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Pax Christi NJ
@PaxChristiNJ
NJ region of @PaxChristiUSA. Promoting gospel nonviolence- demilitarization, anti-racism, reconciliation with justice and creation. Laudato si', Fratelli tutti
Jul 15, 2021 • 9 tweets • 10 min read
A year ago today we were outside Elberon Development Group's office, the landlords to CoreCivic at the Elizabeth Detention Ctr, holding a teach-in on the history and current conditions there. We demanded ICE #FreeThemAll @rizzo_pubhist facebook.com/whitstrub/vide… The day before this event, but after a great deal of community pressure, Elberon announced that it would be working to end its lease with CoreCivic. #NoBusinessWithICE njspotlight.com/2020/07/elizab…
May 4, 2021 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Answer: Since it opened in 1993, but then it was operated by Esmor. INS found that guards treated people with "capricious cruelty". While the operators have changed, it's still a miserable place that needs to be closed. #ICEOutOfNJ #FreeThemAll #DignityNotDetention One of the women who was held at the Elizabeth Detention Center in those early years was Fauziya Kassindja who fled her country of Togo to escape a forced marriage and female genital mutilation. She came to the US seeking asylum but was jailed instead. pbs.org/speaktruthtopo…