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Interfaith Prayer with the Mothers of the Disappeared  

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As the attack on immigrants is escalating and ICE the U.S. government is disappearing people. We refuse to stand idly by as masked ICE agents abduct and disappear members of our communities.  People are being disappeared into detention centers across the country without due process, and deported, including to third-country prisons in El Salvador, Eswatini, or South Sudan. 

Stand with the Godmothers of the Disappeared
We draw strength from the legacy of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina who courageously resisted against regimes that disappeared their children and loved ones through a weekly vigil begun in 1982.  We hold this vigil in solidarity with the weekly Interfaith Mother’s Vigils taking place in Los Angeles and across the country this month.We call on all Mothers, Grandmothers, and Godmothers, and other Allies who are willing to speak up and protect their immigrant family members, friends, coworkers and neighbors to join with us.  

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday, August 26 from 12PM – 1PM 
Location: SF ICE Field Office, 630 Sansome St, San Francisco CA

What to Bring:  We encourage you to wear white and, if possible, bring a red flower as a symbol of remembrance and resistance.

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This Vigil is Co-Sponsored by:

Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity 

Mujeres Unidas y Activas

1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations

California Coalition for Women Prisoners

Kehilla Community Synagogue Immigration

Committee Sisters of Mercy Solidarity Committee 

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Interfaith Court Vigils

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ICE immigration courts have become sites of fear and danger for many immigrants simply trying to access due process. We invite you to help transform these spaces. Join us in creating a sacred corridor of hope, connection, and beloved community—right outside the courtroom doors.

We Offer:

Presence & spiritual solidarity

Prayer & pastoral care

Art, music, and witness

Vigil Days & Locations: Now through the end of August 

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at:

San Francisco Immigration Courts

Concord Immigration Court

Your presence matters. Can you show up?

Sign up to join or volunteer: bit.ly/CourtVigilVolunteer

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CONVERGENCE TO RECLAIM OUR POWER

ENCUENTRO POR LA DIGNIDAD

Central Valley September 26-28

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Join Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and Dignity Not Detention for a powerful weekend in the Central Valley focused on raising awareness and ending the harms of immigration detention.  For the past three years an annual pilgrimage of formerly detained people, families, faith communities and organizers traveled and prayed at every ICE Detention Center in California as part of a statewide  campaign for detention closure and liberation. While the power of community has helped close 9 out of 15 ICE detention centers over the past decade, the unlawful and violent attacks and disappearances of  immigrants has meant that the number of those detained has doubled since the beginning of the year exacerbating already dangerous conditions.

This year, we will converge on the Central Valley, visiting the two existing detention centers:  Golden State Annex in McFarland (now holding about 580 people, growing from about 330 people in the last 2 years)  and Mesa Verde ICE Detention in Bakersfield (now holding womxn).  We will also focus on two NEW facilities which may imminently open Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland and California City Detention Center, which would become the largest in the state with 2500 beds.

Please join us for the Encuentro por la Dignidad, to bear witness and join with local communities in solidarity with those unjustly detained, and reclaim our collective power to assert a vision for thriving communities not cages, where everyone can be safe and belong. 

EVENT DETAILS:

WHEN:  2pm, Friday, September 26th through 3pm Sunday, September 28th

WHERE: Starts in McFarland on Friday, Bakersfield on Saturday, and ends in California City on Sunday.

Partial attendance is optional and carpooling support is possible. See registration page for more details.

Join our Art Build, Saturday September 20!

We are inviting you to join us on September 20 to make art at David Solnit’s Climate Justice Arts Project Studio as we get ready for the Central Valley Convergence to Reclaim Our Power, Encuentro por la Dignidad. 

Details:

12 pm – 5 pm, Saturday, September 20st

23 Maine Ave, Richmond, CA 94703

**Snacks and beverages will be provided and you are welcome to bring something to share.**

REGISTER HERE FOR ART BUILD

Register for our Local Events!

Friday, September 26 – McFarland: Download flyers to learn more about McFarland’s events

Saturday, September 27 – Bakersfield: Download flyers to learn more about Bakersfield’s events

Sunday, September 28 – California City: Download flyers to learn more about California City’s events

ORGANIZATIONAL PARTICIPANTS:

Organizations are invited to support and bring a contingent & support in the following ways:

1) Organize a group of your members to attend to learn about detention & show up in solidarity

2) Officially endorse this weekend

2) Make a donation to support the Convergence/Encuentro (suggested $50-200)

*Please comment “Convergence 2025” in the Memo

Donate to support the convergence

4) Help to promote the event on your lists and social media 

QUESTIONS?  Contact convergence@im4humanintegrity.org