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People’s Bibliography on COVID-19 and Incarceration

Prisons and immigration detention centers have always been detrimental to healthy human life. Now, COVID-19 is exacerbating the unsafe living conditions of these facilities and exposing them for what they are. There can be no reform for a system that is designed to violently harm the health and spirit of incarcerated individuals.

IM4HI has assembled a resource list designed to give readers an introductory education on the dangers of COVID-19 in prisons and immigration detention centers and the overall inhumanity of these facilities to better inform an abolitionist mindset. You will find brief overviews on relevant topics, as well as additional reading materials for those who wish to learn more. 

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Nov 9: Calling for a World Without Walls

Mural created for the World Without Walls gathering in November 2019. Artist: Chris Gazaleh

There are over 70 border walls across the globe. In 2017 Mexican and Palestinian activists called for a Global Movement for World Without Walls, uniting people worldwide to resist all walls of exclusion, expulsion and exploitation. The Bay Area World Without Walls Coalition formed in 2018, to expand the work of uniting organizations working for justice and liberation, and against walls of all types. Together we are building a world of freedom, respect and dignity for all. 

Coalition members include: Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, Friends of Sabeel North America, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Jewish Voice for Peace, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Middle East Children’s Alliance, and East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy / Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy. 

On November 9, 2020, the 31st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we are asking you to join the 4th Global Day Of InterAction For A World Without Walls by participating in the following:

  1. Host a Watch Party of our Webinar “Abolition and Liberation: A conversation with Angela Davis and Jamal Juma’” using our study guides:
    • For a 1-hour discussion, click here
    • For a 2-hour discussion, click here.
  1. Join an international webinar on November 9-26 led by the 4th Global Day Of InterAction For A World Without Walls 
  1. For church communities, participate in Keep Awake: A Call to Preach Palestine on Nov. 29th, International Day of solidarity with the Palestinian people and the first Sunday of advent.  Check out the incredible collection of liturgies, sermons, prayers, children’s stories and more. Take action toward a free Palestine by sharing this Palestinian Letter to Congress calling for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.  
  1. Liberate people from incarceration! Sign on to a faith letter calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to release more people from incarceration during the pandemic: bit.ly/GovMoralCall 
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Interfaith Prayer Vigils

Interfaith Vigil on October 16, 2020: Sacredness of the Vote

Interfaith Vigil on October 16, 2020: Sacredness of the Vote

We gather to remember those who gave their lives for voting rights, and to uplift those who are still struggling today to participate in our democracy. Join us for sacred music, prayer, and testimony.

Rev. Dr. Larry Foy
Rev. Dr. Larry Foy

Rev. Dr. Larry W. Foy, IM4HI’s Justice Not Jails Coordinator, will be presiding over the vigil.

Celebration and Song led by:

Pastor Roderic Hines and Mrs Sandra Hines of Messiah Lutheran Church

Pastor Roderick Hines & Evangelist Shandra Hines
Messiah Lutheran Church

Prayers & Testimonies By:

Rev. Dr. Art Cribbs
Rev. Dr. Art Cribbs

Rev. Dr. Art Cribbs
Emeritus Director – IM4HI
Pastor – LA Filipino American
United Church of Christ

Curtis Yarbrough

Curtis Yarbrough
JNJ Leader for IM4HI

Hugo Aguilar

Hugo Aguilar
IM4HI Directly Impacted Leader

Rev. Wendell C. Miller

Rev. Wendell C. Miller
Lincoln Memorial
United Church of Christ

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Mr. George Finley
Retired Teacher and Community Advocate