Thread: Sanctuary Movement Reps.

New Sanctuary Movement Coalition Representatives

Arizona
Phoenix/Tucson
Rev. Trina Zelle, tzelle@iwj.org
Rev. Magdalena Schwartz, chilena03@msn.com

California:
Los Angeles
Fr. Richard Estrada, estradacmf@aol.com
Rev. Julie Wakelee-Lynch, juliewl@stlukeslb.org

San Diego
Rabbi Laurie Coskey, lcoskey@onlinecpi.org

San Francisco Bay Area
Rev. Phil Lawson, phillawson2@comcast.net
Betty Canton-Self, icir2010@yahoo.com

San Jose*
Rev. Carol Been, carolbeen@aol.com
Rev. Reginald Swilley, swilley@swilleygraphics.org

Ventura
Ms. Alice Linsmeier, clue@coastalalliance.com
Rev. Lupita Alonso, alonsore@hotmail.com

Colorado
Denver
Rev. Christopher Johnson, revchristopherjohnson@msn.com
Mr. Julien Ross, julienross@yahoo.com

Illinois
Chicago
Mr. Jose Olivo, joliva@iwj.org
Rev. Slim Coleman*, wrevcoleman@aol.com
Ms. Martha Pierce, mpierce@sanctuary.org

Kansas / Missouri
Kansas City
Rev Rick Behrens, rudyflash@aol.com
Ms. Angela Ferguson, angela@austinferguson.com

New York
New York
Ms. Belinda Passafaro, Bpassafaro@aol.com
Mr. Angad Bhalla, Angad.bhalla@gmail.com

Oregon
Portland
Mr. Marco Mejia, mejiayep@yahoo.com
Ms. Beth Poteet, wfpnw@witnessforpeace.org



Texas
Houston
Ms. Maria Jimenez, dignidad@hotmail.org


Washington
Seattle
Mr. Jorge Quiroga, jhquiroga@comcast.net

Washington DC
Rev. Jarvis Johnson*, jjohnson@walmartwatch.org

Wisconsin
Madison


Milwaukee
Mr. Bill and Mrs. JoAnn Lange, wjlange@sbcglobal.net
Mr. German Diaz, gealdice@hotmail.com

*Representative at Convening, but working group representation still in processhttp://www.newsanctuarymovement.org/allies.html


The New Sanctuary Movement is a coalition of interfaith religious leaders and participating congregations, called by our faith to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States.

We acknowledge that the large-scale immigration of workers and their families to the United States is a complex historical, global and economic phenomenon that has many causes and does not lend itself to simplistic or purely reactive public policy solutions.

We stand together in our faith that everyone, regardless of national origin, has basic common rights, including but not limited to: 1) livelihood; 2) family unity; and 3) physical and emotional safety. We witness the violation of these rights under current immigration policy, particularly in the separation of children from their parents due to unjust deportations, and in the exploitation of immigrant workers. We are deeply grieved by the violence done to families through immigration raids. We cannot in good conscience ignore such suffering and injustice.

Therefore, We Covenant To:

• Take a public, moral stand for immigrants’ rights
• Reveal, through education and advocacy, the actual suffering of immigrant workers and families under current and proposed legislation
• Protect immigrants against hate, workplace discrimination, and unjust deportation

Isn't it illegal for churches to give santuary to illegals who have broken the law and isn't it aiding and abeting a crime? This is what I heard on Fox News this morning.

The New Sanctuary Movement is a coalition of interfaith religious leaders and participating congregations, called by our faith to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States.

Yeah sure

They just want to try to fill their flagging coffers with those too ignorant to know any better.

This just makes me want to throw up.

Trends like this one are only happening becuase our President won't have the current immigration laws enforced. If he was, none of this would be happening.