A Ride for the Common Good Joel Simpson December 22, 2021 Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics These are lies that feed our fear of strangers, of non-white bodies, and of people who are poor and from poor countries.
The Only Border Crisis is America’s Disgusting Treatment of Migrants. Doug Pagitt November 15, 2021 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice The border is safe unless you are an immigrant. For immigrants and asylum seekers, it is dangerous and even deadly.
A More Holistic Response to the Immigration Crisis Alexia Salvatierra March 5, 2021 Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice One of the key obstacles in moving progressive immigration policies from support to reality is the lack of passion and hope.
Two Years Later, Families Are Still Being Separated Gena Thomas June 13, 2020 Family and Parenting, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice When I call you brother, I mean I will fight for your right to life as if you were my brother. When you call me sister, stand up for my human rights.
‘Border Church’ and ‘Border Mosque’ Team up for Prayer Service Alejandra Molina October 23, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Practical Justice "If we don’t unite, there will be no change."
We Are Too Old Not to Get Arrested for Children at the Border Phyllis Berman and Arthur Waskow September 10, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Practical Justice, Theology We are not alone in our demonstrations against the outrages against children.
Who Will America Be? William J. Barber July 30, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Practical Justice What we saw at the border was damnable.
Seeing Jesus in the Migrants at the Border Alan Cross June 27, 2019 Global, Immigration & Refugees, Theology We are family. We are brothers.
All Americans Owe It to Our Country to See What’s Happening at the Border Lauren Holtzblatt and Aaron Alexander March 29, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Practical Justice The Talmud teaches: “Pity the one with no courtyard but who still builds a fence.”
The Wall, The People, and The President: Let’s Have the Conversation Jon Huckins March 14, 2018 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Theology Once you’ve looked into the eyes of those caught in the wake of our broken systems, heard their stories, and confronted the facts on the ground, I trust your compassion will grow.