12/22/20

By Karla Barber

What’s Next? Postcard Campaign

Postcard #2 - (Mail January 5-8)

Never Again Child Detentions: Tornillo Child Detention Postcard #2

Instructions

This campaign is being sent to Joe & Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas (nominated to head Department of Homeland Security), and Antony Blinken (Secretary of State nominee). To make this a successful campaign, please follow these instructions for printing, writing and mailing your cards:

1. Download Postcard #2 (image from “Uncaged Art”, courtesy of University of Texas El Paso, Uncaged Art: Tornillo Children's Detention Camp)

2. Print your postcards: Four postcards per sheet, double sided (needs to include the photo credit on the back) on card stock. You can purchase card stock and cut apart or Avery has postcard stock available that is perforated for separation (any of their products that are 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", 4 per sheet). If you do not have capability to print double sided, you can print single side.

3. Write your postcards. The theme for this card is Never Again Child Detentions! Here are some ideas, but we encourage you to use your own words:

   1. Children belong with their families.

   2. Detention is harmful to children. Detention = jail.

   3. Place children with families or sponsors, not in detention.

   4. Once you take office - What’s Next for the children who cross our border?

   5. We are counting on you to keep children and their families safe and together.

   6. It is immoral for private companies to make money from keeping children in detention centers.

   7. Child detention - Never again.

4. Sign your name, including your City and State

5. Address the cards to:

   1. Joe and Jill Biden

President-Elect

United States of America

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20230

1. Kamala Harris

Vice President-Elect

United States of America

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20230

1. Alejandro Mayorkas

Secretary-Designate, Dept. of Homeland Security

℅ WilmerHale Washington DC Office

1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20006

1. Honorable Antony Blinken

Secretary of State-Designate

℅ Foreign Policy for America

1302 K St. NW

Suite 300W

Washington, D.C. 20005

1. Apply a 35 cent postcard stamp to each card

2. Drop your cards in the mail between January 5-8

Print and Mail: Tornillo Child Detention Postcard #2