via Detention Watch Network: http://bit.ly/9mTvwA
We urge all artists who want to challenge immigration enforcement and detention to take action and create an image. The images will be used as part of our online campaign DIGNITY NOT DETENTION http://detentionwatchnetwork.org (much like the excellent images created for the AltoArizona campaign http://www.altoarizona.com/artcampaign.html). Details: * Create an image that shows your support for our demands (below). * Make sure to include the title of the campaign in the work: “Dignity not Detention” * Send all submissions and questions to t...@detentionwatchnetwork.org * Deadline: Ideally October 5, before our “Day of Action” on October 6 but we’re happy to accept art throughout the month. Specifications: * Image size must be 18×24 inches with a 1/2 inch border all the way around. We’d like these dimensions in case we want to publish the image in the future (with attribution of course). Our Campaign Demands: 1. Put an end to human rights abuses in the immigration detention and deportation systems. 2. Halt wasteful government spending on detention growth. 3. Prevent the arbitrary detention of more than 300,000 people year and start using cost-saving alternatives. 4. Restore due process to immigration laws and guarantee that every person has the right to a fair day in court. 5. End expansion of local enforcement programs that are contributing to the growth of the detention system. We look forward to sharing your work on this blog and throughout our campaign! The Detention Watch Network (DWN), the national coalition of organizations and individuals working to educate the public and policy makers about the U.S. immigration detention and deportation system and advocate for humane reform so that all who come to our shores receive fair and humane treatment. We believe that by working together we can effect greater change in the immigration detention system. Our members and supporters include organizations providing services to those in immigration detention and their families, and organizations and individuals advocating on behalf of those in immigration detention. We are lawyers, activists, social workers, national advocates, students, community organizers, faith communities, former detainees, and affected families from around the country. ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
