FRONTLINE ON FOOT: The Way to Moshannon
Dignity means treating someone as an end in themselves, and not as a means to an end. In today’s critical moment, we are on the frontlines of the fight for dignity nationwide.
The call to affirm the dignity of our neighbors has never been more urgent, and we are answering it.
FRONTLINE ON FOOT
THE WAY TO MOSHANNON
This is what it means to walk with dignity. And now, we’re making that commitment visible.
For 8 days, we are walking from the ICE office in Pittsburgh, PA to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, PA—the largest ICE detention facility in the Northeast. Retracing a road too many families are forced to take.
But we are walking it differently. Together. Publicly. With purpose.
This is a pilgrimage. A protest. A refusal to let this happen unseen.
We’re raising funds to:
- Expand our team
- Respond faster
- Train more volunteers
- Prepare for what’s coming
- Mobilize like never before
Because dignity isn’t abstract.
It’s whether someone makes it home.
Whether a family stays together.
Whether we choose to show up.
Help us keep walking by making a contribution in the defense of dignity today.
WHAT WE DO
Prepare communities before harm occurs.
Frontline DIGNITY delivers Dignity in Action Rapid Response trainings nationwide, equipping neighbors, faith leaders, workers, and organizers with the tools to witness, document, accompany, and respond safely during immigration enforcement activity.
Build durable networks of care and protection.
We develop rapid response systems, hotlines, and local organizing infrastructure so communities can act when enforcement happens, not after.
Embed dignity into everyday practice.
Through Dignity Innovation Labs, we bring people together across geography, sector, and creed to turn values into action and build long-term community resilience.
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Frontline DIGNITY in the News
Our work has been featured by local and national media covering immigration, community defense, and human rights.
April 4, 2026
TribLIVE: “Here are the planned stops for immigrant rights activist’s 8-day walk to ICE detention center”
Frontline Dignity’s campaign to raise immigration detention awareness, Frontline on Foot, was recently featured on TribLIVE in the following article: TribLIVE: Here are the planned stops for immigrant rights activist’s 8-day walk to ICE detention center From the article: Jaime Martinez’s eight-day walk from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Pittsburgh’s South Side to the agency’s detention center
April 2, 2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Pittsburgh activist’s 8-day trek aims to raise awareness about Central Pa. ICE facility”
Photo: Justin Guido/Post-Gazette Frontline Dignity was featured in the following Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article: “Pittsburgh activist’s 8-day trek aims to raise awareness about Central Pa. ICE facility” From the article: On Easter Sunday, Jaime Martinez plans to arrive at the Immigration and Customs Office on Pittsburgh’s South Side early in the morning and begin walking east on an eight-day trek toward
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