(ESPAÑOL SIGUE) Join us in Austin for A Day of Action for Immigrant and Refugee Rights! 9:30am - Convene 10am - March to State Capitol 11:30am - Rally 1pm - Legislative Visits Trump has created an immense sense of fear and uncertainty in our immigrant and refugee communities, and, in many communities across Texas. Texas has been and will continue to be ground zero for anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric that is evident in the 2017 legislative priorities of State leaders. We…
Find out more »Sheriff Salazar continues to voluntarily honor ICE detainers. Our community will not be terrorize by ICE policies. Sheriff Salazar is choosing to participate in voluntary ICE programs while claiming to want to work with the community. The community needs to make it clear cooperating with ICE is not protecting our community. After a brief discussion, we will deliver our petition. We will also present Sheriff Salazar with a copy of the statements from both the Austin and Houston Sheriffs who…
Find out more »Religious communities can very directly act to protect people at risk of deportation. Come learn more about becoming a sanctuary congregation from Rev. Jim Rigby whose congregation has experince providing sanctuary. Please bring members of your congregation including clergy for this important discussion.
Find out more »March 1, Wednesday, 7 pm Panel discussion (Preceded by the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell at 6 pm) University of the Incarnate Word Library Special Collections Room. Pope Francis in his message for the World Day of Peace gave examples such as the Muslim Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. “Women in particular are often leaders of nonviolence, as for example, was Leymah Gbowee and the thousands of Liberian women,” Pope Francis states. She gathered Muslim and Christian women who…
Find out more »Special encore screening of Dolores, the documentary on famed civil rights icon Dolores Huerta. If you missed the sold out Opening Night screening of this award-winning film here is your second chance.
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