On Tuesday, March 30th at 4:00 p.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. CT, Beto O’Rourke, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Filemon Vela and border leaders will host a virtual press conference to call on President Joe Biden to permanently cancel Trump’s border wall and repair the harm it has done in communities across the border.
Biden’s 60-day review period of border wall contracts – which was established by a proclamation on January 20, 2021 – ended on March 21st. However, the Administration has yet to announce permanent action that will cancel the contracts and stop wall construction.
In the meantime, far right extremists and border wall proponents are proactively fomenting fear, claiming that not having a wall has created a new “crisis” on the border, which contradicts actual data.
In response, members of Congress, #NotAnotherFoot supporters, and No Border Wall Coalition members are collectively working to keep the Biden Administration laser-focused on the needs of border communities; withdrawing all land confiscation cases; restoring legal protections of U.S. citizens waived through the REAL ID Act; healing and remediating sensitive ecosystems destroyed by border wall construction; and broadening the array of stakeholders with a seat at the table in the decision-making process beyond law enforcement to include landowners, environmental groups, civil liberties groups, and Native leaders.
From the beginning the wall has been a national monument to racism, stoking flames of violence and sowing division among communities. It has diverted billions of tax dollars in the midst of a pandemic that has taken 500,000+ lives, and has assaulted American values and the rights of nature, sacred indigenous sites, and property owners along its destructive path.
WHAT:
National Telepresser: “Not Another Foot: Cancel The Wall For Good”
WHO: · Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke
- U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-3)
- U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (TX-34)
- Verlon José, member of the Tohono O’Odham tribal nation
- Tricia Cortez, Executive Director, Rio Grande International Study Center (Laredo, TX) and Founding Member of No Border Wall Laredo Coalition
- Roberto López, Texas Civil Rights Project, which represents various landowner cases.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 30th at 4:00 PM EST / 3 PM CST / 1 PM PST
DIAL IN:
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvduivqzouGtKN__5EA4P9LhSLnb_SHKMs
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#NotAnotherFoot Partner Organizations: RAICES, Mijente, Presente.org, No Border Wall Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Rio Grande International Study Center, RGV Equal Voice, River Pierce Foundation, Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe (TX), Kumeyaay Nation (CA), Tohono O’Odham Nation (AZ),Veterans For Peace, Texas Civil Rights Project, National Butterfly Center, La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Resource Center, Fronteristxs, Via International, Friends of Friendship Park, La Iglesia Fronteriza, Laredo Immigrant Alliance.
The #NoBorderWall Laredo Coalition is a network of residents, elected officials, & organizations who oppose the border wall.
Website: NotAnotherFoot.org | Twitter: @notanotherfoot
