IMCPA&F Weekly Email 11.12.25

Hello Indivisibles,

We’ve been working hard and deserve to pat ourselves on the back for the astounding results of last week’s election. This was not a small victory by any means! We should all revel in this victory and use it to remind ourselves that our everyday actions are and will continue to make a big impact. 

In anticipation of our upcoming Citizens Bank protests, below is some information to understand the importance of divesting from Citizens Bank in order to protect our communities from ICE/CBP.

Citizens Bank has long financed private prison and detention facility companies even though there have been years of allegations of forced labor, healthcare neglect, and other abuses. Citizens is a lender to companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group, which have caused widespread, documented harm to people in their facilities. Here in Pennsylvania, GEO operates the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest ICE detention facility in the Northeast. It is where most of our neighbors are taken after ICE abducts them off the street. Join us and ask Citizens Bank to STOP funding GEO Group and Core Civic and their abuses of the people in their facilities. Call them at (800) 922-9999.

📌Events📌

• Thursday, November 13th: Norristown and Zoom, 10am-12pm. Montgomery County Commissioner’s Meeting. Please consider joining the Montco Commissioner’s Meeting in person or via Zoom to urge them to pass a Welcoming Policy. If you’re interested in participating, please email Andi at andilaudisio@gmail.com to get more information.

• Thursday, November 20th: Zoom. November Immigration Chat @ 7pm. Join us for our November immigration chat and immigration focus group meeting this Thursday at 7 pm on zoom. Learn how to protect your neighborhood from ICE with Montco Community Watch. Register on Zoom to attend.

• Saturday, November 15th: Abington, 2-4pm. The People’s Neighborhood Protest. Raise your voice, Abington, Jenkintown, Cheltenham, Hatboro, Huntington Valley! We are still fighting for democracy and against authoritarianism. Join us for Indivisible Greater Jenkintown’s Neighborhood Protest at 1475 Old York Road. Mutual aid collection: if possible, please bring $20-$40 Walmart or Aldi gift cards for families impacted by ICE detentions.

• Saturday, November 22nd. Norristown, PA. Volunteering at Martha’s Farm. This is a family friendly event. Kids age 6 and older are welcome but must be monitored at all times. Volunteer activities include planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, and landscaping. We all learn a lot together. The day will start at 9am with a tour of the farm. The shift is from 9am to 12noon. Even if you can't stay the whole time, come out to join us and give back to the community.

• Saturday, November 22nd. Willow Grove and Limerick, PA. Citizens Bank Protest. Join us Saturday, November 22nd at 11 AM as we come together across Pennsylvania to send a message to Citizens Bank and raise awareness in our communities about the Citizen’s role in supporting for-profit detention operators.

• Saturday, December 6th. TBD: Save the date for another Citizens Bank Protest. 

• Sunday, December 7th. Next IMCPANF meeting 1-3pm, RSVP for details and location. Bring some gifts for our mutual aid swap- a great opportunity to share some things you no longer use around the house, for all ages! Any leftover things will be donated to Worthwhile Thrift. 

  
  

 IMCPANF To-Do List:

• Keep calling all of your representatives to let them know how disappointed you are for letting down the American people and giving up on our healthcare! We are grateful, however, for Madeleine Dean for voting no and standing up for the well-being of the American people. Be sure to call her too, and let her know!

Thanks for your great efforts. Keep up the great work, and be safe!

Indivisible Montgomery County PA & Friends Co-chairs