Beyond saying ouch, Host a Discussion on Those Deported
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Today prejudice, even hate, keeps this Taylor, Texas prison on the map. The Williamson County Commissioners Court authorized the Corrections Corp of America (CCA) to use 512 prison beds as of May 2006 on property dedicated as a 'farm workers Sanctuary' between 1947 and 1975. Early activists fought racists who beat or hung Blacks and Latinos seen outside “their part of Town”. Now, shortly after a CCA Vice President’s stock market holdings earned +/- $16.31 per share in one day, ours clearly involves a repeat performance.

Recall:

• The Presbyterian 215th General Assembly called for Abolition of For Profit Prisons in 2003
• US Catholic Bishops say "We call upon pastors and lay leaders to ensure support for migrant and immigrant families." http://www.usccb.org/mrs/nmw/9challenges.shtml
• The Social Principles of the United Methodist Church condemn the "torture of persons by governments for any purpose" and assert that it violates Christian teachings.
• A 2007 Baptist Conference held in pushed for less restrictive alternatives
• Unitarian Universalists advocate freedoms as an alternative to detention
• Jews oppose like barbarism in any form
• US-based Muslim believers detest detention practices per the teachings of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
• American Atheists adamantly oppose detention of humans
• NRCAT.Org – The National Religious Campaign Against Torture generally opposes oppression
• The indigenous ask the Four Winds to prevent and overcome detentions, genocide and torture

Contact Psychotherapist Ken Koym to speak with your group, synagogue, church, mosque or association. Let's meet so we may dialogue about the grave losses forced on asylum seekers deported to what is no longer their homes. Often the scenario is horrible for deportees and tragic for today's US image. If requested we may view a DVD describing life in the Taylor family prison. Set a date by calling 512.215.4798; emailing koym@dialoguemakers.org or writing 9704 Monarch Lane, Austin TX 78724.

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