WE DID IT! Avelo is leaving Bradley in January, after weak demand and the CT Airport Authority denial of its request for even more free rent. Thank you to everyone who stood out, boycotted, called, emailed, publicized, strategized, etc. Resistance works!
Join us for a party on the overpass to celebrate this amazing achievement. And to make sure travelers know not to fly Avelo in the coming months, or at other airports.
We’ll have super fun music from members of the Hartford Hot Several Brass Band and The Expandable Brass Band! Bring snacks, noisemakers, inflatable costumes etc. – let’s have some fun!
This event is sponsored by a coalition of a dozen groups in CT and MA. Our first standout was last month, and over 160 patriots showed up! Come and join the effort to resist ICE atrocities and those who enable them. Get plugged in to the next steps in the resistance.
We’ll hang huge banners on the Route 75 overpass just outside the airport and hold signs facing Route 75. Both roads are busy, so plenty of travelers and their families will see our message. Stay for as little or as long as you like.
PLEASE CARPOOL as much as possible to help with parking. Park at nearby business and use sidewalks and crosswalks to get to the overpass. Webster Bank will be closed and their address is 2100 Poquonock Ave, Poquonock, CT 06064. Bradley Inn is open but has lots of parking too – 5 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Note on Signs – Please bring signs that are catchy, bold, and simple and will be visible from far away. Here are some good suggestions:
• Buh Bye Avelo!
• Avelo – Good Riddance
• Book Avelo – Risk Cancellations
• Refreshingly Cruel (parody of their tagline)
• Hell No, Avelo (parody of their marketing campaign)
• Human rights > Cheap flights
• Ground Avelo
• Cancel ICE Air
• Dump Avelo
• No Deportation Flights Here
• Airports Welcome People, Not ICE
• Deportation Isn’t a Business Model
• ICE Out of Our Airports
Safety – please use the sidewalks and crosswalks at all times on this very busy road. If you have any questions or needs, look for our Marshalls in reflective vests. Please wear comfy shoes and bring sunscreen, water, layers, a chair or anything else you need to be comfortable.
We are committed to nonviolent speech and actions at all times. If there are any counter protestors, please ignore them. If you see anyone getting into a pointless debate with one, or if any counter protestors start harassing someone, please get a Marshall and start taking video or ask another person to do so.
Social media and media – We will be taking photos and videos to share online and encourage you to do the same! When you share, please make sure to tag your group, Indivisible, Avelo Airlines, and Bradley Airport.
More info on Avelo and ICE is available at groundavelo.org. You can also go there to take the pledge to never fly Avelo!
BACKGROUND INFO
Avelo Airlines has become the first commercial airline to contract with ICE for secretive deportation flights—flights with no guarantees of due process or legal counsel.
We’re organizing nationwide to make it politically and publicly impossible for them to keep profiting from human rights abuses.
Our targets include the airports where Avelo operates, including Bradley International. This is part of a growing movement to force Avelo to cancel its ICE contract and to send a clear message to Avelo, the Connecticut Airport Authority, and every other corporation: if you cooperate with deportation, you’ll face consequences.
To submit an event to the calendar, email calendar@swingbluealliance.org