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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUPDATE: Statue of Liberty climber Patricia Okoumou is on top of the Southwest Key building in Austin
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https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqxorjygwaJvSouthwest Key owns detention facilities that house immigrant children
UPDATE: See post #9. She's down now.
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UPDATE: Statue of Liberty climber Patricia Okoumou is on top of the Southwest Key building in Austin (Original Post)
blogslut
Feb 2019
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chowder66
(9,046 posts)1. She said she is facing 18 months of prison for acts of civil disobedience.
That's ridiculous.
blogslut
(37,981 posts)2. kick
blogslut
(37,981 posts)3. I'm sure there are other live streams of this
I know Patricia is live streaming on her Instagram page. But I'm sticking with this periscope feed. Act.tv is doing a great job. Patricia is a hero.
blogslut
(37,981 posts)4. Patricia's battery just died
But the act.tv periscope feed is still going.
blogslut
(37,981 posts)5. The feed ended but I think she's still up there
And I may have been watching a delayed feed.
Still. Patricia Okoumou is a hero.
blogslut
(37,981 posts)6. Twitter Images and Video
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Not sure if she's still up there. I'll keep ya'll posted.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)7. K&R nt
blogslut
(37,981 posts)8. As of 15 minutes ago, she's still up there
blogslut
(37,981 posts)9. She's come down off the building
Link to tweet
https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/02/20/woman-climbs-southwest-key-building-protesting-family-separation-at-the-border
Woman Ends Eight Hour Protest on Southwest Key Building
By Spectrum News Staff Austin
PUBLISHED 2:38 PM CST Feb. 20, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas After nearly eight hours, the woman who climbed to the top of the Southwest Key building in protest of family separation at the border came down.
Activist Patricia Okoumou is also known for climbing the Statue of Liberty last summer. She was later found guilty of tresspassing. She faces up to 18 months in federal prison and is set to be sentenced March 5.
Southwest Key is a nonprofit organization that operates shelter facilities for unaccompanied immigrant minors and immigrant youth.
Austin police received a call at 12:14 p.m. saying a woman was on the roof flying a banner.
She is currently being evaulated by Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services...
By Spectrum News Staff Austin
PUBLISHED 2:38 PM CST Feb. 20, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas After nearly eight hours, the woman who climbed to the top of the Southwest Key building in protest of family separation at the border came down.
Activist Patricia Okoumou is also known for climbing the Statue of Liberty last summer. She was later found guilty of tresspassing. She faces up to 18 months in federal prison and is set to be sentenced March 5.
Southwest Key is a nonprofit organization that operates shelter facilities for unaccompanied immigrant minors and immigrant youth.
Austin police received a call at 12:14 p.m. saying a woman was on the roof flying a banner.
She is currently being evaulated by Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services...
Texasgal
(17,037 posts)10. She's got guts!
She was up there for 7-8 hours!
IcyPeas
(21,839 posts)11. question is.....
why aren't there more protests or activists calling more attention to this?????
they won't let any media into the detention centers. It's all very secretive.
I applaud Patricia Okoumou.
and thanks for posting this.