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Training on Video Production and Immigration for People of Faith
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

CALLING PEOPLE OF FAITH & SERVICE PROVIDERS STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH IMMIGRANTS!

Join the national Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service and Auburn Media for a One-Day Training on Video Production


Learn how to make short, effective videos to share your stories & highlight your service programs, community outreach, etc.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Chicago, IL


As part of each training, a film crew will provide film and media training to people of faith, service providers, and activists working to make their communities more welcoming and advocating for immigration reform.

Auburn Media and Church World Service staff will facilitate group discussions on how to tailor the New Year's Resolution Campaign for Immigration Reform (see below for more information) for your local community, and how to effectively share your stories of solidarity, action and welcome with others across the country.

Participants will tell their stories and highlight what their communities are doing - ESL classes, immigration legal clinics, congregation accompaniment programs, prayer vigils, community education, etc. - using the most effective messaging techniques; learn about best filming practices; discuss the current political dynamics of immigration reform, and brainstorm how their communities can be involved in the upcoming New Year's Resolution Campaign for Immigration Reform.

In addition to providing hands-on instruction to training participants, we hope to collect powerful stories of how congregations, service providers, and community members are building more welcoming communities and advocating for immigration reform.

Church World Service will assist with travel costs both for local participants and a limited number of out-of-state participants interested in sharing their stories and building their communities' capacity to utilize video for outreach, education, community building and advocacy work.


Please contact Yvette Schock (yschock@churchworldservice.org) to register or request travel scholarships.
Space is limited.

Draft agenda:

10am Introductions, overview of New Year's Resolution Campaign 11am Political timeline, opportunities for immigration reform
12pm Crafting your story / highlighting your local program for film
1-3pm Recording your stories (each participant will have a designated time to work privately with the film crew)
1-3pm Tailoring the New Year's Resolution Campaign to your community's needs
3-4pm Incorporating video footage into your local campaigns, proposals, etc.
4-6pm Practicing filming, editing, posting your videos

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Charlie Hardy: Venezuala 101
Start: 4:15 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Venezuela 101
Tuesday November 16th  4:15-5:30pm
Northeastern Illinois University,  5500 N. St.Louis
Lech Walesa Hall, (formerly CLS Building) Room 2044.  Off of Bryn Mawr Avenue
 

www.crln.org/charlie_hardy

Charlie Hardy: Venezuela Since the September Elections
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Venezuela Since the September Elections
Tuesday November 16, 7 pm
1901 S. Loomis Avenue, Chicago (Decima Musa Restaurant)

Sponsored by La Voz de Los de Abajo and the Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban Five

www.crln.org/charlie_hardy

11 / 17
11 / 18
Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Join co-author Norma Price as she reads from and discusses Crossing with the Virgin

 

Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail
Kathryn Ferguson, Norma Price, and Ted Parks

 

Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Women & Children First
5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, 60640
PH: (773) 769-9299

 

“This is an extraordinary book about the courageous journeys of people crossing the U.S.–Mexico border—and about U.S. citizens who are erasing those borders with acts of mercy and defiance . . . a page turner.”

—Demetria Martínez, author of Mother Tongue

 

“Peel back phrases like illegal alien and undocumented worker and you’ll find the voices heard in this book, poor people coming north to survive. And the local people who try to help them. Learn the tragedy that is the border and listen to the tales of our fellow human beings as they are hunted on American ground.”

—Charles Bowden, author of Down by the River

11 / 19
Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC
Start: 12:00 am
Start: 11/19/2010 - 12:00am
End: 11/21/2010 - 12:00pm
Join CRLN at the Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC.  See the full web story at http://www.crln.org/SOA_Vigil_2010
11 / 20
Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC
(all day)
Start: 11/19/2010 - 12:00am
End: 11/21/2010 - 12:00pm
Join CRLN at the Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC.  See the full web story at http://www.crln.org/SOA_Vigil_2010
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Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC
End: 12:00 pm
Start: 11/19/2010 - 12:00am
End: 11/21/2010 - 12:00pm
Join CRLN at the Vigil to Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC.  See the full web story at http://www.crln.org/SOA_Vigil_2010
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11 / 28
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
Start: 12:00 am
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

11 / 29
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

11 / 30
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

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Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

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Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

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Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

Christian Peacemaker Teams: Grand Opening of new Chicago Office/Training Center & Fundraising Gala
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Where: 2649 W. 21st St., Chicago
12 / 4
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

12 / 5
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
(all day)
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

12 / 6
Delegation to El Salvador: 30th Anniversary of the Assassination of the US Church Women
End: 10:00 am
Start: 11/28/2010 - 12:00am
End: 12/06/2010 - 10:00am

http://www.crln.org/delegation/churchwomen2010

 

 

12 / 7
A Dream Deferred, A Life Denied
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Vigil: A Dream Deferred, A Life Denied

Tuesday, December 7th
12 Noon,  Federal Plaza in Downtown Chicago (Adams and Dearborn)

Undocumented youth talk about suicide, mental health and the DREAM Act, in memory of those who took their lives because their dreams and futures were denied.

This is part of a National Day of Action. 

Please invite your friends, families, schools, University Presidents, religious leaders, and colleagues. 
For more information: visit http://www.iyjl.org/

12 / 8
12 / 9
Human Rights Day 2010: Condemning Silence, Not People
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Thursday, December 9 2010 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60605

Police torture and the added value of human rights
In honor of International Human Rights Day*, the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights presents a powerful evening of spoken word focusing on the added value of human rights in bringing to justice perpetrators of torture and brutality, like former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.

Featured artists include Kevin Coval, C.C. Carter and Roger Bonair-Agard.

Featured speakers include Joey Mogul, People's Law Office.

Event co-sponsors: Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Black People Against Police Torture, Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois, Illinois Coalition Against Torture, Midwest Coalition for Human Rights.

For more information, please contact Michaela Purdue at the Jewish Council of Urban Affairs: michaela@jcua.org or 312.663.0960. Please distribute the attached flier broadly.

* This event is on Thursday, Dec. 9. International Human Rights Day is on the following day, Dec. 10.

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Interfaith Vigil on Immigration: Building a Welcoming Chicago
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Thursday, December 16th

 

Interfaith on Immigration: Building a Welcoming Chicago

In honor of International Migrants Day, you are invited to participate in an interfaith vigil to come together and re-discover and re-affirm the power and important of interfaith work around immigration in Chicago and to recommit ourselves to keep working together for immigrant justice.

 

December 16th at 6pm

First United Methodist Church

77 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL

 

Click here for more information: http://www.crln.org/Interfaith-vigil-Dec16th

 

For more information contact Erin Cox at erin@8thdaycenter.org or 312-641-5151

12 / 17
3rd Annual POSADA/PILGRIMAGE FROM BROADVIEW DETENTION CENTER
Start: 7:00 am
End: 9:00 am

Friday, December 17th from 7-9am at Broadview Detention Center
(1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153) Click here for driving directions 

Join the office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the Priests for Justice for Immigrants, and the Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants for Las Posadas, a Mexican tradition that invites people to discover the blessings that flow from the faith experience of walking with Joseph and Mary to be in solidarity with migrants, refugees and strangers in our midst.

Schedule*
6:40AM Automobile drivers and buses drop off passengers at Broadview Detention Center, 1930 Beach Street, Broadview IL
6:45AM Automobile drivers proceed to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (1101 N 23rd Ave Melrose Park) and park their vehicles in church parking lot. Vans transport these drivers back to Broadview.
7:00AM Rosary, Song & Vigil at Broadview Detention Center, 1930 Beach Street, Broadview IL
8:00AM Two-mile Solidary Walk with song and prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
9:00AM-10:00AM Christmas Shepherd's Play, Celebration & Social Gathering at Mount Carmel Church

*This is a morning event that will take place regardless of weather conditions!

For more information visit http://www.archchicago.org/Immigration/advent.aspx or contact Marilu Gonzalez at (312) 534-8103 or mgonzalez@archchicago.org

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
Start: 12:00 am
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

01 / 10
Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

01 / 11
Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
(all day)
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

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Guatemala Delegation: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Environmental Justice
End: 12:00 am
Start: 01/09/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Guatemala_2011

 

 

 

Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
Start: 12:00 am
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

01 / 23
Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

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Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

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Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

01 / 26
Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

01 / 27
Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

01 / 28
Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

01 / 29
Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
(all day)
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

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Mexico Delegation: Tortillas and Trade
End: 12:00 am
Start: 01/22/2011 - 12:00am
End: 01/30/2011 - 12:00am

http://www.crln.org/Mexico_Tortillas_Trade/2011

 

 

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Immigrant Integration Summit
Start: 9:00 pm
 

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Immigrant Integration Summit

Saturday February 5th, 2011
West Side Technical Institute (Arturo Velasquez)
2800 S. Western Avenue. Chicago, IL

This Summit will highlight the nationally-recognized work being done by the State of Illinois and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to welcome, educate, and integrate new Americans statewide.

9:00AM: REGISTRATION - 9:30AM: Workshop Session 1 - 10:45AM: Workshop Session 2
NOON            Keynote Address and U.S. Citizenship Oath Ceremony with Governor Pat Quinn (invited)

Workshops include:

"A DREAM Act for Illinois", "Working Hard for the American Dream: Immigration and Workers Rights", "Standing with Families, Standing Against Hate: Humane Paths to Immigration Enforcement", "Health Care for All: Immigrants and Public Health", "One Person, One Vote: Re-Districting and Fair Representation", "Becoming America: The impact of U.S. Citizenship on our growing communities",  "Refugee Resettlement: Partnering to create new lives in Illinois"

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A Lenten Workshop: Immigration & Scripture
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

A Lenten Workshop: Immigration & Scripture
Sponsored by Chicago Theological Seminary

February 16th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
First Congregational United Church of Christ in Naperville (25 E. Benton Avenue Naperville, IL 60540)

Register at www.ctschicago.edu or call (773) 322.0245

Early Registration (due by February 11): $40
Standard Registration: $50
Student Registration: $10

This is a great opportunity for both pastors and lay leaders to learn and strengthen their understanding of the scripture and immigration. Ask your local pastor to attend! (This is a great use of continued education resources.) Ask your church to sponsor you or someone from your congregation to attend.  

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Modesto Mamani: Social Movements in Bolivia and US Foreign Policy
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

http://www.crln.org/Modesto_Mamani

First United Methodist Church, 516 Church Street, Evanston

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Concern America's Dance Out of Poverty
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
02 / 27
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Cuba Religious Leader Dora Arce-Valentin
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
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Bowl-a-Rama for Cinquera Sister Cities
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
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