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23 de Diciembre, 2006
Christmas Eve Vigil for Prison Camp Children
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THIS IS VERY SHORT NOTICE—I first saw it just moments ago in a comment thread at XP's jernt. But people are organizing a Christmas Eve Vigil for the inmate Mexican children being incarcerated right now at the Hutto Prison Camp in Texis. They are bringing strength, love, candles, and they are going to play flamenco music as they protest! How beautiful.
Oh, and if you are in the Eugene/Portland, OR area and suddenly decide to drive there, drop me a line, vat@!!!
| From: Jay Johnson [mailto:jayjsr-AT-stx.rr-DOT-com] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: Christmas Eve vigil for the children in the Hutto family prison camp… For immediate release… Contact: Jay J. Johnson-Castro: (830)-768-0768 Teye and Belen: (512)922-0789 Austin, Texas.
Jay, who gained international media attention when he made a 205 mile walk from Laredo to Brownsville to protest the proposed border wall as well as the walk from the Capitol in Austin to Hutto prison camp last week, proposed the Christmas Eve Vigil so as not to forget the children over the holidays who are imprisoned there. Teye and Belen embraced the thought and offered to perform there. The Vigil will be held on Dec 24, from 5-6pm, across from the entrance of the Hutto prison camp. Teye and Belen will use their Flamenco talents to show their protest for the inhumane treatment of the inmates of Don Hutto Center in Taylor Texas, especially the 200 children that are imprisoned there. They will perform according to their best Gypsy Campfire traditions. Since there will be no campfire…it is requested that you bring your own candles. Most folks who would be likely to support such a vigil will already have made plans for Christmas Eve with their friends and families and enjoying traditional holiday cheer. Recognizing that few will be thinking about imprisoned children here on American soil on this Christmas Eve, Jay, along with Teye and Belen will hold this special vigil…for these children. Even if only a few are able to attend, all will know that someone is conscious of their plight. The intention of this vigil is therefore two fold. (1) To bring hope in during the Christmas holidays to children and their families in the Hutto and other prison camps throughout Texas and the United States and (2) to bring further local, state, national and international awareness to their plight. Address of the Hutto family prison camp: 1001 Welch St., Taylor, Texas (35 miles northeast of the State Capitol) If you are not part of the media, please forward this to your media friends.
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Along with Jay J. Johnson-Castro, two professional Flamenco performers, Teye and Belen, who are based in Austin ( www.teyeandbelen.com ), are organizing a Christmas Eve Vigil for the children who are incarcerated in the Hutto prison camp in Taylor, Texas.And Jay, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for gettin' your groove on with this. We need more like you.
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Comentarios (2)
LaVerdad dijo:
I met Jay this Saturday during a protest at the Hutto camp. The man is very sincere about freeing innocent children. Please visit our website at www.hutto.galleons.org or www.galleons.org. I have pictures if you are interested in posting them on your website.
Palabras por LaVerdad spat forth on el 9 de Mayo, 2007 at 01:07 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
will do, thanks laverdad.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 9 de Mayo, 2007 at 01:11 PM