{"id":1312369,"date":"2019-07-12T22:36:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T04:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions\/"},"modified":"2019-07-15T07:48:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:48:30","slug":"glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood-area residents rally as part of \u2018Lights for Liberty\u2019 event against human detentions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9122468659595\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-983801-859\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-7.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the\" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Vigil-gpi-071319-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the \" lights for rally and candlelight vigil held friday evening as part of the national campaign call attention to human detention><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Roaring Fork Valley residents gathered in Sayre Park Friday for a \u201cLights for Liberty\u201d vigil to raise awareness about human detention camps in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At the eight-o-clock hour, local musician Frank Martin strummed a Woody Guthrie tune as children, parents and grandparents held signs around the park\u2019s gazebo that read, \u201cStop Governing by Fear and Hate,\u201d \u201cStop the Trauma, Close the Camps\u201d and one which asked, \u201cWhere are the \u2018All Lives Matter People?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Calling the vigil a way to shine a light on the \u201csystemic mistreatment of immigrants,\u201d event organizer Maureen Biermann cited how over 60 percent of detainees were being held in facilities managed by private companies such as GEO Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">According to geogroup.com, the for-profit company contracted out by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) operates 69 corrections facilities in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis community does have a huge population of immigrants, and children of immigrants and it is important to show them that we are here and that we care,\u201d Biermann said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Additional \u201cLights for Liberty\u201d vigils occurred Friday across the state, country and world, including one directly outside an immigration facility in Aurora managed by the GEO Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On a separate but related topic, local attorney Colin Wilhelm addressed the crowd about what to do in the event that ICE shows up locally at someone\u2019s doorstep amid the Trump administration\u2019s threat of mass deportations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to speak to an ICE agent if they come to your door without a valid warrant,\u201d Wilhelm said before a translator interpreted the message in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cA valid warrant means one that is signed by a judge for your arrest,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, if they hold up a piece of paper that claims to be a warrant and it\u2019s not signed by a judge, it\u2019s not valid and you do not have to talk to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Those in attendance Friday erupted into applause when Wilhelm said, \u201cThe only way we can end these concentration camps is by rallies like this tonight. \u2026 And, we need to end that by our voices out here tonight, through the rest of the year and into 2020 to get that man out of the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Originally from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico but raised in Glenwood Springs, 30-year-old Zabdi Fuentes said she attended Friday\u2019s rally in Sayre Park simply to raise awareness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI really want people to see these people\u2019s lives and what they are going through,\u201d Zabdi said. \u201c\u2026 So that they understand it\u2019s not because they\u2019re evil or wanting to abuse the system, but because they want to have the same thing we all want in this life \u2014 happiness and the ability to provide food and shelter to their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:mabennett@postindependent.com\">mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-area-residents-rally-as-part-of-lights-for-liberty-event-against-human-detentions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight vigil held Friday evening as part of the national campaign to call attention to human detention camps.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs-area immigrant rights advocates gather at Sayre Park for the &#8220;Lights for LIberty&#8221; rally and candlelight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1312369","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-20 15:29:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1312411,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312369\/revisions\/1312411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}