Golda Velez

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60% earnest 10% snark and the rest is random tree pics and stuff volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us - spreading @ Workers.vc signal: @minty.53

7. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation had a $30M ICE detention design contract. When it came to light, they acted quickly. Chairman Rupnick: "We know our Indian reservations were the government's first attempts at detention centers." They fully withdrew from ICE work & fired those responsible.

My Tribe’s ICE Contract Betrayed Our Values

Opinion. Late last Monday afternoon, my daughter sent me a text with a link to a Topeka, Kansas television station story with the headline, “Prairie Band lands $30M contract for ICE ‘mega centers." As...

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4. Capgemini, one of France's largest tech firms, had a $4.8M ICE skip tracing/bounty hunting contract its leadership reportedly didn't know about. French unions and lawmakers demanded answers. Capgemini opted to sell off its involved US subsidiary.

French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links

After being the subject of questions in Parliament and calls for transparency from the government, the company said the process of selling its US subsidiary would begin 'immediately.'

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3. A South Jersey auto company, Holman, was set to install detainee-transport gear in 200 ICE vans for $10M. After learning about the contract, groups like @crindivisible.bsky.social organized protests and urged phone calls to the company. Holman walked away from the contract.

ICE Contract Nixed By South Jersey Manufacturer, Company Spokesperson Says

Protests have been organized against the auto company. Here's the framework of the $10 million agreement with ICE.

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2. DLR Group, a major architecture firm, took on a CoreCivic contract to convert a prison into an ICE detention center. Then 75+ employees spoke out internally, some quit, and a PR staffer resigned publicly. The firm backed out of all future ICE/prison design work.

Top architecture firm won’t design more ICE prisons after employees revolt

They thought their firm focused on humane design. Then they learned of the private detention center contract.

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1. When Oneida Nation leaders found out its subsidiary had signed ICE detention contracts from social media posts, they moved fast. Tribal Chairman Tehassi Hill said, it didn't "align with the nation's values, our culture and who we are as Haudenosaunee people." Contracts terminated, CEO replaced.

Oneida Nation LLC takes action to terminate contracts with ICE • Wisconsin Examiner

Oneida Engineering Science Construction Group (OESC) will terminate two contracts it has with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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the main point from Jim Driscoll: maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong - the ACLU director called for shutting down the country if the administration defies court orders.

MAY DAY STRONG

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Golda Velez@goldavelez.org · 6d ago

Gonna live-blog this themanyshadesofgreen.com recording, you'll have to watch after its pushed out George's shade of green is the algae-reflecting-pool color Yolanda Nava talking about the energy transition importance - 2200/2400 of climate change conf participants oil co lobbyists