From: Jenny Juanita Dale
Posted: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:24 PM
Subject: CNSC News- Tuesday Action, Wednesday Meeting, Border Blog
I’m in northern Arizona right now and just wanted to pass on to you a few announcements from New Sanctuary Coalition. Below is info on where the next monthly meeting will be as well as info on an action that is happening related to Arizona and immigration policy and the website for the blog that we are working on about our trip. Thanks! – Jenny Dale
CNSC NEWS
- CNSC Monthly Meeting- Wednesday 7-9pm
- Water Bottle Action- Tuesday 11-1pm
- Check border blog and learn about CNSC trip to Arizona
1. CNSC Monthly Meeting
Wednesday September 10th, 7-9pm at 8th Day Center for Justice, 205 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60606
Educational component: Faith on the Move, Adam Delezenne
Our educational component will consist of a presentation from Adam Delezenne our summer intern from Interfaith Worker Justice who created “Faith on the Move”, a new model of educational curriculum we can use when working with congregations. Adam’s summer project was to create and compile a workable set of resources that the CNSC could introduce to religious communities that takes the learners through ‘the cycle of migration’ and educates for deeper engagement and action in accompanying immigrants threatened with deportation.
Come join us to learn how to use these resources and help us take our work to Chicago area religious communities.
2. Immigrant Defense Committee Water Bottle Action This Tuesday am! Please come out and show your support!
Water Bottle Action
WHEN: September 9th, 2008 from 11am to 1pm
WHERE: 123 N. Wacker (In front of Wells Fargo corporate office), Chicago, IL 60606
WHY: Failed US immigration policy of border militarization has forced thousands of men, women and children to cross into the US seeking economic opportunity through the perilous Sonoran Desert. In this brutal heat 148 crossers have died in the Tucson sector in the past year and thousands have died inhumane deaths since 1998! Immigrants in Arizona face the desert, racist county enforcement actions and vigilante groups that terrorize and abuse immigrant families.
We cannot stand by while immigrant families continue to suffer. The border is not only in Arizona; solidarity with the Arizona humanitarian aid efforts is in Chicago, too!
WHAT: Help us pass out water bottles and information that remember those who have perished crossing into the US because of unjust US policies of death. Please join us to raise awareness and to honor those who have died making that journey.
3. Go to our website http://www.chicagosanctuary.org/border-blog-chicago-arizona-reflection-education-and-action to link to CNSC’s border blog.
Organizer Jenny Dale and leaders Stephanie Dernek and Karina Wegman are currently in Arizona. The goals of the trip are to:
- Learn about what is happening in Arizona and how we can support their work
- Learn about how the anti-immigrant policies are being played out on the ground level in Phoenix with Sherriff Joe Arpaio.
- Learn about the impact of the anti-immigrant movement in Douglas, AZ and border communities
- Begin the groundwork for strengthening our relationship with Arizona and borderlands to learn how Chicago can be in solidarity with them
- Begin the groundwork for future delegation to the Border region
- Connect with New Sanctuary folks in Arizona and visit Family in Sanctuary in Kansas City.
Rev. Jennifer Soule-Hill
Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance
4750 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 429
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-293-3680
Fax: 773-293-3677
jhill@chicagosanctuary.org
www.chicagosanctuary.org
