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In Spotlight PA: Bucks County sheriff joins movement pledging not to interfere with elections
Spotlight PA covered the Workers Circle’s Talk to Your Sheriff campaign and, in particular, the Pledge for Free and Fair Elections.
In Mississippi Today: ICE detainees and nonprofit denounce ‘inhumane conditions’ in Natchez facility
Mississippi Today covered the inhumane treatment inside of the Adams County Detention Center, an ICE detention center in Natchez, Mississippi, and the Workers Circle’s advocacy to close it.
In WINK News: Federal inspection finds multiple violations at Alligator Alcatraz as former detainees and families speak out
WINK News covered the ongoing investigation into Alligator Alcatraz and the longterm the center has perpetrated on detainees and their family members.
In the Hill: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Hamill to join pro-immigration ‘American Tail’ live reading
The Hill covered the Workers Circle’s upcoming Virtual Benefit, a table reading of the beloved film An American Tale, featuring stars including Mark Hamill, Jesse Eisenberg, Dulé Hill, Bernadette Peters, and more.
In the Guardian: People detained at Mississippi ICE facility say they were sickened by gas leak and denied medical care
The Guardian covered the inhumane treatment of people detained in an ICE facility in Mississippi and the important work that the Workers Circle is doing to organize Freedom Vigils and fight back against ICE’s fascism.
The Declaration Made a Promise. At 250, We're Still Fighting to Live Up to It.
A Post-July 4 Reflection by CEO Ann Toback
The Workers Circle and Community Catalyst, Arianne Betancourt, featured in the Daily Beast
In case you missed it, The Daily Beast featured a story about Workers Circle organizer Arianne Betancourt and the Workers Circle’s efforts: “A woman helped free her father from a detention facility once described as ‘a copy of Guantánamo’—catching the president’s attention.”
In Mother Jones: Trump Congratulated Him on His Freedom. Alligator Alcatraz Left Him With a Stroke.
In case you missed it, Mother Jones featured the story of how the Freedom Vigils outside so-called Alligator Alcatraz helped Arianne Betancourt to free her father, Justo Betancourt, and how the fight continues until it is shut down for good and all detainees are released.
Defiance Podcast: Stop ICE Camps
Noelle Damico, Director of Social Justice, and Arianne Betancourt, Community Catalyst at the Workers Circle, went on the Defiance Daily Podcast to speak about our Freedom Vigils.
Workers Circle Advocacy Spurs Senate Probe into Alligator Alcatraz Abuse Allegations
A Florida immigration detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is under investigation by U.S. senators following serious allegations of abuse and torture
In the New York Times: Florida’s Immigration Crackdown Underscores Urgency of Our Vigil Work
As Florida ramps up immigration enforcement and arrests, advocates like the Workers Circle warn of growing fear — underscoring the need for public solidarity and vigil.
Freedom Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz featured in Mother Jones
In case you missed it, Mother Jones featured a story about Workers Circle organizer Arianne Betancourt and the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Freedom Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz featured on NPR/WLRN
In case you missed it, NPR/WLRN featured a story about the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
“The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’” The Workers Circle featured in The Guardian
In case you missed it, The Guardian featured a story about the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Freedom Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz featured on BBC
In case you missed it, BBC featured a story about the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
“Sunday vigil at Alligator Alcatraz grows in defiance of Trump’s immigration policy” The Workers Circle featured in El País
In case you missed it, El País featured a story about the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
“Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges’ reprieve of Florida’s migrant jail” The Workers Circle featured in the Guardian
In case you missed it, the Guardian featured a story about the Workers Circle’s efforts to organize vigils outside of the inhumane immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
The Workers Circle Responds to Biden-Harris Administration Executive Action Capping Asylum-Seeking Refugees at Southern Border
The Workers Circle Responds to Biden-Harris Administration Executive Action Capping Asylum-Seeking Refugees at Southern Border
The Workers Circle Honors Henry Winkler and Zoe Winkler Reinis with Generation to Generation Jewish Culture and Activism Award
The Workers Circle Honors Henry Winkler and Zoe Winkler Reinis with Generation to Generation Jewish Culture and Activism Award
Congress Must Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Without Delay
Upon the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act into the Senate today, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle released this statement:
The Workers Circle applauds the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate and urges Congress to pass this bill without delay. I release this statement from Selma, Alabama, where we have gathered with civil rights, voting rights, and democracy organizations to remember civil rights leaders whose sacrifice gave birth to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Today the generations-long gains in voting access and representation from that law are being rolled back.