Resources and Articles on ImmigrationIn the Shadow of the Wall: Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement and Security
A 2013 migrant border crossing study from The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona. Community Actions Protect Rosa Robles Loreto from Deportation An editorial by Rev. Allison Harrington thanking Tuscon for Sanctuary support for Rosa Robles Loreto (Nov. 15, 2015). How the Fight against Corruption and Impunity Can be Won Watch a TEDx talk on root causes of migration from Guatemala and a positive step towards ending corruption in Guatemala by Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) staff member Adriana Beltrán (Apr. 12, 2016). This is What the US-Mexico Border Wall Actually Looks Like Another great resource on the wall and the border from National Geographic. |
Immigration Raids Rapid Response: For Faith Allies
Inspired by Sanctuary in the Streets from New Sanctuary Movement Philadelphia Be prepared, organized and present when immigration raids happen in our communities. Click on link to find action ideas for individuals, organizations and faith communities. We do Not Need Trump's Wall An excellent op-ed from Arizona Daily Star on the Trump wall proposal (Jan. 29, 2017). in_harms_way.pdf IS THE MIGRANT BORDER CROSSING STUDY BY DR. DANIEL MARTINEZ - MENTIONED IN LATEST BLOG OF JANUARY 23, 2017. |
Organizations
Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, Portland, Oregon
(IMIrJ), formerly the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement (ONSM), is an interfaith coalition of individuals, faith leaders and congregations, called by our faith and conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States.
Pedro Sosa's Facebook page and AFSC Oregon's Facebook page, Salem and Portland, Oregon
Check out Project Voice, a project of the American Friends Service Committee in Oregon and Washington. Pedro Sosa provides Know Your Rights training as well as Rapid Response training, both of which are critical for the undocumented community. Most of Pedro's posts are in Spanish.
BorderLinks, Tuscon, Arizona
They organize delegations to raise awareness about migrants and the border region. Most trips last five days and cost around $750.
No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, Tuscon, Arizona
A humanitarian aid organization that provides medical aid, food and water. They also do spring break immersion trips and year-round internships.
Tuscon Samaritans/Los Samaritanos, Tuscon, Arizona
Travel the desert with trained volunteers to provide aid to those in need and to bear witness to the reality. "As people of faith and conscience we provide medical care, food and water.
(IMIrJ), formerly the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement (ONSM), is an interfaith coalition of individuals, faith leaders and congregations, called by our faith and conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States.
Pedro Sosa's Facebook page and AFSC Oregon's Facebook page, Salem and Portland, Oregon
Check out Project Voice, a project of the American Friends Service Committee in Oregon and Washington. Pedro Sosa provides Know Your Rights training as well as Rapid Response training, both of which are critical for the undocumented community. Most of Pedro's posts are in Spanish.
BorderLinks, Tuscon, Arizona
They organize delegations to raise awareness about migrants and the border region. Most trips last five days and cost around $750.
No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, Tuscon, Arizona
A humanitarian aid organization that provides medical aid, food and water. They also do spring break immersion trips and year-round internships.
Tuscon Samaritans/Los Samaritanos, Tuscon, Arizona
Travel the desert with trained volunteers to provide aid to those in need and to bear witness to the reality. "As people of faith and conscience we provide medical care, food and water.
Articles
Who is “He”?/Quien es “El”?
Tribuno Del Pueblo, bi-lingual newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, March-April, 2014. This poem was inspired by the courage of the Ixil women who testified at the 2012 trial of Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the Guatemalan 1980s civil war.
Where is the Justice? Guatemalan indigenous women leaders organize on human rights, gender violence and protection of their lands.
Common Lot, a bi-annual women’s magazine, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, Ohio. Spring 2014 (pp.13-16). This article describes the courage of Guatemalan women working for environmental justice and respect for human rights. I heard their stories as a participant in the 2013 Guatemalan Human Rights Commission/USA delegation.
El dia de la madre, remembering those behind bars
Street Roots, Portland, Oregon, June 6, 2014. Every year the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice holds a Mother’s Day Vigil outside the Tacoma, Washington ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Detention Center. This is the story of the 2014 vigil.
Tribuno Del Pueblo, bi-lingual newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, March-April, 2014. This poem was inspired by the courage of the Ixil women who testified at the 2012 trial of Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the Guatemalan 1980s civil war.
Where is the Justice? Guatemalan indigenous women leaders organize on human rights, gender violence and protection of their lands.
Common Lot, a bi-annual women’s magazine, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, Ohio. Spring 2014 (pp.13-16). This article describes the courage of Guatemalan women working for environmental justice and respect for human rights. I heard their stories as a participant in the 2013 Guatemalan Human Rights Commission/USA delegation.
El dia de la madre, remembering those behind bars
Street Roots, Portland, Oregon, June 6, 2014. Every year the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice holds a Mother’s Day Vigil outside the Tacoma, Washington ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Detention Center. This is the story of the 2014 vigil.