Lincoln Witness

Lincoln Witness at the Farmer’s Market
2025-09-20 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-13 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-06 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | MA

Standout at Burlington ICE Office - Justice For All Thursdays
2025-09-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-04 11:00 - 13:00 | ICE Office Burlington, 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803, United States
Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) invites you to stand in solidarity with immigrants and resistance to ICE and their cruel and lawless detention of our neighbors Thursdays from 11am-1pm, starting September 4. Regardless of any other political views, you are welcome to join us and demand Justice 4 All so long as you do so non-violently.
Our friends at Bearing Witness have been hosting gatherings at this location for many weeks. We are an unaffiliated group, but very much aligned with their values and mission. Our goal is to add to the total number of hours that citizens stand in non-violent opposition to the deplorable detainment conditions at this location. If you have been to Bearing Witness on Wednesdays, we would love to have you at Justice 4 All Thursdays.
Schedule (Starting Thursday, September 4 – more dates to follow)
11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements
11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave
12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd.
What happens at this ICE office?
ICE personnel depart from District Ave. in unmarked vans with tinted windows on missions to abduct immigrants across New England. Immigrants may also show up at the office for appointments. The facility on District Ave was never intended to be a detention center, yet immigration lawyers and media interviews reveal that people are now being housed here in conditions that have been called “abysmal” and “unsanitary.”
What to expect at Justice 4 All?
We are committed to nonviolence, and we stand peacefully with signs outside the facility. We do not block the entrance, we do not physically approach ICE agents as they walk to/from the parking lot, and we do not block traffic on District Ave.
Signs
This is a very targeted action outside the ICE facility, so it’s not the venue for protesting other causes. Even though we care deeply about other issues, while outside ICE we must remain focused on immigration.
Parking and other tips
For parking, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road, follow signs for Macy’s, see map). For those with mobility challenges, please keep in mind that the lots closest to ICE — the FAA lot beside ICE and the BAE Systems lot directly across the street from ICE — have both been blocked off. There are restaurants nearby (Clover, Pressed Cafe, Chipotle) to get food and use the bathroom. Before arriving, please consider your own self-preservation (citizenship status) and self-care (sunscreen, hydration, etc.).

Bearing Witness @ Burlington MA ICE Office
2025-09-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-10 11:00 - 13:00 | MA
Members of the public are invited to stand in peaceful solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. Together, we show love and support for immigrants, express our shame at ICE agents, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government. Regardless of your views on any other political issues, if you support immigrants and their constitutional rights and are committed to nonviolence you are welcome to join. For more info visit: Bearing Witness @ ICE.
For parking, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road, follow signs for Macy’s, see map). For those with mobility challenges, please bear in mind that the lots nearest ICE – the FAA building beside ICE and BAE Systems across the street – are usually blocked off. Note: ICE security guards will direct people to leave the ICE parking lot.

Accompaniment at ICE HQ - Defend Blanca
2025-09-16 07:00 | ICE Office Burlington, 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803, United States
Sign up: bit.ly/BlancaUpdates
The community showed up for Blanca in Burlington in August. Now, one month later,Blanca is being ordered to return to Burlington ICE headquarters where again she faces the risk of being detained on the spot or being given a 2-week notice to self deport.
Her check-in comes right in the middle of another surge where masked and violent ICE agents flood our state to carry out mass arrests in heightened numbers. Blanca’s case is one of thousands of immigrants in Massachusetts alone who have been kidnapped by ICE or are at risk of being detained in just the last few months. Another kidnapping trap, ICE check-ins now carry increased risk of being detained on the spot. These federal actions do not make our streets safer, but rather terrorize us all. We need resources for what actually makes us all safe – housing, education, healthcare and good jobs
Blanca’s situation is especially acute because she is a survivor of childhood polio living with physical disabilities and mobility issues. Countless detainees describe being denied the medicines and medical care they rely on daily while in detention. Her potential detention or deportation would not only mean being ripped from family and community but probable physical suffering or even death without medical treatment.
Can’t mobilize in person? Go to bit.ly/SupportBlancaSept16 or click the link in bio to access our mobilization toolkit

ICE Out of Boston Rally
2025-09-13 14:00 | JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury St., Boston, MA, United States

No Fear Street Theater
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:30 | MA
At the corner of Mall road and District Avenue, Burlington

Please continue to publicly standout against ICE in a weekly visibility event on Saturday.
We want shoppers and neighbors to know that an ICE detention center operating to illegally detain tax paying, working immigrants who are arrested without a judicial warrant, or snatched when they voluntarily show up for a requested administrative meeting or a court hearing.

Lincoln Witness Ladies Liberty Standout at Burlington ICE Headquarters
2025-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | ICE Office Burlington, 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803, United States

Safe Communities Stronger Together
2025-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Road Church in Acton, 257 Great Rd, Acton, MA, United States
Featured Speaker, Boston Immigration Attorney, Matt Cameron (co-host of the legal podcast Opening Arguments)
Learn about immigrant rights, recognizing and responding to ICE and how to support immigrant justice.
Indivisible Acton Area is proud to be a co-sponsor.
Space is limited; please register.

Lincoln Witness to Speak at Lincoln Select Board Meeting
2025-09-08 18:30 | Lincoln Town Offices, 16 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States

Benefit Concert to Support Our Immigrant & Refugee Communities
2025-09-07 17:00 - 20:00 | 100 Concord Road, Lincoln, MA, 100 Concord Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Local immigrant communities are facing hard, even desperate times. You can help out and enjoy music outdoors at the same time! Featuring musical inspiration from The Honeysteelers and the Wicked Pickers Trio.

Your donations (minimum $10, but much more please, if you can afford it!) will go to the International Institute of New England and the Mass Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. Please bring cash or checks. If you cannot attend, please donate anyhow, and let us know!

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket and your own picnic dinner! All ages welcome!

Use this RSVP form to receive parking info and any necessary updates, so that we know how many are coming.

Meet Witness at the LPTO-Sponsored Back-to-School Picnic
2025-09-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Lincoln Public Schools, 6 Ballfield Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States

Bearing Witness @ Burlington MA ICE Office
2025-09-03 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-20 11:00 - 13:00 | ICE Office Burlington, 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803, United States

First Labor Day Parade in Boston
2025-09-01 09:30 - 11:30 | MA
Beacon Street & Park Street, Beacon St & Park St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Join us as we go to the First Boston Labor Day Parade sponsored by the
Greater Boston Labor Council. The Council is making history with Boston’s first-ever Labor Day Parade! YOU’RE invited to march with us!
We’ll follow a powerful route that honors the victories of the past and energizes the movement we’re building today 💪. This isn’t just a parade, it’s a statement, a celebration, and a call to action. Sponsors also include 5051 and Indivisible Coaltion Massachusetts.
More details will come later this week. Please RSVP here to Lexington Alarm! if you want to march with us, bring a No King! sign, and show our solidarity. We will update all who signup with full details including march info, ride sharing, where to get signs etc.

All-Faiths Prayers for Liberty
2025-09-01 00:00 - 23:59 | MA
Dear Massachusetts Residents of All Faiths:
You are invited to Prayers For Liberty this Labor Day, Monday September 1, 2025. Your physical presence is essential. Your task is to invite your neighbor. Our democracy depends on our common, public witness. Join us in person on Monday September 1, 2025. Register for #PrayersForLiberty here.
To join any portion of the march and prayers on September 1st, please register here.
If you have questions or would like more information, our leadership team will host question and response sessions for clergy and other religious leaders over zoom on Thursday, August 14th, from 6:00-6:45 p.m. and on Tuesday, August 19th from 8:30-9:15 a.m.
A printable flyer and handout to share with friends, family, and congregations is available here.
Join us on September 1st in our call to religious leaders around the country, and all our fellow Americans: calling for our President to obey the law and to respect the decisions of our courts and the rights of all American residents.
We stand up for deeply American values – due process of law, constitutional governance, democracy, the American vision of e pluribus unum, and the aspiration of liberty and justice for all. Our faiths compel us.
On Friday, May 30th, hundreds of us marched from Lexington to Boston, reversing Paul Revere’s ride for liberty 250 years ago to sound the alarm for democracy, as the actions of our current presidential administration regularly violate our shared sacred values and our constitutional rights. We stopped in Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge, and Boston to pray to God for the merciful and just rule of law from our federal administration, as well as the protection and preservation of our sacred values and democratic principles. We also brought a letter signed by over 300 Massachusetts clergy, addressed to members of our Congressional Delegation.
This Labor Day – Monday, September 1st, 9:00-5:00 – to sound the alarm for American democracy and to demand a more just and humane democracy that honors our shared sacred values. This time, not just clergy, but ALL people of any faith, are invited to march and pray together!
Stand together with us please. Register here. Invite a neighbor. Tell your community.
In Faith, Hope, and Power,
The Prayers For Liberty Organizing Team
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What does the schedule look like on Monday, September 1st?
9:00 a.m. Hancock Church – parking, gathering, greeting
9:15 a.m. Opening prayer on Lexington Battle Green
9:45 a.m. Walk from Lexington to Arlington (~5.3 miles)
12:00 p.m. Prayer in Arlington Center – The lawn at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Arlington
12:30 Walk to Cambridge Commons (~3.5 Miles)
2:30 Prayer in Cambridge Center – Cambridge Commons
3:00 Walk to Boston Commons – 3.1 to 3.2 miles
5:00 Boston Prayer and Rally at the Common – Embrace Statue or Common Bandstand
Who can participate in the march? For what parts?
People of all faiths are invited to participate in any segment. We will walk relatively quickly between stops, in order to make it to each of our prayer gatherings on time. (See schedule above.) For our friends who are disabled, tired, busy, etc., we welcome participation at any one of the prayer stops in Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge, and especially at our conclusion in Boston.
Can I use my clothing, signage, and speech to protest other concerns at this event?
While we respect the conscience, speech, and liberty of all, at this event we are focused on the preservation of our shared sacred values and democratic, constitutional governance. In our prayers and signage, we ask that participants not mention any other issues, however important they are to one’s conscience and community. Our power is in a shared, consistent message of #PrayersForLiberty
What should I bring? What should I wear?
Clergy are encouraged to wear any clothing identifying their tradition and/or role. We will have bathroom stops in Arlington and Cambridge. We recommend all participants bring a refillable water bottle, some snacks in your pocket, sunscreen and hat, and comfortable walking shoes!

Immigration Action Panel
2025-08-31 11:15 | First Parish Lincoln, Ma
Immigration Action
Concerned about immigration and ICE:
Join us for an
IMMIGRATION ACTION PANEL
AUGUST 31 AT FIRST PARISH LINCOLN
11:15 for panel, Q & A and discussion.

Join us—and the UU Consortium—to learn about AMAZING Local Action for Immigration Justice
Activists from our neighboring towns are helping immigrant families:

FPBedford : Providing housing for immigrants in church and with congregants;
BIJAN: Supporting people in detention through court accompaniment and more;
FPConcord : Providing housing for immigrants with local community members;
Waltham/FUERZA: Rapid response support network for communities being targeted by ICE, providing resources for individuals taken and their families

When: Sunday, August 31 at 11:15 (following church service that you are welcome to join)
Where: First Parish Church, Lincoln 4 Bedford Road.
Parking: Library lane, Old Lexington Road and at the Stone Church, 14 Bedford Road
All are welcome!
ICE’s illicit deportations must be stopped! But right now we are needed to support our immigrant neighbors!

No Fear Street Theater
2025-08-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-23 11:00 - 12:30 | MA
At the corner of Mall road and District Avenue, Burlington

Please continue to publicly standout against ICE in a weekly visibility event on Saturday.
We want shoppers and neighbors to know that an ICE detention center operating to illegally detain tax paying, working immigrants who are arrested without a judicial warrant, or snatched when they voluntarily show up for a requested administrative meeting or a court hearing.
Recently another worker at a local pizza shop was arrested.

Lincoln Witness at the Farmer's Market
2025-08-30 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-16 09:30 - 12:30 | MA

Lady Liberty Flash-Mob Dry Run
2025-08-19 09:30 | Lynn District Court
The group working on lady liberty anti- ice flash mob will do a dry run. They plan to do in Boston court and Burlington eventually.

Black Tie Protest Outside Cafe Escadrille
2025-08-15 16:30 - 19:30 | 26 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA, 26 Cambridge St., Burlington, MA
Dress Code: Formal Attire
The owner of Cafe Escadrille also owns the ICE Prison/Field OFfice at 1000 District Ave. He has refused to cooperate with the town and has fought against inspections and oversight of the facility.
Parking: Down the street in front of the Ice Palace

Show Support for At-Risk Community Leader w/ICE Appointment
2025-08-15 07:30 | ICE Office Burlington, 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803, United States
Copied from the Bearing Witness Facebook page: There is a community leader with the Essex County Community Organization (ECCO) who has an appointment with ICE on Friday, and her friends and allies are calling for wide community support because we believe she is at high risk of deportation. Her appointment is at 8 am and we want a strong showing as she enters the ICE office in Burlington.
Please attend if you can, and share with your group if you have a way to do so before Friday.
B. is from Honduras and has been in Massachusetts since 2015. She applied for asylum but after losing her case in front of a judge with a very low approval rate, she received a “stay of removal” from ICE, allowing her to continue her life here. She is a polio survivor with disabilities and her current medical needs make ICE detention an extremely dangerous place for her to be. She has been called into the Burlington ICE office for an appointment, and her lawyer believes she is likely to be detained for deportation. She has chosen to go to the appointment but has asked for us to be there outside to support her.
All Clergy are encouraged to wear collars or other markers of their role in the faith community.
For parking, please use the nearby Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road), as parking is no longer allowed in ICE’s own lot.
