From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): In the face of attacks on immigrant and refugee communities at the federal, state, and local levels, communities across PA are creating shared strategies to resist these attacks and advance policies that … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord… when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I … Continued
By Valerie Kaur I write to you from my heart. Just hours ago, the President closed our borders to all refugees and also immigrants from seven primarily Muslim countries — a de facto Muslim ban. The danger of this presidency … Continued
It’s more important than ever for community members to come together and share how they support refugees with their local, state, and national policy makers. This toolkit includes sections on: The Power of Advocacy Where to Start: Team-building Meet with … Continued
12.9. 2016 Written By: Hannah Heinzekehr Photo: Hundreds of women and children were released from Texas detention centers and dropped off in San Antonio, Texas, via bus this week. RAICES photo. This week, Mennonites in San Antonio, Texas, found themselves at … Continued
Posted at http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/12/05/hundreds-released-from-tx-family-detention-center.html Jim Forsyth/Reuters In a victory for asylum-seeking families, more than 460 mothers and children were released from a family-detention center in San Antonio over the weekend after a court ruled against the private-prison companies in charge of … Continued
Oxfam America has launched the “I Hear You” project in support of refugees (https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/oxfam-joins-with-margot-robbie-john-cho-gael-garcia-bernal-minnie-driver-and-more-to-launch-i-hear-you-project-in-support-of-refugees/). The series of 14 videos features celebrities telling the word-for-word stories of positive, relatable aspects of refugees’ lives before fleeing conflict, to counter anti-refugee rhetoric and to … Continued
Sharing resources provided by the Women’s Refugee Commission that could be helpful for your organizations in the near future… Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation: https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/rights/gbv/resources/1031-make-a-plan-migrant-parents-guide-to-preventing-family-separation-english. ICE’s Parental Interests Directive: Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): We again find ourselves in sorrow as bombs were found in New York area neighborhoods, one of which injured many innocent people. In our grief though, we do not want to forget … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Back in July the ACLU and the Education Law Center filed a lawsuit against the Lancaster school district for diverting older refugee students with limited English proficiency to a privately operated alternative school, … Continued