About Sanctuary City
The people of Bellingham are calling for an ordinance that will provide legal sanctuary for member s of the military who exercise their duty to object to an illegal war. To that end, we hope to have grassroots community effort to urge City Council to pass resolutions to not waste public funds on the arrest or detention of service members who are absent without leave.
ACTION ALERT: AWOL Marine Jailed in Whatcom County
Vigil tomorrow (Wed) 10am-1pm for an AWOL Marine who is being held in the
Whatcom County Jail. The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center and the G.I. Sanctuary
City Movement will be standing in solidarity in front of the Whatcom County
Jail, 311 Grand Avenue.
PLEASE stop by the vigil between your classes or on your lunch hour from work. We'd love to see you for however long you can stay. Manuel said he would appreciate your support and solidarity.
Manuel Leonard Perry, age 30, was booked Monday, June 1, after he turned himself in at the Canada-U.S. border. Manuel is from West Virginia. He was attached to a Marine Reserve Unit in Maryland and went AWOL in April 2003 after his unit received orders to deploy to Iraq.
Local attorney Larry Hildes and Marie Marchand, executive director of The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, visited with Manuel on Tuesday evening.
This arrest and detention comes less than a week before The City of Bellingham hosts a Community Discussion on the matter of G.I. war resisters. This public discussion will take place on Monday, June 8, at 7pm at the Municipal Court Building, 2014 C St. It will be filmed and televised at a later date on BTV10.
PLEASE stop by the vigil between your classes or on your lunch hour from work. We'd love to see you for however long you can stay. Manuel said he would appreciate your support and solidarity.
Manuel Leonard Perry, age 30, was booked Monday, June 1, after he turned himself in at the Canada-U.S. border. Manuel is from West Virginia. He was attached to a Marine Reserve Unit in Maryland and went AWOL in April 2003 after his unit received orders to deploy to Iraq.
Local attorney Larry Hildes and Marie Marchand, executive director of The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, visited with Manuel on Tuesday evening.
This arrest and detention comes less than a week before The City of Bellingham hosts a Community Discussion on the matter of G.I. war resisters. This public discussion will take place on Monday, June 8, at 7pm at the Municipal Court Building, 2014 C St. It will be filmed and televised at a later date on BTV10.
Whatcom Republicans
A group known as the Whatcom Republicans have announced their opposition to the GI Sanctuary City Movement. You can read their statement on their website: whatcomgop.com.