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MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE IMMIGRANTS FROM L4GG:

As promised, here are additional chances to help the immigrants, courtesy of Lawyers for Good Government.

LIST OF UPCOMING PROTESTS AT THE END!!

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More than 2,000 kids have been taken from their parents at the border, with more taken daily and shipped to child "detention centers." While many have said they feel helpless in the face of this tragedy, you are not. There's a lot you can do. /2

Below are efforts identified by Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) under the leadership of Traci Feit Love, our President. I’m on the L4GG Board of Directors.
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The L4GG Foundation has partnered with AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers' Association) to help meet the need for volunteer lawyers to assist with the current humanitarian crisis./4

If you need to work remotely (from home), you can help with remote bond hearings or prepare parole packets, or conduct country conditions research for pro se asylum seekers./5

If you can travel for a week to Dilley, TX, you can volunteer with a group of L4GG lawyers to help immigrant mothers prepare for credible fear interviews./6

If you live in CO, NJ, or OH, there are other ways to help in-person. If you speak Spanish fluently, you can help translate (over the phone) for lawyers who don't speak Spanish but have time to represent immigrant clients. Training is available for most of these opportunities./7

Bottom line: go to the form and fill it out so we know how you can help. Once you've filled it out, you'll get an email about next steps. Follow the instructions in the email./8

actionnetwork.org/forms/we-stand…

Register for the family separation webinar on WEDNESDAY, 6/20 at 1pm Eastern. Speakers from Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Cibola Detention Center Program for Access to Legal Services (PALS), /9

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NIRP) and American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA) will share volunteer opportunities for lawyers and others
on FAMILY SEPARATION (registration link below). It will be recorded for later viewing.

register.gotowebinar.com/register/77216… /10

Participate in protests and other actions to end family separation-join this Facebook group to learn more: facebook.com/groups/l4gg.fa… /11

L4GG set up this group to help event organizers find one another, and to help interested activists connect with event organizers.

Join the group, read the posts, connect with event organizers, and do what you can to help/participate./12

Make a tax-deductible donation to the L4GG Foundation.
lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/l4gg-foundatio… /13

PROTESTS (as of this posting)

JUNE 30, 11am, Lafayette Park outside the White House - announced by Rep. Jayapal.

L4GG IS SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.

Sign up at familiesbelongtogether.org /14

JUNE 21: URSULA PROCESSING CENTER - a faith-led protest and vigil sponsored by the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights. /15

JUNE 28: BROWNSVILLE, TX - OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE - protest organized by ACLU featuring impacted youth speaking about their experiences /16

JULY 1: MOMS' MARCH FROM EL PASO TO TORNILLO, TX - organized by Paola Mendoza (creative director, Women's March). "Moms will be the wall and Trump will pay..." /17

All of the above is in addition to the JUNE 29 day of action being planned in the Lawyer Moms of America Facebook group (NOT LIMITED TO LAWYERS OR MOTHERS). /18

There may be more to come. Stay involved!

Never give up. Never give in. Always #Resist

#L4GG

#LawyersResist

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