Politics & Government
Waukegan Candlelight Vigil Planned To Protest Migrant Camps
Lights of Liberty will hold hundreds of vigils nationwide, including a vigil in Waukegan, to protest conditions in U.S. migrant camps.
WAUKEGAN, IL — Lights for Liberty: A Vigil To End Human Concentration camps will hold candlelight vigils on Friday, July 12, in locations throughout the country. A vigil is planned in Waukegan, according to the group's website. The goal of the vigils, according to the Lights for Liberty, is to protest the inhumane conditions of migrant camps along the U.S. southern border. Key events are planned in El Paso, Texas, Homestead, Fla., San Diego, Calif.; New York City; and Washington, D.C.
The vigil in Waukegan will be held at Christ Episcopal Church Waukegan, 410 Grand Avenue, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. According to the event Facebook page, the vigil is hosted by Lake County Immigrant Advocacy.
Legislators, activists, organizers and members of impacted communities will speak prior to the vigils.
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Vigil organizers ask anyone with AA batteries to please bring them for battery operated candles.
More information and updates can be found via Migrant Detention Vigil/Vigilia Contra la Detención Migrante.
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