Tule Lake Pilgrimage

In WWII, our people were imprisoned here, at the Tule Lake Segregation Center, for being Japanese American and for resisting their incarceration. Today, we stand with all people whose civil liberties are under attack. twitter.com/savetulelake/s…

They failed a 'loyalty test.’ Now, Japanese Americans incarcerated at Tule Lake camp reclaim their stories latimes.com/projects/japan…

Registration is OPEN for our Virtual Protest to #CloseTheCamps! Please join us June 6-7 for a weekend of community building, conversation, and healing. The entire event is free online. Go to tsuruforsolidarity.org/tsururising for updated information! #TsuruRising

The Tule Lake Committee's Barbara Takei writes in @RafuShimpo about the Committee's ongoing litigation to #StopTheFence and protect the historic Tule Lake concentration camp site from destruction. rafu.com/2020/05/update…

The Tule Lake Pilgrimage Committee has decided to cancel the 2020 Tule Lake Pilgrimage scheduled for July 3 - 6, 2020. The decision was a difficult one, because of the continued and enthusiastic interest in our biennial Pilgrimage. Full statement at tulelake.org

Today is #FredKorematsuDay of Civil Liberties and the Constitution! Today, we honor Fred's fight for justice by encouraging everyone to register to vote and participate in our democracy. As one individual, Fred made a difference, and so can you.

In this interview with @HeraldandNews, Angela Sutton @tulelakenps provides updates on the progress of the work to preserve and repair the iconic jail, which Tule Lake administrators used to isolate dissident leaders from the rest of the WWII camp. heraldandnews.com/news/local_new…

Tsuru for Solidarity is alarmed by reports that Iranian Americans have been singled out to be held for hours and then intrusively questioned by border agents. Our full statement is in the image below and continues in the thread that follows: /1

Barbara Takei writes in @RafuShimpo about the ongoing litigation to preserve the historic Tule Lake concentration camp, which remains threatened by municipal airport development. rafu.com/2019/12/update… Please give (tulelake.org/donations) to support our fight!

Tule Lake Committee board member Barbara Takei writes in @nichibei about the status of the Committee's litigation to preserve the Tule Lake historic site from destruction. nichibei.org/2019/11/gag-or…

TULE LAKE ICON PASSES: Hiroshi Kashiwagi was a noted poet, playwright, author, actor and symbol of wartime resistance. nichibei.org/2019/11/tule-l… via @nichibei

Remembering and mourning the loss of Hiroshi Kashiwagi, 1922-2019. youtube.com/watch?v=8QDGXn…

RESISTANCE AT TULE LAKE in NYC with 5 films on wartime incarceration, Saturday Nov. 9 at 7pm. Filmmaker Konrad Aderer and members of Tsuru for Solidarity will give an update on Japanese American immigrant rights... facebook.com/konrad.aderer/…

Jennifer Nakamoto (CEO of the Nakamoto Group) is scheduled to testify to Congress at 2pm EDT today to defend her company's record of approving dangerous and inhumane conditions in ICE's prisons. Read our statement and watch for our live-tweeting of the hearing. #ShameOnNakamoto

BLOG POST: Fundraising campaign launched for @SaveTuleLake lawsuit to stop the fence at Tule Lake, after federal judge in the case lifts gag order. Read the Twitter Unroll here: wp.me/p2o9S2-1g7

We need your HELP. Please give generously at tulelake.org. Your donation is a vote of confidence that will help us continue fighting to protect Tule Lake and the historical legacy it represents. /15

We are fortunate to have a team of talented attorneys who are volunteering significant time and effort to litigate our case. However, we expect trial expenses that include witness interviews and travel, court reporter services for depositions, and research and consultants. /14

THREAD: It has been over a year since the Tule Lake Committee filed a civil rights complaint in Federal Court to stop the sale of the Tulelake Municipal Airport to an entity that vows to expand aviation activities on the site. We now have an important update. /1