Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/20/2017
6:30 pm
Location
Berks Detention Center
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Hosted by Women’s March Pennsylvania
This vigil is being held to lend a voice to tens of thousands of refugees world wide in conjunction with the UN Global Refugee Day. The location of Berks detention center was chosen to lend additional support to the monthly vigils that have been held specifically for the closure of this location. We humbly request that you support the monthly vigils for Berks closure
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but on a large scale support the refugee population who are displaced globally and dying trying to reach safety and freedom at over 10,000 daily in the Mediterranean and by the thousands in the deserts of the Southwestern United States.
In a world where violence forces thousands of families to flee for their lives each day, the time is now to show that the global public stands with refugees.
To do this, the UN Refugee Agency launched the #WithRefugees petition in June 2016 to send a message to governments that they must work together and do their fair share for refugees.
On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, we commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.
For further information please go to:
http://www.un.org/en/