<div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_jl3pf8au1" alt="ACLU email logo.jpg" width="507" height="240"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear ACLU Members,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We want to call your attention to this rally in Kankakee on Sept. 1. Champaign County ACLU is one of the sponsors.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><p style="font-size:28px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">One Less: Who</p>
<p style="font-size:28px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Will Fill These</p>
<p style="font-size:28px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Shoes?</p>
<p style="font-size:30px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday</p>
<p style="font-size:30px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">September 1st</p>
<p style="font-size:30px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">1 PM</p>
<p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Kankakee County</p>
<p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Courthouse</p>
<p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">450 E. Court St.</p>
<p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Kankakee, IL</p><p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><br></p><p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">The rally is organized by Connect Kankakee, a local group opposing the expansion of their detention center to house more people detained by ICE. You can read their statement and see their flyer attached below. </p><p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><br></p><p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">"With on average 150 ICE detainees being held per day and the Sheriff calling for expanding our detention center by 32,000 square feet AND improving the local airport to expedite deportations directly from Kankakee, we could become the largest such facility in the state.  While local press coverage touts the Sheriff's stated revenue gains of $4.2 million adding to an otherwise dire financial situation for Kankakee County, we have found that many residents remain uninformed on this issue.  That's where we come in.  This event will put county officials on notice and champion our initiative to end holding ICE detainees in Kankakee County."</span><br></p><p style="font-size:23px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4">Please help them <b>spread the word, </b>especially if you know people near Kankakee. </font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4">If you are interested in going and have space for riders or need a ride, </font><span style="font-size:large">David Dorman has offered to coordinate carpools.</span><font size="4"> </font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4">Contact:  David Dorman<<a href="mailto:ddorman@marlboro.edu">ddorman@marlboro.edu</a>>.</font> </p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">You can reach Connect Kankakee at <span class="gmail-go"><<a href="mailto:connectkankakee@gmail.com">connectkankakee@gmail.com</a>></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">As always, thanks for being part of the resistance and supporting ACLU!</p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></p></div></div>