COALITION ASKS AURORA PLANNING COMMISSION TO VOTE AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTER
Contacts: Chandra Russo, CIRC, (303)893-1500; Miram Peña, CPC, (303) 866-0908
Immigrants Rights Groups join with neighbors, former employees of the GEO Group and faith leaders to oppose construction
WHAT: Protest to oppose private detention center and ask Aurora Planning Commission to vote against construction
WHY: The GEO Group, a billion dollar corporation, wants to build an 1,100-bed immigrant holding facility in Aurora. A coalition of immigrant rights groups, criminal justice reform advocates, faith leaders, Aurora residents and business owners oppose this proposed construction for a variety of reasons:
· Detention destroys families and communities
· Detention hurts asylum seekers and other victims of torture and trauma
· Conditions in detention are atrocious
· Private prisons profit off of misery
WHEN: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 5:15pm: Press Conference and Protest
6:00pm: Planning Commission Hearing
WHERE: Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Parkway; Aurora, CO
Press conference and protest outside; Hearing in Council Chambers
SPONSORS and SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
· Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
· Colorado Progressive Coalition
· Rights for All People
· Loretta Perry-Wilborne, ex-employee of the GEO facility in Aurora
· Rev. Patrick Demmer, Graham Memorial Community Church
For more info check out these previous blog posts:
Detention to Expand
Reflections on Aurora Detention Center
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