshments available – bring something to share!
We need your support to keep the momentum going! YOUR financial support can help make this event possible and sustain the campaign to keep FCI Dublin closed!
Together, we will make sure that FCI Dublin remains closed for good!
Previous Action on March 1:
On Saturday, March 1st, over 500 individuals of community and interfaith leaders gathered in Dublin, CA, to stand firmly against ICE’s plans to reopen the notorious FCI Dublin federal prison as a detention center. The rally, held at the corner of Dublin Blvd. & Arnold Rd., was an unforgettable display of solidarity, as the community came together to say NO to ICE detention and demand the safety and dignity of all people.
Survivors of FCI Dublin and ICE detention and their loved ones shared powerful testimonies, exposing the horrific abuses inside detention centers: sexual abuse, medical neglect, retaliation, solitary confinement, and family separation. The message was clear—we will not allow FCI Dublin to be turned into an ICE detention center!
The rally gained significant media attention, including coverage from SF Chronicle, CBS, ABC 7, KTVU, KPFA (19:48 – 23:23) , and NewsWeek. We waved banners, held homemade signs, chanted, exchanged flyers, and committed ourselves to continuing this fight because the fight is far from over!
