Bridges to Community: Understanding the Immigrant Experience in Chicago

Join Chicago-area people of faith on this

study tour

to learn about the realities of the immigrant experience in Chicago.

June 15-16, 2012

Highlights may include:

Hearing stories from undocumented youth
Meeting with government officials
Conversations with community-based organizations
Engaging in spiritual reflections with fellow participants
Learning about the roots of migration

Join us and return home equipped with strategies to engage your congregation on immigration issues and connected to faith-based advocacy organizations!

Bridges to Community will include meetings all over the city of Chicago, but overnight accomodations will be at the Institute for Cultural Affairs building in the Uptown neighborhood (the same building as the CRLN offices). Participants are required to stay overnight for purposes of community-building and reflection.

Cost: $300. Fee includes lodging in Chicago, all meals, programming, and in-city transportation. Some scholarship assistance is available.

To register please fill out the participant application form (attachment below) and submit it to Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org. Registration deadline is May 15th.

For more information please contact Erica Spilde at 773-293-3680 or via email at espilde@crln.org.

Sponsoring organizations:

Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN), Illinois Conference - UCC Task Force on Immigration, Chicago Theological Seminary