Thank you for standing outside MDC Brooklyn
One night outside is how a movement starts. What happens next is what changes MDC. Here is how to take part, whatever time you have.
About 1,500 people are confined at MDC Brooklyn, roughly 200 of them in two units designated for ICE. It is the only long-term ICE detention center in New York City. People held there report 23-hour lockdowns, no outdoor space, very limited medical care and overuse of solitary confinement.
For a year and a half, neighbors and faith leaders have stood outside every Tuesday night. Attention fades fast. People who show up week after week are what keeps it from fading.
Saturday, October 31, and Tuesday, November 3, 6 to 7 PM: we are building an altar for the people who died in immigration detention. Bring a flower, an LED candle, or a name.
MDC Brooklyn is run by the federal Bureau of Prisons, which also holds people for ICE under an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. People held for ICE and people in Bureau of Prisons custody follow different legal processes, so a demand has to reach the right agency.
Each way has a first step that takes less than an hour. Start there. Most people grow into the next one.
Stand with us at the Tuesday vigil. Sing, pray, march to the front of the West Building, and bring a neighbor.
1 to 2 hours a weekHelp at the Saturday support tent, drive someone to a visit, deliver food, or sort clothing for families connected to MDC.
One shift a monthCome to a short briefing on how detention and deportation proceedings work, or volunteer at the Thursday legal clinic.
One eveningShare this page, post a graphic, write a letter to your local paper, or give a short talk at your congregation or workplace.
Take this step30 minutes to startCall or write the officials who oversee MDC. We will send one short script a month to everyone on the list.
Take this step15 minutes a monthAdopt MDC for the long term with a monthly prayer or sermon, a collection, a delegation to the vigil, or a care team for families.
Take this stepOne meeting to startWatch over your block safely and lawfully: document, verify before you alert, and connect neighbors to legal help.
Take this stepA group chat and a weekendFill this in once. We will write to you with a first step that fits what you chose. We only use your answers to organize this work, and you can ask to leave at any time.
This form does not ask where you live, your immigration status, or anything else you did not choose to share.
Thank you. You are in.
We will email you a first step that fits what you chose. See you Tuesday night outside MDC Brooklyn.
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Supported by the New York Immigration Coalition, Hands Off NYC, Dignity not Detention and Indivisible Brooklyn.
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Thank you to everyone who stood outside MDC Brooklyn. The rally is over. The work is not. About 1,500 people are confined at MDC Brooklyn, the only long-term ICE detention center in New York City. Every Tuesday from 6 to 7 PM, neighbors and faith leaders stand outside so the people inside know someone is there. Here is how to take part this week: come to the vigil, support families, learn, tell the story, contact officials, or bring your congregation. MDC Brooklyn, 80 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Pick one thing and send this to one person.
#AllEyesOnMDC #MDCBrooklyn
Open the songbook and pick the song we are singing. The words are there for everyone.
Meet the people who show up each week, and hear about the next vigil and how to help.
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One short email each week, with the next vigil and the monthly action.
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See you Tuesday night outside MDC Brooklyn.
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