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De-ICE Hanscom Standout
In-person event Fridays from 1:30 pm – 3 pm at Hanscom rotary
We will be standing out at Hanscom next Friday, February 6
Just like Bearing Witness in Burlington, we will have a shovel brigade to clear out some of the area where we usually stand. Bring a shovel.
Shoveling 1:00-1:30 – standout 1:30-3:00
We will need to clear some space to stand, so bring your shovels!
Although there have been a few sunny, relatively warm days, there is still little available parking – and our site remains under snow. Only 3 or 4 cars can park on Hanscom Dr.There is no available parking on Old Bedford Rd.We’ll create a shuttle system from Concord Center – Meet at the parking lot by the Concord visitor center (map below) at 1:00. We currently have 4 drivers.
The weekly afternoon standout is on Fridays from 1:30 to 3:00 at the Hanscom Rotary (intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.)
De-ICE Hanscom is a coalition organizing peaceful standouts with the goal of eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. ICE is using these flights to swiftly move immigrants out of New England in order to hinder effective legal representation.
Coalition groups include Boston Workers Circle, Concord Indivisible, Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN), Indivisible Acton Area, Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA), Lexington Alarm, and Maynard Indivisible.
More info available HERE
ALSO; IMPORTANT!
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Many of you have written to Massport and Governor Healey using our Stop ICE Flights campaign page. Those messages helped prompt Governor Healey to send two formal letters demanding an end to ICE flights at Hanscom. We have now identified a clear legal pathway to stop the flights. Under 740 CMR 25.03, no commercial passenger aircraft with more than 60 seats may operate at Hanscom. The FAA classifies ICE charter carriers such as GlobalX and Eastern as commercial passenger service, and because this rule dates back to 1980, it is protected from federal preemption. Massport will only act with public pressure. Please send the new letters on our campaign page, even if you have written before. They are making a real difference. To send a letter, follow this LINK
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