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Full Tour Schedule
September 10, 2008
Columbus, OH
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
More than 200 leaders and members of diverse faith traditions will gather to pray for immigrant families who have been torn apart by immigration raids across the Midwest. They will call on the government to stop these raids and deportations, and urge policy makers to enact humane, just immigration reform.
DATE:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
TIME:
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM ET
LOCATION:
South Lawn, Ohio Statehouse, at the corner
of Broad and High Streets.
Sponsored by: Faith Communities Uniting for Peace and The Ohio Council of Churches
Information contact:
Jen Smyers, Church World Services
jsmyers@churchworldservice.org
September 10th and 11th, 2008
Columbus, OH
Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit-Mobilizing for Humane Reform
The Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit is a two-day conference that will bring faith-based leaders and advocates in the Midwest region together to work toward educating and mobilizing their communities in support of fair and humane immigration reform.
DATE:
September 10- September 11, 2008
TIME: Sep. 10th 9 AM - 7 PM & Sep. 11th 9 AM - 4 PM ET
Sponsored by: Interfaith Immigration Coalition
Information contact:
Stephanie Grosser, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
http://www.hias.org/midwest-interfaith-immigration-summit
September 12, 2008
Conway, AR
Press Conference – Welcoming the Sojourner: The Church's Response to Immigration
This press conference is part of a 3-day summit with more than 100 United Methodist leaders participating from Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, focused on educating United Methodists on the scriptural call to welcome the sojourner. Press conference speakers will include, Bishop Minerva Carcano of the Desert Southwest Region and Rev. Stephen Copley, Director of Justice for our Neighbors.
DATE: Friday, September 12, 2008
TIME: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
LOCATION: Hendrix College (Hulen Ballroom), 1600 Washington Avenue
Sponsored by: Justice for Our Neighbors, General Board of Church and Society, Arkansas Conference Board of Church and Society
Information contact:
Stephen Copley, Justice for Our Neighbors
September 17, 2008
New York, NY
Eight Annual Interfaith IFTAR: Breaking the Daily Fast of Ramadan 2008
The eighth annual Interfaith IFTAR Fast Break at Union Theological Seminary brings together diverse men and women to deepen relationships and understandings across faith traditions. At this time of crisis in the world, with increased demonization of immigrants and other minorities across our nation, please join us in our common response, to share our reflections and the delicious dinner together. Special panelists include: Sekou Siby, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Gideon Aronoff, Bhairavi Desai, and David Fracarro.
DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
TIME: 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM (Fast Break is at 7:02 PM) ET
LOCATION: Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel, 3041 Broadway at 121st Street
Sponsored by: Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, Muslim Consultative Network and The Interfaith Center of New York
This event is also part of the Night of 1000 Conversations, organized by the Rights Working Group.
Information, contact:
Adem Carroll, Muslim Consultative Network
iamourhaj@aol.com
http://www.utsnyc.edu
September 20, 2008
Lutz, FL
Immigration Presentation & Workshop
This event, For I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: An Immigration Reform, will feature a presentation by Antonio Cube, National Manager of the U.S. Bishops' Justice for Immigrants Campaign. Join us for fruitful, civil dialogue on the root causes of migration, the U.S. Catholic Bishops' priorities for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and the implications on our faith. Afternoon Session on Human Trafficking will be available in both English and Spanish. There is no registration fee, but donations will be accepted to defray costs.
DATE:
September 20, 2008
TIME: 9:30
am – 2:00 pm ET
LOCATION:
St. Timothy Catholic Church, 17512 Lakeshore Rd. Lutz, FL 33558
Information contact:
Sabrina Burton Schultz, Diocese of Saint Petersburg
sab@dosp.org or 727-344-1611 *325
September 21, 2008
Beardstown, IL
Voter Registration Drives
Come out in support of voter registration drives at Saint Alexis Catholic Church on Sunday, September, 21 after the 11:00 AM & 12:30 PM church services. During this time, the church will also be showing a 10 minute video on 'Faithful Citizenship' shown in Spanish and English. A second voter registration drive will also take place on Wednesday, September 24, at the Cargill meat packing plant between employee lunch breaks.
DATE: Sunday, September 21
TIME: Sunday: 12 PM – 2:00 PM
LOCATIONS: Saint
Alexis Catholic Church (Sunday)
Cargill meat packing plant (Wednesday)
Sponsored by: Beardstown Immigrant Families United & Gamaliel of Central Illinois
Information contact:
Shelly Heideman
September 22, 2008
Plainsboro, NJ
Immigration Workshop
Immigration workshop featuring: Bishop Bernabe Sagastume from Santa Rosa, Guatemala, Jarteau Israel, Jason Rowe, and Maria Juega.
DATE: Monday,
September 22, 2008
TIME: 7:30 PM
– 9:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Queenship of Mary Church, 16 Dey Road
Sponsored by: Catholic Charities Solidarity Team, Diocese of Metuchen
Information contact:
Rev. Joseph Kerrigan, Sacred Heart Parish
September 24, 2008
Chicago, IL
Detention Facility Visits & Faith Community March
Over 30 religious leaders from diverse denominations will visit McHenry County Jail and afterwards join more than 200 supporters for a vigil at Mount Carmel Catholic Church. After the vigil, religious leaders along with community leaders and activists will march together to the Broadview Detention Center for a second vigil.
DATE: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
TIME: 6:00 PM
– 9:30 PM CT
LOCATIONS: McHenry
County Jail, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL;
Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 1101 N. 23rd Ave. Melrose Park, IL
Broadview Detention Center
Sponsor by: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Information contact:
Salvador Cervantes, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
scervantes@icirr.org
September 25, 2008
Denver, CO
Colorado Interfaith Pledge on Immigration Campaign Launch
Featuring Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, this press conference will launch a statewide effort to gather signatures in congregations of diverse faith traditions on a pledge to recognize the inherent dignity of immigrants and to call for workable immigration reform. Other speakers will include prominent Colorado faith leaders from multiple faith traditions.
DATE: Thursday, September 25, 2008
TIME: 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM MT
LOCATION: Colorado State House
Sponsored by: Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, American Friends Service Committee, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, Colorado Catholic Conference, Colorado Council of Churches, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Confianza, Greater Denver Interfaith Alliance, Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, HIS Ministries, HS Power and Light, Northeast Denver Islamic Center
Information, contact: Dr. Jim Ryan, Colorado Council of Churches
http://www.coloradoimmigrant.org/downloads/Colorado%20Interfaith%20Pledge%20on%20Immigration.pdf
TBD
Washington, D.C
Press Conference to Release Results of Survey of Hispanic Evangelicals
This press conference, co-sponsored by America's Voice, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Faith in Public Life, will release results of preferences of one of this year's critical swing voting blocks: Hispanic Evangelicals. The survey specifically addresses immigration as a key priority for this community.
DATE: TBD
TIME: 11 AM ET
LOCATION: National Press Club
Sponsored by: America's Voice, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Faith in Public Life
Information contact: Patty Kupfer, America's Voice
pkupfer@americasvoiceonline.org
September 27, 2008
Omaha, NE
'Voting American Catholic 2008: Platform for the Global Common Good'
Join faith leaders and people of faith in the 10th Annual Faithful Citizenship Conference. The conference will lay out the vision and values of Catholic Social Teaching to help people of faith evaluate candidate positions for the November elections. People of faith will hear from James Hug, SJ, President of the Center of Concern, Washington, DC. Father Hug, a native of Omaha who holds a PhD in Christian Ethics from the University of Chicago. In addition, the conference will include the following breakout sessions: Forming Consciences for Faithful citizenship, Immigration Issues and Personal Stories, Recent Catholic Teaching on War and Nonviolence, and Faithful Citizens: Contributions of Omaha Black Catholics to Church and Society.
DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2008
TIME: 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM
LOCATION: Saint Cecilia Institute, 3900
Webster Street (west door)
Sponsored by: The Social Ministry Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha & Saint Cecilia Institute
Information, contact: Susan Langdon
September 28, 2008
Kalamazoo, MI
Justice Prayer Service
This meeting will bring people together from across denominational, racial, and socioeconomic lines. The primary focus of this event is to pray biblical prayers for justice, particularly regarding the treatment of immigrants and the rights of the poor. A number of pastors and community leaders will be leading these prayers in the hope that churches would unite and work together to fulfill the biblical call to do justice.
DATE: Sunday,
September 28, 2008
TIME: 6:00 PM
– 7:00 PM CT
LOCATION: Bronson Park Kalamazoo, 200 W South St
Sponsored by: Michigan Organizing Project
Information contact:
Jordan Bruxvoort, Michigan Organizing Project
September 28, 2008
Biloxi, MS
Flavor of the Americas -- Hispanic Heritage Festival & Immigrant Pledge Launch
The Hispanic/Latino Ministries of the United Methodist Church will host a festival to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with an attendance of more than 500 from both the immigrant and Anglo communities. The festival will include food, folkloric dancing, live bands and a DJ, children's games, and a health fair. Organizers will be circulating a pledge of support for immigrants.
DATE: Sunday,
September 28, 2008
TIME: 12 noon
– 8pm CT
LOCATION: Seashore
Assembly, Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS
Sponsored by: El Pueblo, Hispanic/Latino Ministries of the UMC
Information contact:
Mary Townsend, El Pueblo
October 1, 2008
Boston, MA
Witness for Justice - A Call for Allies of Immigrants: We Must Expose and Oppose Detention of Immigrants
Join Rev. William Sinkford, Bishop Felipe Texeira, Rev. Kim Crawford Harvie, Shuya Ohno and other faith allies of immigrants when they speak out against the ICE raids, detentions and deportations occurring in our community.
DATE: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
TIME: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Boston City Hall Plaza at Government Center T Stop, (location is near the JFK Building - home of the immigration court)
Sponsored by: Arlington Street Church; Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA); First Parish Church in Malden (Unitarian); Centro Presente; Cambridge United for Justice with Peace
(C-UJP); The Task Force on Immigration of the UU Church of Medford; Proyecto Hondureño; MIRA; Jobs With Justice; Boston May Day Coalition; Dominican Development Center; Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice; LUMA; ACLU; the Brazilian Women's Group; ONE Lowell; the Boston Bolivarian Circle; Irish Immigration Center; Bishop Filipe C Teixeira, OFSJC, Immigration Pastoral Center, Inc.;
Information, contact:
Aileen Montour, Arlington Street Church Unitarian Universalist
santuario@ascboston.org
October 6, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
"Welcome the Stranger" Workshop
Join HIAS Young Leaders in Los Angeles and local university students as they launch a new program entitled "Welcome the Stranger". The program will educate the Jewish community on immigration and why Jewish values and our history compel us to welcome all strangers.
DATE: Monday, October 6, 2008
TIME: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
LOCATION: Westside Jewish Community Center
Sponsored by: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Information contact:
Stephanie Grosser, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Stephanie.grosser@hias.org
October 7, 2008
Raleigh, NC
Press Conference to Announce Faith Pledge on Immigration
Over 200 clergy and faith leaders from across North Carolina have signed onto a public statement agreeing that "all immigrants are made in God's image" and calling on all people of faith to stand with immigrants as a matter of religious responsibility. This press conference will outline the statement and describe the positive role of faith communities in changing the public discourse as they welcome immigrants and choose hospitality over hostility.
DATE: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
Sponsored by: NC Religious Coalition for Justice for Immigrants & NC Council of Churches
Information contact:
Chris Liu Beers, NC Council of Churches
cbeers@nccouncilofchurches.org
www.nccouncilofchurches.org
www.nccouncilofchurches.org/Forms/immigration_statement_form.html
October 11th, 2008
Phoenix, AZ
Pastors Immigration Conversation
Featuring Dr. Danny Carroll, Distinguished Professor of OT Theology at Denver Seminary and author of Christians at the Border, we will convene an open dialogue around the immigration issue with Christian pastors and leaders from around the greater Phoenix area offering some new frameworks for how to think about immigration rather than what to think about it.
DATE: Saturday, October 11th, 2008
TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
LOCATION: Desert View Bible Church, 105 W Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85086
Information contact: Ian Danley, Neighborhood Ministries ian.danley@nmaz.org
Tuesday, October 14
Frankfort, KY
Press Conference to Release Statewide Faith Pledge on Immigration
This press conference at the Capitol Rotunda will feature prominent Kentucky faith leaders releasing thousands of signatures on a pledge circulated to Kentuckians of faith throughout the month of September. The pledge reveals the growing commitment of the faith community across the state in supporting and respecting immigrants.
DATE: Tuesday, October 14
TIME: 10:00 AM
– 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort, KY
Sponsored by: KY Faith Communities Immigration Coalition
Information contact:
Bill Mefford, United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
October 19, 2008
Chicago, IL
Faith & Democracy Candidates' Forum
This event will draw more than 1200 people to hear from congressmen Luis V. Gutierrez and Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. and State Representatives Edward Acevedo and Marlow H. Colvin and be able to ask key questions about immigration.
DATE: October 19, 2008
TIME: 4:00
pm – 5:30 pm
LOCATION: Harold
Washington Cultural Center
Sponsored by: Gamaliel Foundation of Greater Chicago
Information Contact:
Juan F. Soto, Gamaliel Foundation