THE NEIGHBORING PROJECT

(inspired by the people of Minneapolis)

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r5hAXcoUhHU

DOWLOAD AUDIO: https://rickberlin.bandcamp.com/album/were-all-in-this-together

On Sunday, July 12th, The Nickel & Dime Band, joined by 60+ chorus singers, a rapper, some of the biggest names in Boston music, a brass quintet, photographers and friends showed up at Rare Signals Studio (time, gear, production, engineering fully donated by Brian Charles and Annie Hoffman) to record ‘All In This Together’ in one long day. It is our local echo of what happened years ago with the song and video ‘We Are The World’.

With the release of the song and video , we encourage everyone who listens and watches to pitch in and donate here so that we can deliver the money raised to BIJAN.

Our starting goal (which would be great to surpass) 10K!

About the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN)

We provide accompaniment, which can include support in court or at ICE check-ins, legal referrals, fundraising for bond or legal fees, letters of support from the community, rides for families to visit loved ones in detention, and logistical assistance with paperwork or bond payments, and more. We also help with housing, transportation, and other immediate needs of people released on bond who have no other resources in the community.

We work closely with immigration justice and abolitionist organizations to support those impacted by our racist immigration system. As an accompaniment network, we take action only in response to requests from those in need of support, or their representatives (family, attorneys, etc.) We don’t make promises, but we are good at trying very hard.

• We honor people's dignity and choices in a system that denies dignity and choice.

• We expect messiness, confusion, and discomfort, and we also choose courage and trust.

• We judge the system, not people.

• We fight for one another as family, because we are.