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NH Immigrants Solidarity Vigil
January 2 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
An event every month that begins at 9:00am on day First of the month, repeating indefinitely
Join the Immigrants Solidarity Vigils, the first Tuesday of the month at the ICE office in Manchester groups of faith and other supporters are welcome to join the vigils at the Norris Cotton Office building, 275 Chestnut St, Manchester at 9 AM. The vigils are organized by the Immigrant Solidarity Network which is a program of Granite State Organizing Project.
The Vigils consist of an opening ceremony, songs and the “Jericho Walk,” where attendees circle the block around the building seven times in accord with the biblical story from the Book of Joshua. But, instead of praying for the physical walls of the Norris Cotton Building to collapse, they pray that the walls of injustice facing immigrants will come tumbling down. After the vigil are prayers, updates from community members and closing prayers.
The Immigrant Solidarity vigils provide immigrants and their supporters a chance to meet each other and “coalesce for a common cause.” Those who have to check in with ICE, always fearful of an order that could force them to leave the communities where they have settled, have reacted at first with puzzled looks, but once they know what we’re doing they are grateful and know there is support for them in our community.
These vigils tell ICE and the Government; that we’re still here, that we still care, that we’re watching what’s going on and that we will continue fighting until we achieve a fair immigration system that works for all.
