Events

Thursday July 22, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
Start: 1:00 am
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Friday July 23, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Saturday July 24, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Sunday July 25, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Monday July 26, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Tuesday July 27, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Wednesday July 28, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Thursday July 29, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Action in Chicago: No to Arizona, Yes to Civil Rights!
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Say Yes to Civil Rights!
July 29th in Chicago's City Hall
121 N. LaSalle * 2nd Floor * 11-12:30
A Public Unity Event for Chicago's Civic and Community Leaders
11:00 AM - Press Conference in 2nd Floor Hall
12:00 PM - Reception in Council Chambers
July 29th is set to be the day that SB 1070 - Arizona's anti-immigrant, anti-civil rights law - is set to go into effect.  Meanwhile, Arizona-style policies are cropping up around the country, including in Illinois.  In Chicago, we will stand unified for an alternative vision of immigration, one that embraces our common values of family, faith, fairness, and civil rights.
We invite you to join  religious leaders like Fr. Chuck Dahm and Rev. Slim Coleman, law enforcement officials like Winnetka Police Chief Joe DeLopez, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition Co-Chair Billy Lawless, elected officials, members of the "Chicago 9" immigrant students who risked arrest in Washington, DC., and dozens of civic leaders to stand united against hate.  At the event, we will welcome home citizen children who are marching in Washington on July 28th for real solutions for their parents.  Together, we will "Say No to Arizona and Say Yes to Civil Rights, to Families, to Education, and to Real Solutions." 
The reception is hosted by Alderman Danny Solis, and there will be a special announcement by Alderman Edmund Burke, Alderman Richard Mell, and Alderman George Cardenas at 11:00 to introduce the strongest anti-SB 1070 ordinance in the country.
This is a unity event, with leaders coming from all sectors, all religious faiths, and all political backgrounds.  The "Say Yes to Civil Rights" event is co-sponsored by the Southwest Organizing Project, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, the New Sanctuary Coalition, the Northwest Neighborhood Federation, the Organization of the North East, Centro Sin Fronteras, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Chicago Workers Collaborative, the Immigrant Youth Justice League, and the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition.
For more information contact Stephen Smith at ICIRR at 773.444.9557 or stephennoblesmith@gmail.com 
Action against SB1070 at Cook County Jail
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
One Thousand and more, against the Deportations
Every day 1,100 people are deported from the US. Join us as we call for an End to Deportations and say No to SB1070
4pm-6pm Action at Cook County Jail (California Ave and 26th St)
Friday July 30, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Saturday July 31, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
(all day)
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Sunday August 1, 2010
CRLN/Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America Delegation to Colombia
End: 1:00 am
Start: 07/22/2010 - 1:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 1:00am

This delegation is for members of the Congregations in Solidarity with Latin America (CSLA)group of the Chicago Presbytery.  For more information about CSLA please contact Gary Cozette at gcozette@crln.org  For information about other delegations to Colombia, please contact Erica Spilde at espilde@crln.org

 

Friday August 6, 2010
Report Back From Delegation to Honduras: One Year After the Coup - The Right to Resist!
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm

From June 26-July 4th twelve people, including CRLN Program Director Gary Cozette and CRLN Board member Sidney Hollander, traveled with the La Voz de los de Abajo delegation to Honduras for the mobilizations protesting one year of the military coup and celebrating the birth of the new resistance movement in Honduras. The delegation traveled throughout the country observing and interviewing political prisoners, campesinos, journalists, human rights and indigenous leaders, and members and leaders from the National Front of Popular Resistance.  Join us for our report back, which will include analysis and commentary from members of the delegation, video, photos and plenty of discussion.  

When: Friday, August 6th, 8pm-11pm

Where: Decima Musa Restaurant, 1901 South Loomis (Pilsen) 

For more information, call (312) 656-8655. 

Friday August 20, 2010
Centro Romero "Our Families, Our Hope" Celebration
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Where: St. Augustine College Student Center, 1345 W. Argyle St.

Wednesday September 1, 2010
Unlikely Friendships: An Interfaith Response to the Changing Faces of America
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The Interfaith Immigration Network of Greater Chicago, in partnership with Lewis University's 2010 Fall Symposium: Welcoming the Stranger Together, is pleased to invite you to attend the official launching of IIN for an evening of interfaith conversation and storytelling on

Wednesday, September 1st, from 6:30 - 9pm in the Student Union building of the Lewis University Romeoville Campus

Click here for more information

Friday September 3, 2010
Immigrants' Caravan Against Deportations
Start: 9:00 am
Start: 09/03/2010 - 9:00am
End: 09/06/2010 - 9:00am

 

September 3-6: Freedom Riders: Immigrants’ Caravan Against Deportations

Join the three-day Illinois freedom ride caravan, bike and cultural festival or join us along the way!  The Caravan will be stopping in Schaumburg, Wheaton, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Joliet, Homer Glen, Blue Island and Chicago.

For more information on how to get involved contact Jose Herrera at JOSEFROMCHICAGO@aol.com or call 773-632-9992

 

Itinerary and Schedule

Friday September 3rd

3:00 PM:  Rally in support of the DREAM Act •Congresswoman Melissa Bean's office, 1701 East Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL Suite 200.

6:00 PM - leave Schaumburg and ride to Naperville 7:00-8:00 PM - arrive in Naperville and be received by our friends at Immigrant Solidarity Dupage. Shelter is graciously provided by St.

Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

8:00-10:00 PM  Welcoming Reception from Immigrant Solidarity Dupage and Dupage Community Leaders •St. Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

Saturday, Sept. 4

8:00 AM Breakfast at St. Margaret Mary Parish

9:15 AM Depart St. Margaret Mary Parish - ride to Wheaton

10:00 AM   Rally: Stop the 150 Deportations weeky in Dupage/

Legalization for All!

  • Dupage County Courthouse 421 S. County Farm Rd. Wheaton IL
  • 1/2 Mile March South on County Farm Rd and East on Roosevelt Rd to Marianjoy (Franciscan Sisters) Campus for a short vigil
  • 10:45 Return to Dupage County Courthouse Complex for closing remarks and distribution of sacked lunches.

11:00AM - assemble caravan and leave for Joliet 3:00 PM rest stop, lunch and discussion on precarious working conditions in suburban warehousing and logistics industries:

Bolingbrook area (TBA)

6:00 pm  meeting and discussion on immigrant rights issues and Joliet-area activism; dinner with Freedom Riders

  • Nuestra Senora de Monte Carmelo Church,

205 East Jackson Street,
Joliet

Sunday September 5th

8:00 am: Breakfast and tabling at the 8:30 mass., Monte Carmelo Church 10:00 AM depart for Homer Glen noon - 1PM : stop in Homer Glen for rest, discussion of English-Only ordinances and sidewalk chalking action •Culver Park on S Parker Rd, Homer Glen 2:30 PM - stop in Blue Island to discuss polimigra issues, rest rest of Sunday itinerary TBA

Finale: Labor Day, September 6th Chicago IL, Little Village Neighborhood

Saturday September 4, 2010
Immigrants' Caravan Against Deportations
(all day)
Start: 09/03/2010 - 9:00am
End: 09/06/2010 - 9:00am

 

September 3-6: Freedom Riders: Immigrants’ Caravan Against Deportations

Join the three-day Illinois freedom ride caravan, bike and cultural festival or join us along the way!  The Caravan will be stopping in Schaumburg, Wheaton, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Joliet, Homer Glen, Blue Island and Chicago.

For more information on how to get involved contact Jose Herrera at JOSEFROMCHICAGO@aol.com or call 773-632-9992

 

Itinerary and Schedule

Friday September 3rd

3:00 PM:  Rally in support of the DREAM Act •Congresswoman Melissa Bean's office, 1701 East Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL Suite 200.

6:00 PM - leave Schaumburg and ride to Naperville 7:00-8:00 PM - arrive in Naperville and be received by our friends at Immigrant Solidarity Dupage. Shelter is graciously provided by St.

Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

8:00-10:00 PM  Welcoming Reception from Immigrant Solidarity Dupage and Dupage Community Leaders •St. Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

Saturday, Sept. 4

8:00 AM Breakfast at St. Margaret Mary Parish

9:15 AM Depart St. Margaret Mary Parish - ride to Wheaton

10:00 AM   Rally: Stop the 150 Deportations weeky in Dupage/

Legalization for All!

  • Dupage County Courthouse 421 S. County Farm Rd. Wheaton IL
  • 1/2 Mile March South on County Farm Rd and East on Roosevelt Rd to Marianjoy (Franciscan Sisters) Campus for a short vigil
  • 10:45 Return to Dupage County Courthouse Complex for closing remarks and distribution of sacked lunches.

11:00AM - assemble caravan and leave for Joliet 3:00 PM rest stop, lunch and discussion on precarious working conditions in suburban warehousing and logistics industries:

Bolingbrook area (TBA)

6:00 pm  meeting and discussion on immigrant rights issues and Joliet-area activism; dinner with Freedom Riders

  • Nuestra Senora de Monte Carmelo Church,

205 East Jackson Street,
Joliet

Sunday September 5th

8:00 am: Breakfast and tabling at the 8:30 mass., Monte Carmelo Church 10:00 AM depart for Homer Glen noon - 1PM : stop in Homer Glen for rest, discussion of English-Only ordinances and sidewalk chalking action •Culver Park on S Parker Rd, Homer Glen 2:30 PM - stop in Blue Island to discuss polimigra issues, rest rest of Sunday itinerary TBA

Finale: Labor Day, September 6th Chicago IL, Little Village Neighborhood

Sunday September 5, 2010
Immigrants' Caravan Against Deportations
(all day)
Start: 09/03/2010 - 9:00am
End: 09/06/2010 - 9:00am

 

September 3-6: Freedom Riders: Immigrants’ Caravan Against Deportations

Join the three-day Illinois freedom ride caravan, bike and cultural festival or join us along the way!  The Caravan will be stopping in Schaumburg, Wheaton, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Joliet, Homer Glen, Blue Island and Chicago.

For more information on how to get involved contact Jose Herrera at JOSEFROMCHICAGO@aol.com or call 773-632-9992

 

Itinerary and Schedule

Friday September 3rd

3:00 PM:  Rally in support of the DREAM Act •Congresswoman Melissa Bean's office, 1701 East Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL Suite 200.

6:00 PM - leave Schaumburg and ride to Naperville 7:00-8:00 PM - arrive in Naperville and be received by our friends at Immigrant Solidarity Dupage. Shelter is graciously provided by St.

Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

8:00-10:00 PM  Welcoming Reception from Immigrant Solidarity Dupage and Dupage Community Leaders •St. Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

Saturday, Sept. 4

8:00 AM Breakfast at St. Margaret Mary Parish

9:15 AM Depart St. Margaret Mary Parish - ride to Wheaton

10:00 AM   Rally: Stop the 150 Deportations weeky in Dupage/

Legalization for All!

  • Dupage County Courthouse 421 S. County Farm Rd. Wheaton IL
  • 1/2 Mile March South on County Farm Rd and East on Roosevelt Rd to Marianjoy (Franciscan Sisters) Campus for a short vigil
  • 10:45 Return to Dupage County Courthouse Complex for closing remarks and distribution of sacked lunches.

11:00AM - assemble caravan and leave for Joliet 3:00 PM rest stop, lunch and discussion on precarious working conditions in suburban warehousing and logistics industries:

Bolingbrook area (TBA)

6:00 pm  meeting and discussion on immigrant rights issues and Joliet-area activism; dinner with Freedom Riders

  • Nuestra Senora de Monte Carmelo Church,

205 East Jackson Street,
Joliet

Sunday September 5th

8:00 am: Breakfast and tabling at the 8:30 mass., Monte Carmelo Church 10:00 AM depart for Homer Glen noon - 1PM : stop in Homer Glen for rest, discussion of English-Only ordinances and sidewalk chalking action •Culver Park on S Parker Rd, Homer Glen 2:30 PM - stop in Blue Island to discuss polimigra issues, rest rest of Sunday itinerary TBA

Finale: Labor Day, September 6th Chicago IL, Little Village Neighborhood

Monday September 6, 2010
Immigrants' Caravan Against Deportations
End: 9:00 am
Start: 09/03/2010 - 9:00am
End: 09/06/2010 - 9:00am

 

September 3-6: Freedom Riders: Immigrants’ Caravan Against Deportations

Join the three-day Illinois freedom ride caravan, bike and cultural festival or join us along the way!  The Caravan will be stopping in Schaumburg, Wheaton, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Joliet, Homer Glen, Blue Island and Chicago.

For more information on how to get involved contact Jose Herrera at JOSEFROMCHICAGO@aol.com or call 773-632-9992

 

Itinerary and Schedule

Friday September 3rd

3:00 PM:  Rally in support of the DREAM Act •Congresswoman Melissa Bean's office, 1701 East Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL Suite 200.

6:00 PM - leave Schaumburg and ride to Naperville 7:00-8:00 PM - arrive in Naperville and be received by our friends at Immigrant Solidarity Dupage. Shelter is graciously provided by St.

Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

8:00-10:00 PM  Welcoming Reception from Immigrant Solidarity Dupage and Dupage Community Leaders •St. Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, IL.

Saturday, Sept. 4

8:00 AM Breakfast at St. Margaret Mary Parish

9:15 AM Depart St. Margaret Mary Parish - ride to Wheaton

10:00 AM   Rally: Stop the 150 Deportations weeky in Dupage/

Legalization for All!

  • Dupage County Courthouse 421 S. County Farm Rd. Wheaton IL
  • 1/2 Mile March South on County Farm Rd and East on Roosevelt Rd to Marianjoy (Franciscan Sisters) Campus for a short vigil
  • 10:45 Return to Dupage County Courthouse Complex for closing remarks and distribution of sacked lunches.

11:00AM - assemble caravan and leave for Joliet 3:00 PM rest stop, lunch and discussion on precarious working conditions in suburban warehousing and logistics industries:

Bolingbrook area (TBA)

6:00 pm  meeting and discussion on immigrant rights issues and Joliet-area activism; dinner with Freedom Riders

  • Nuestra Senora de Monte Carmelo Church,

205 East Jackson Street,
Joliet

Sunday September 5th

8:00 am: Breakfast and tabling at the 8:30 mass., Monte Carmelo Church 10:00 AM depart for Homer Glen noon - 1PM : stop in Homer Glen for rest, discussion of English-Only ordinances and sidewalk chalking action •Culver Park on S Parker Rd, Homer Glen 2:30 PM - stop in Blue Island to discuss polimigra issues, rest rest of Sunday itinerary TBA

Finale: Labor Day, September 6th Chicago IL, Little Village Neighborhood

Tuesday September 14, 2010
Book Release and Photo Exhibit
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm

Marcha!  Latino Chicago and the Immigrant Rights Movement

Richard Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan, Chicago

For more info see  http://www.crln.org/book_release

An Evening with Cipriana Jurado: The Life of a Human Rights Defender in Mexico
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Tuesday, Setpember 14, 7 pm, Chicago Public Library Conrad Sulzer Regional Branch, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue.  For more info, go to http://www.crln.org/cipriana_sulzer

Sunday September 26, 2010
Pedal for Peace
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Biking Chicago's lakefront to support projects in Latin America - see the whole story at http://www.crln.org/pedal4peace_2010
Saturday October 2, 2010
Justice Day 2010: Chicago's Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, 3111 W. Jackson.  For more information, please contact:

Rey Flores
Director - Catholic Campaign for Human Development / Parish Sharing
Archdiocese of Chicago
3525 S. Lake Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653-1402
Tel. (312)534-3690
Mobile: (773)213-1081
Fax (312)528-9380
email: rflores@archchicago.org

Monday October 4, 2010
Evening Discussion and Potluck with Cipriana Jurado
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Join us for an Evening Discussion and Potluck with Cipriana Jurado, Human Rights Defender from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Monday, October 4th at 6:30pm
1741 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60647

It is the corner building on Western Ave and St Paul Ave, across from Dunkin' Donuts.
Click here to see online-map of location

Please RSVP by e-mailing jdale@chicagosanctuary.org or calling 773-293-3680

Click here for more information on the event

Tuesday October 5, 2010
Action to Protest FBI Raids Against Peace Activists
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:00 am
Join us at the Dirksen Federal Building (220 S. Dearborn) to protest the FBI raids and federal grand jury inquiry against 8 peace activists from Chicago and Minneapolis.  For more information, go to http://www.crln.org/FBI_Actions_Against_Activists
Friday October 8, 2010
Broadview Detention Center Vigil
Start: 7:15 am
End: 9:00 am
Friday October 15, 2010
Broadview Detention Center Vigil
Start: 7:15 am
Sunday October 17, 2010
Borderlinks: Beyond the Border Delegaion
Start: 5:00 pm
Start: 10/17/2010 - 5:00pm
End: 10/20/2010 - 5:00pm

Immersion Education for Pastors, Lay Leaders, and Other Faith Leaders (October  17-19, 2010)

This BorderLinks delegation is a two-day immersion experience, connecting leaders of all faiths with the daily realities and stories of their immigrant neighbors.  The delegation will assist faith leaders in understanding the immigrant experience in Chicago and throughout Illinois.  Participants will return home with practical resources and insights to engage their congregants around the divisive issue of immigration in a scripturally based and theologically informed manner. Intentional reflection time will focus on appropriate and caring ways to accompany a congregation confronting this timely issue.

Click here for more info http://www.crln.org/Beyond_the_Border_Oct2010 

Monday October 18, 2010
Borderlinks: Beyond the Border Delegaion
(all day)
Start: 10/17/2010 - 5:00pm
End: 10/20/2010 - 5:00pm

Immersion Education for Pastors, Lay Leaders, and Other Faith Leaders (October  17-19, 2010)

This BorderLinks delegation is a two-day immersion experience, connecting leaders of all faiths with the daily realities and stories of their immigrant neighbors.  The delegation will assist faith leaders in understanding the immigrant experience in Chicago and throughout Illinois.  Participants will return home with practical resources and insights to engage their congregants around the divisive issue of immigration in a scripturally based and theologically informed manner. Intentional reflection time will focus on appropriate and caring ways to accompany a congregation confronting this timely issue.

Click here for more info http://www.crln.org/Beyond_the_Border_Oct2010 

Tuesday October 19, 2010
Borderlinks: Beyond the Border Delegaion
(all day)
Start: 10/17/2010 - 5:00pm
End: 10/20/2010 - 5:00pm

Immersion Education for Pastors, Lay Leaders, and Other Faith Leaders (October  17-19, 2010)

This BorderLinks delegation is a two-day immersion experience, connecting leaders of all faiths with the daily realities and stories of their immigrant neighbors.  The delegation will assist faith leaders in understanding the immigrant experience in Chicago and throughout Illinois.  Participants will return home with practical resources and insights to engage their congregants around the divisive issue of immigration in a scripturally based and theologically informed manner. Intentional reflection time will focus on appropriate and caring ways to accompany a congregation confronting this timely issue.

Click here for more info http://www.crln.org/Beyond_the_Border_Oct2010 

Wednesday October 20, 2010
Borderlinks: Beyond the Border Delegaion
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 10/17/2010 - 5:00pm
End: 10/20/2010 - 5:00pm

Immersion Education for Pastors, Lay Leaders, and Other Faith Leaders (October  17-19, 2010)

This BorderLinks delegation is a two-day immersion experience, connecting leaders of all faiths with the daily realities and stories of their immigrant neighbors.  The delegation will assist faith leaders in understanding the immigrant experience in Chicago and throughout Illinois.  Participants will return home with practical resources and insights to engage their congregants around the divisive issue of immigration in a scripturally based and theologically informed manner. Intentional reflection time will focus on appropriate and caring ways to accompany a congregation confronting this timely issue.

Click here for more info http://www.crln.org/Beyond_the_Border_Oct2010 

Friday October 22, 2010
Broadview Detention Center Vigil
Start: 7:15 am
Saturday October 23, 2010
"Celebrating a Century of Faith in Action": Wellington Avenue UCC
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
 Where: 616 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago
Sunday October 24, 2010
Leslie Schuld, CIS, Talk and Discussion
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Friday October 29, 2010
Days of Saints and Memories: Between Memory and Revolution
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Wednesday November 3, 2010
Justice for Immigrants National Convening
Start: 6:00 pm
Start: 11/03/2010 - 6:00pm
End: 11/05/2010 - 11:30am

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Immigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING

"Immigration in a New Congress"

 

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th)

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Iimmigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING, "Immigration in a New Congress"

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th):
http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=98ad417c-f7ee-464d-8baf-09c88801a773
 

DETAILS: Preliminary Topics/Speakers

 

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3 

6:00 -8:00 p.m. Dinner and Opening Plenary (preceded by registration and 4pm Opening Mass)

• Welcome:  Ambassador Johnny Young – Executive Director M.R.S, USCCB

• Immigration and the Future of the U.S. Church: Fr. Alan Deck, Executive Director, Office of Cultural Diversity, USCCB

• Catholic Teaching and Migration: Fr. Daniel Groody, University of Notre Dame

 

THURSDAY, Nov. 4

8:30-10:00 a.m. Best Practices in Organizing for Immigration Reform (preceded by 7am Mass and breakfast)

• Panel: Elena Segura, Archdiocese of Chicago; Jill Malone, PICO National Network; Fr. Clete Kiley, UNITE-HERE; Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum

 

10:30-Noon  Public Policy/CIR Issues for the 112th Congress

• Panel: Angela Kelley, Center for American Progress; Maria Odom, Catholic Legal Immigration Network

 

12:30-1:45 p.m. Networking Lunch & Caucusing

• Presentations by Srs. Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch, RSM, Pastoral Care at immigrant detention centers

 

2 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Break Out Sessions

• Answering the Tough Questions (arguments/responses to illegal immigration) - Michele Waslin, Immigration Policy Center; Todd Scribner, USCCB

• Communication/Messaging about CIR in your communities - Patty Kupfer, Independent Communications Consultant

• Fighting Local Enforcement Initiatives (e.g. 287g and Secure Communities) - Helen Harnett, Heartland Alliance; Karen Herrling, CLINIC; Polo Morales, PICO National Network

• Parish Organizing for CIR (best practices) - Jaci Braga, PICO National & JFI

3:30-4:45 p.m. Break Out Sessions (REPEATED)

 

6:00 -8:30 p.m. Dinner, DREAM Act Presentation, Mid-Term Election Results Panel

• DREAM Act Presentation - DePaul University President, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. 
• Mid-Term Election Results Panel/what it means for Immigration - Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America’s Voice; Micheal Hill, Associate Director, Government Relations, USCCB

 

9:00 p.m. Movie Screening – Welcome to Shelbyville

 

FRIDAY, Nov. 5

6:30 a.m.  Shuttle to Broadview Immigrant Detention Center

7:00 a.m.  Rosary at Broadview

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Regional Breakouts: Strategize on organizing in the new congress
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Report Back/Next Steps – Sylvia Ruiz, Orlando Focus

11:30 – Noon Final Session

Thursday November 4, 2010
Justice for Immigrants National Convening
(all day)
Start: 11/03/2010 - 6:00pm
End: 11/05/2010 - 11:30am

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Immigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING

"Immigration in a New Congress"

 

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th)

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Iimmigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING, "Immigration in a New Congress"

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th):
http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=98ad417c-f7ee-464d-8baf-09c88801a773
 

DETAILS: Preliminary Topics/Speakers

 

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3 

6:00 -8:00 p.m. Dinner and Opening Plenary (preceded by registration and 4pm Opening Mass)

• Welcome:  Ambassador Johnny Young – Executive Director M.R.S, USCCB

• Immigration and the Future of the U.S. Church: Fr. Alan Deck, Executive Director, Office of Cultural Diversity, USCCB

• Catholic Teaching and Migration: Fr. Daniel Groody, University of Notre Dame

 

THURSDAY, Nov. 4

8:30-10:00 a.m. Best Practices in Organizing for Immigration Reform (preceded by 7am Mass and breakfast)

• Panel: Elena Segura, Archdiocese of Chicago; Jill Malone, PICO National Network; Fr. Clete Kiley, UNITE-HERE; Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum

 

10:30-Noon  Public Policy/CIR Issues for the 112th Congress

• Panel: Angela Kelley, Center for American Progress; Maria Odom, Catholic Legal Immigration Network

 

12:30-1:45 p.m. Networking Lunch & Caucusing

• Presentations by Srs. Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch, RSM, Pastoral Care at immigrant detention centers

 

2 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Break Out Sessions

• Answering the Tough Questions (arguments/responses to illegal immigration) - Michele Waslin, Immigration Policy Center; Todd Scribner, USCCB

• Communication/Messaging about CIR in your communities - Patty Kupfer, Independent Communications Consultant

• Fighting Local Enforcement Initiatives (e.g. 287g and Secure Communities) - Helen Harnett, Heartland Alliance; Karen Herrling, CLINIC; Polo Morales, PICO National Network

• Parish Organizing for CIR (best practices) - Jaci Braga, PICO National & JFI

3:30-4:45 p.m. Break Out Sessions (REPEATED)

 

6:00 -8:30 p.m. Dinner, DREAM Act Presentation, Mid-Term Election Results Panel

• DREAM Act Presentation - DePaul University President, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. 
• Mid-Term Election Results Panel/what it means for Immigration - Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America’s Voice; Micheal Hill, Associate Director, Government Relations, USCCB

 

9:00 p.m. Movie Screening – Welcome to Shelbyville

 

FRIDAY, Nov. 5

6:30 a.m.  Shuttle to Broadview Immigrant Detention Center

7:00 a.m.  Rosary at Broadview

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Regional Breakouts: Strategize on organizing in the new congress
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Report Back/Next Steps – Sylvia Ruiz, Orlando Focus

11:30 – Noon Final Session

CRLN Annual Luncheon: Speaker, Padre "Melo"
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Where: Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church. 711 W Monroe St., Chicago
Friday November 5, 2010
Justice for Immigrants National Convening
End: 11:30 am
Start: 11/03/2010 - 6:00pm
End: 11/05/2010 - 11:30am

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Immigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING

"Immigration in a New Congress"

 

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th)

US Council of Catholic Bishops Justice For Iimmigrants

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENING, "Immigration in a New Congress"

Nov. 3 - 5, at Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton
Register at (note: advance registration requested by Oct. 29th):
http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=98ad417c-f7ee-464d-8baf-09c88801a773
 

DETAILS: Preliminary Topics/Speakers

 

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3 

6:00 -8:00 p.m. Dinner and Opening Plenary (preceded by registration and 4pm Opening Mass)

• Welcome:  Ambassador Johnny Young – Executive Director M.R.S, USCCB

• Immigration and the Future of the U.S. Church: Fr. Alan Deck, Executive Director, Office of Cultural Diversity, USCCB

• Catholic Teaching and Migration: Fr. Daniel Groody, University of Notre Dame

 

THURSDAY, Nov. 4

8:30-10:00 a.m. Best Practices in Organizing for Immigration Reform (preceded by 7am Mass and breakfast)

• Panel: Elena Segura, Archdiocese of Chicago; Jill Malone, PICO National Network; Fr. Clete Kiley, UNITE-HERE; Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum

 

10:30-Noon  Public Policy/CIR Issues for the 112th Congress

• Panel: Angela Kelley, Center for American Progress; Maria Odom, Catholic Legal Immigration Network

 

12:30-1:45 p.m. Networking Lunch & Caucusing

• Presentations by Srs. Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch, RSM, Pastoral Care at immigrant detention centers

 

2 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Break Out Sessions

• Answering the Tough Questions (arguments/responses to illegal immigration) - Michele Waslin, Immigration Policy Center; Todd Scribner, USCCB

• Communication/Messaging about CIR in your communities - Patty Kupfer, Independent Communications Consultant

• Fighting Local Enforcement Initiatives (e.g. 287g and Secure Communities) - Helen Harnett, Heartland Alliance; Karen Herrling, CLINIC; Polo Morales, PICO National Network

• Parish Organizing for CIR (best practices) - Jaci Braga, PICO National & JFI

3:30-4:45 p.m. Break Out Sessions (REPEATED)

 

6:00 -8:30 p.m. Dinner, DREAM Act Presentation, Mid-Term Election Results Panel

• DREAM Act Presentation - DePaul University President, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. 
• Mid-Term Election Results Panel/what it means for Immigration - Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America’s Voice; Micheal Hill, Associate Director, Government Relations, USCCB

 

9:00 p.m. Movie Screening – Welcome to Shelbyville

 

FRIDAY, Nov. 5

6:30 a.m.  Shuttle to Broadview Immigrant Detention Center

7:00 a.m.  Rosary at Broadview

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Regional Breakouts: Strategize on organizing in the new congress
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Report Back/Next Steps – Sylvia Ruiz, Orlando Focus

11:30 – Noon Final Session

Free Evening of Afro-Colombian Music and Discussion: Witness for Peace
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 11:00 pm
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