Events
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
February 4th - Illniois Immigrant Integration Summit
9am-1pm
Malcolm X College (1900 W. Van Buren)
Join the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and its member organizations in Deportations 2012, this conference will provide in-depth, expert education on Know-Your-Rights education, Illinois Families Covenant, Prosecutorial Discretion and what can be done to protect families, as well as begin the formulation of a statewide strategy for protecting families in deportation.
Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition is co-sponsoring this event and can attend free of charge. Please contact Jenny Dale if you are interested in attending at jdale@chicagosanctuary.org or 773-293-3680.
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Breaking News: Congressman
Luis Gutierrez, House Speaker Michael Madigan, County President Toni
Preckwinkle,Representative Eddie Acevedo, Sen. Tony Munoz, Rep. Lisa
Hernandez, Rep. Robyn Gabel, Rep. Greg Harris, Commissioner Jesus Garcia, Ald.
Joe Moreno, Ald. George Cardenas, Ald. Toni Foulkes, Dorothy Brown, Ald. Ric Munoz,
Judge Reyes, and other elected officials have confirmed for
the ICIRR One Nation, One Dream Summit for Immigrant Integration.
We have also gotten the Integration Summit on the schedules of Secretary
of State Jesse White, Governor Pat Quinn and Senator
Richard Durbin, and we are negotiating with Mayor
Emanuel and his staff about coming to the Summit.
By attending, all of these elected officials are showing their commitment to
advancing the rights and opportunities of immigrants. They are also
showing respect and recognition for the important on-going work you are doing
everyday in your communities.
Will you join them?
One Nation, One Dream Summit for Immigrant Integration
Education is Power!
Saturday, February 4th * 9am - 1pm * Malcolm X College
1900 W. Van Buren
Admission
is Free
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The One Nation, One Dream Summit for
Immigrant Integration: Education is Power
Malcolm X College * 1900 W. Van Buren * 9:00am - 1:00pm * Saturday,
Feb. 4th
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
The Summit begins with an opening plenary at 9am, with confirmed speaker Cook
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. All workshops are free to the
public, and take place between 9:30am and Noon. At Noon, we will hold a
closing session for all of our members and allies. Confirmed speakers for
the closing session include: Congressman Luis Gutierrez, House Speaker Michael
Madigan, and Assistant House Majority Leader Eddie Acevedo.
Other confirmed guests include: Sen. Tony Munoz, Rep. Lisa Hernandez, Rep.
Robyn Gabel, Rep. Greg Harris, Commissioner Jesus Garcia, Ald. Joe Moreno, Ald.
George Cardenas, Ald. Toni Foulkes, Dorothy Brown, Ald. Ric Munoz, Ald. Toni
Foulkes, Judge Jesse Reyes, and Ald. George Cardenas.
TRACK 1: Uniting America
Citizenship Workshop 9:00 to Noon
You and your family can apply to become U.S. citizens. We also encourage
elected officials and allies to come at 11:30 to volunteer to help an immigrant
apply for citizenship.
Volunteer Fair 9:40 to Noon
Learn how you can volunteer in immigrant-serving communities throughout
Illinois - ESL tutoring, citizenship aid, etc.
Youth Civic Leadership Academy 9:40 to 10:40
Gain valuable leadership skills: story-telling, volunteer recruitment, and
mobilization.
TRACK 2: Keeping Families Together -
Stopping Deportations:
What My Family Needs to Know: Prosecutorial Discretion, Family Unity
Waiver Workshop - Spanish 9:40 to 10:40
Hear from attorney Andres Cerritos what options your family has for receiving
immigration relief.
What My Family Needs to Know - English 10:50 to 11:50
Deportations 2012: Training for Advocates - 9:40 to Noon
Get connected to the information you need to help families in deportation.
Training for Mental Health Professionals on Working with the
Undocumented 9:40 to Noon
Experts including Jackie Luna from Heartland and undocumented youth from the
Immigrant Youth Justice League will discuss the mental health challenges facing
undocumented people and how to address them.
TRACK 3: Education is Power:
Ready for College: The Illinois DREAM Act, MAP Grants, and Financial
Aid 9:40 to 10:40
Hear from Tanya Cabrera (IIT), Dan Burke, and undocumented youth about where
the Illinois DREAM Act stands and how to fight for increased funding.
Running for Local School Council - English
9:00 to Noon
Learn how and why you should run for your Local School Council and improve
education in your neighborhood.
Running for Local School Council - Spanish 9:00 to Noon
Early Childhood Education through Parent Engagement 9:40 to
Noon
SWOP and LSNA report on their nationally-recognized, innovative program to
engage parents in local schools.
TRACK 4: Building our Political Engagement:
Strategy Session: Mobilizing the New American Vote Primary and
General 2012 9:40 to 10:40
Get a high-level briefing with Gabe Lopez and ICIRR Executive Director Lawrence
Benito on the demographic shifts and political opportunities of 2012.
GOTV (Get Out The Vote!) Training for Primary, General 2012
10:50 to 11:50
Learn how you can join ICIRR's efforts to mobilize voters in the crucial 2012
primary elections on March 20th.
Ride the bus! Effective advocacy in Springfield 10:50 to
11:50
Get ready for ICIRR's major advocacy day in Springfield on February 29th!
Framing the Message: Preaching Beyond the Choir 9:40 to
11:50
A discussion led by Media Commentator Ahmed Rehab, State Representative Greg
Harris, and Sun-Times Columnist Alejandro Escalona about how we can use media
and messaging to reach a wider audience.
TRACK 5: Keeping our Community Healthy
Health Care Policy and the Immigrant Community 10:50 to
11:50
How healthcare reform will affect immigrant communities, and how we respond.
Guest speaker State Representative Robyn Gabel.
TRACK 6: Strengthening our Economy
Defending Low Wage Workers 9:40 to 10:40
Protecting low wage workers and the health and safety of all workers.
Featured speakers include Rev. CJ Hawking and SEIU Local 1 Vice President
Laura Garza.
Immigrants are the Engine of the Economy 10:50 to 11:50
Preparing our workforce for the future, by attracting and supporting immigrant
entrepreneurs and workers
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Exploring Nonviolence, Practicing Peace
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/PPF2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
In November 2011 Jerome McDonnell, host of WBEZ's Worldview, interviewed 2011 CRLN Luncheon Speaker Miriam Miranda at their Navy Pier studio. This interview will be airing on Tuesday, February 14 at 12:00 noon on 91.5 fm.
Afro-Hondurans persecuted: Garifuna are the Afro-descendant people of Honduras. Miriam Miranda, general coordinator of the National Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras, tells Worldview about the richness of her Garifuna heritage and the violent suppression they suffer from police and paramilitary death squads linked to large landowners who seek control of their ancestral lands.
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Faith and Healing in Cuba
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/Cuba2012
Gallery Swarm will exhibit the artwork of Pedro Gonzalez Pulido on February 17, 2012 at 7pm.
Gallery Swarm is located at 2902 N. Clark Street, Lakeview.
For more information, click here.
HOME LAND, a production by Albany Park Theater Project
In partnership with the Albany Park Theater Project (APTP), CRLN is organizing a fundraiser around APTP's upcoming production entitled Home/Land! In this show, the award-winning APTP ensemble brings to vivid theatrical life stories of desire, risk, resilience, heroism, love, and hope as immigrant families strive to stay together and make a better life in the land they've come to call home.
CRLN is organizing a group to attend the 8pm performance on
Friday, Feb 17th at The Laura Wiley Theater, Eugene Field Park, located at
5100 North Ridgeway in Chicago. Tickets with the CRLN group will be sold
for $36 and include a pre-show reception with light refreshments, a group of
great people with whom to watch and reflect upon the show, as well as a
post-show discussion hosted by the Albany Park Theater Project.
To
purchase tickets, please call or e-mail Erica Spilde atESpilde@crln.org or 773-293-3680.
About the Play: A brother sings his sister to sleep with the tale of a glorious tree whose roots grow on both sides of a border… A pair of young lovers dance on their wedding night, then wade across the Río Grande hand-in-hand as their honeymoon… A precocious seven year-old in Jordan becomes an unconventional entrepreneur to pay for her family’s immigration… A nine year-old joins the guerrilla in El Salvador after the murder of his parents… A boat hurls two dozen immigrants across the Gulf of Mexico… A father and son rehearse new identities for a new life… So begin the epic quests of Home/Land. With its characteristic humanity, creativity, and optimism, the award-winning APTP ensemble brings to vivid theatrical life these stories of desire, risk, resilience, heroism, love, and hope – as immigrant families strive to stay together and make a better life in the land they’ve come to call home.
Production runs January
20 – February 25, 2012
The Laura Wiley Theater
at Eugene Field Park
5100 North Ridgeway, Chicago
For more information visit: http://www.aptpchicago.org/whats-on/
HOME LAND, a production by Albany Park Theater Project
In partnership with the Albany Park Theater Project (APTP), CRLN is organizing a fundraiser around APTP's upcoming production entitled Home/Land! In this show, the award-winning APTP ensemble brings to vivid theatrical life stories of desire, risk, resilience, heroism, love, and hope as immigrant families strive to stay together and make a better life in the land they've come to call home.
CRLN is organizing a group to attend the 8pm performance on
Friday, Feb 17th at The Laura Wiley Theater, Eugene Field Park, located at
5100 North Ridgeway in Chicago. Tickets with the CRLN group will be sold
for $36 and include a pre-show reception with light refreshments, a group of
great people with whom to watch and reflect upon the show, as well as a
post-show discussion hosted by the Albany Park Theater Project.
To
purchase tickets, please call or e-mail Erica Spilde atESpilde@crln.org or 773-293-3680.
About the Play: A brother sings his sister to sleep with the tale of a glorious tree whose roots grow on both sides of a border… A pair of young lovers dance on their wedding night, then wade across the Río Grande hand-in-hand as their honeymoon… A precocious seven year-old in Jordan becomes an unconventional entrepreneur to pay for her family’s immigration… A nine year-old joins the guerrilla in El Salvador after the murder of his parents… A boat hurls two dozen immigrants across the Gulf of Mexico… A father and son rehearse new identities for a new life… So begin the epic quests of Home/Land. With its characteristic humanity, creativity, and optimism, the award-winning APTP ensemble brings to vivid theatrical life these stories of desire, risk, resilience, heroism, love, and hope – as immigrant families strive to stay together and make a better life in the land they’ve come to call home.
Production runs January
20 – February 25, 2012
The Laura Wiley Theater
at Eugene Field Park
5100 North Ridgeway, Chicago
For more information visit: http://www.aptpchicago.org/whats-on/
On February 26, 2012, the DuSable Museum's Gallery Guichard will feature the artwork of Afro-Cuban artist, Pedro Pulido. The "Life Through Art" exhibit by Mr. Pulido begins at 2pm and will run through April 27, 2012.
For more information, please visit http://galleryguichard.com/
Life Through Art by Pedro Pulido
February 26, 2012
2 pm to 5 pm
DuSable Museum, Gallery Guichard
740 E. 56th Place
Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Justice at Broadview Detention Center
Join us the first Friday of every month for an interfaith prayer vigil at Broadview Detention Center at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153. Every other Friday of the month the vigil is centered on the Catholic Rosary. Everyone is always welcome to participate any Friday of the month in this important and powerful public witness.
Join the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters and
Brothers of Immigrants, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Office for
Immigrant Affairs & Immigration Education of the Archdiocese of
Chicago, and other members of the religious community in a vigil to
stand in solidarity with those being deported, the families of those in
detention or facing deportation and be a public witness to the
injustices of our broken immigration system.
DATE: Every Friday (First Friday is Interfaith)
TIME: 7:15 AM
LOCATION: 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153
Directions: The Broadview Center is located at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153.
From the loop take I-290 W to South 25th Ave exit, 18A, turn right at Lexington
St., Turn Left on Beach St.
If you are interested in joining us or for more information please contact Jenny Dale at 773-293-3680 or e-mail at jdale@chicagosanctuary.org
Timber Lanes
1851 W. Irving Park
Chicago, Illinois
Please visit http://www.crln.org/Bowl-a-Rama2012 for more information
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
March 10 - Rally and March to Defend Civil Liberties 2noon at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street
In addition to the immigrant youth-led Coming Out of the Shadows March and Rally
on March 10th, YOU are invited to stand in solidarity with the Muslim
community as a unified voice calling on President Obama, the Department
of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the City of Chicago
to Respect Civil Liberties. For more information visit: http://www.ciogc.org
March 10th is the 6th anniversary of the massive march for immigrant rights that launched the national movement. Now those mostly Latino communities are facing up to 400,000 deportations annually. Arab and Muslim communities are targeted by government policies driven by the so-called “war on terror.” Repression of First Amendment freedoms of speech and assembly have seen 6000 arrests of Occupy Wall Street protesters, and anti-war and international solidarity activists such as Carlos Montes are being criminalized.
Join us. Add your voice. Tell President Obama, the Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the City of Chicago that we know our rights and we will defend them.
No to Indefinite Detention without a Trial
- Stop Islamophobia
Defend Immigrant Rights
- End Deportations
Stop FBI Repression of Anti War Activists
- Solidarity is Not a Crime
Support Freedom of Dissent
- Defend the Right to Protest Against NATO/G8
Sponsored by:
Arab American Action Network
Coalition to Protect People’s Rights
Committee Against Political Repression
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Council on American Islamic Relations
Muslim Peace Coalition
On the 6th anniversary of the mass immigrant rights marches in Chicago, Illinois will be launching our National Coming Out of the Shadows week events with a coming out rally at Daily Plaza. As in the last two years, undocumented immigrants will take the stage and talk about their undocumented status publicly. This year we continue to say we are undocumented, unafraid, and unapologetic, that we have the right to be here, exist here, and define ourselves.
National Coming Out of the Shadows Day
March 10th, 2012
Daley Plaza, 118th N. Clark St, Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM Undocumented Music Gathering
2:00 PM Coming Out of the Shadows
For more information contact info@iyjl.org
Click here to visit the Coming Our of the Shadows Facebook Page
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
Talking Pictures Festival
Sunday,March 11, 2PM
Medill-McCORMICK TRIBUNE CENTER
Northwestern University, Evanston campus
GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
Sometimes a film makes history; it doesn't just document it. So it is with GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR, the astonishing new film by Pamela Yates. Part political thriller, part memoir, Yates transports us back in time to 1982 and Guatemala's genocide against the Mayan people, a story she documented at the time with her film When the Mountains Tremble. That film turned out to be the only documentary record of the Guatemalan civil war.
Fast-forward 28 years later and the earlier film
becomes evidence in an international war-crimes case against the former commander of the army, while reuniting Yates with Rigoberta Menchú, now a Nobel laureate, and others who continue to contribute their granito (tiny grain of sand) in a continuing quest for the truth.
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
Join us for the first Immigrant Welcoming Congregations Gathering of 2012!
Please join us on Monday, March 12th
from 6-8pm at 8th Day Center for Justice (205 W Monroe, 5th
Floor).
This gathering will be an opportunity to see each other since the
Immigrant Welcoming Congregations Celebration last fall and share what we have
been up to since then and how communities of faith can continue to get involved
and participate in the important work ahead.
The gathering will include:
- Stories from those who are working with the Post Detention Accompaniment Network and how you and your congregations can support people who are released from immigration detention
- Time for fellowship and sharing of what congregations have been doing and are planning to do in the upcoming year as they live out the commitment to be Immigrant Welcoming Congregations and as we continue the journey together
- If this is your first gathering, you will have an opportunity to hear how your congregations can begin the journey to become an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation
International Election Observation Mission
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/ElSalvadorElections/2012
March 19-March24 - Detained: Immigration and the Prison Industrial Complex
A week of events sponsored by Project NIA, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Mess Hall, Chicago PIC Teaching Collective
March 19th - 6 to 8 p.m. - Opening Reception of Detained: Art Exhibition featuring work by Eroyn Franklin as well as local Chicago artists exploring the intersections between immigration and the PIC. Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 21st - 6 to 8:30 p.m. - A Discussion about Local Organizing Efforts to Address the Criminalization of Immigration and Immigrants - co-sponsored with the Immigrant Youth Justice (IYJL). Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 24th - 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. - Film Screening - co-sponsored with Multikulti - Location: Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave - we will be screening two films followed by a discussion.
For more information, contact Mariame at projectnia@hotmail.com
March 19-March24 - Detained: Immigration and the Prison Industrial Complex
A week of events sponsored by Project NIA, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Mess Hall, Chicago PIC Teaching Collective
March 19th - 6 to 8 p.m. - Opening Reception of Detained: Art Exhibition featuring work by Eroyn Franklin as well as local Chicago artists exploring the intersections between immigration and the PIC. Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 21st - 6 to 8:30 p.m. - A Discussion about Local Organizing Efforts to Address the Criminalization of Immigration and Immigrants - co-sponsored with the Immigrant Youth Justice (IYJL). Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 24th - 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. - Film Screening - co-sponsored with Multikulti - Location: Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave - we will be screening two films followed by a discussion.
For more information, contact Mariame at projectnia@hotmail.com
Columbia College will feature "La Toma" a documentary film about the land struggle of an Afro-Colombian gold mining community in Southwestern Colombia. The film's acclaimed director Paola Mendoza and Eunice Escobar, Afro-Colombian activist and CRLN Board member will discuss the current situation in La Toma, Colombia.
Join us Wednesday, March 21st at Columbia College, Hokin Hall- 1st Floor, 6:15pm reception and film screening at 7pm.
For more information about the EAD Conference, visit http://advocacydays.org/. Reserve your space today by visiting, https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=32582. To attend with CRLN, contact Corinthian at (773)293-2964 or cdavis@crln.org.
For more information about the EAD Conference, visit http://advocacydays.org/. Reserve your space today by visiting, https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=32582. To attend with CRLN, contact Corinthian at (773)293-2964 or cdavis@crln.org.
March 19-March24 - Detained: Immigration and the Prison Industrial Complex
A week of events sponsored by Project NIA, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Mess Hall, Chicago PIC Teaching Collective
March 19th - 6 to 8 p.m. - Opening Reception of Detained: Art Exhibition featuring work by Eroyn Franklin as well as local Chicago artists exploring the intersections between immigration and the PIC. Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 21st - 6 to 8:30 p.m. - A Discussion about Local Organizing Efforts to Address the Criminalization of Immigration and Immigrants - co-sponsored with the Immigrant Youth Justice (IYJL). Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
March 24th - 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. - Film Screening - co-sponsored with Multikulti - Location: Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave - we will be screening two films followed by a discussion.
For more information, contact Mariame at projectnia@hotmail.com
For more information about the EAD Conference, visit http://advocacydays.org/. Reserve your space today by visiting, https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=32582. To attend with CRLN, contact Corinthian at (773)293-2964 or cdavis@crln.org.
For more information about the EAD Conference, visit http://advocacydays.org/. Reserve your space today by visiting, https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=32582. To attend with CRLN, contact Corinthian at (773)293-2964 or cdavis@crln.org.
Come join Loyola
University Dept. of Modern Languages and Literature, Casa Guatemala/Maya
Essence, colectiv@ maiz y viento as we host three days of events dedicated
to the history and culture of Guatemala, centered on themes of resistance,
Mayan identity, and the effects of migration.
The history of Guatemala and the complexities of migration in the United States
as it relates to Central America. Invited are Maya indigenous speakers to share and teach about culture, the armed conflict and
migration, we will encourage a comprehensive understanding about the past and
present of Guatemala.
Events are as follows:
Date: Thursday, March 29
Screening of "When the Mountains Tremble"
Guest Speaker: Virgilio Vicente
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Quinlan Life Science
Building Room 142
Date: Tuesday, April 10
Presentation: Mayan Culture Politics, the Guatemala Dream, Mayan Cosmovision
Guest Speaker: Carlos Escalante
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Crown Center Lobby
Date: Saturday, April 28
Screening of "Voice of a Mountain"
Guest Speaker: Olegario Velasquez
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Maya Essence, 4357 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
See you there!
Click here for directions to Loyola University Chicago
Click here for Directions to Maya Essence
Please join the Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants for a conference entitled "Detention and Deportation: A Faith Response"
March 31, 2012
8:30 a.m. (coffee/registration)
Program 9:00am - 12:30
p.m.
St.
Scholastica Academy Auditorium, Chicago, IL.
7416 N Ridge Blvd Chicago, IL 60645
For more information contact Michael Gosch at <mgosch@viatorians.com>
Forced Out: A Teach-In About Immigration and Incarceration
This teach-in provides a starting place for a conversation among individuals and families impacted by "mass detention." It also gives students, activists and allies a chance to make connections across issues that are often seen as separate and even competing. By educating people about the shared logic of the prison and immigration systems, Forced Out will increase the links among affected groups and help to create a more unified voice for policy change across all communities. Working together, everyday people can create a culture of solidarity and demand real changes that improve public safety while strengthening our society for all.
Event Information
When: Thursday April 5th
Time: 9:30am-2pm
Where: UIC Student Center East
750 S. Halsted Street
Cost?: Free and Open to Everyone
Program Outline
9am-10am: Arrival, Registration, & Art Exhibit
10am-10:50am: Opening Session
11am-11:40am: Break for Food, Art and Action Fair
11:50am-1pm: Workshops
1:05pm-1:55pm: Closing Session
2:30pm-4pm: March to End Mass Detention
Sponsors include:Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Fighting to Overcome Records and Create Equality (FORCE), Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY), Project Nia, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Arise Chicago, Southwest Organizing Project, Enlace Chicago, UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center, NALAAC, JCUA, Community Renewal Society, St. Agatha Catholic Church, Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Office for Peace and Justice, Office for Immigrant Affairs and Education at the Archdiocese of Chicago, Center of Change, Casa Michoacan, Albany Park Theater Project, Transformative Justice Law Project, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation, Arab American Action Network, UIC African-American Cultural Center, Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy Program, the Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, National Immigrant Justice Center, Community Renewal Society, Casa Michoacan, Tamms Year Ten Campaign, UIUC Labor Education Program, Interfaith Leadership Project, Mexican-American Coalition, Depaul Urban Egan Center, Warehouse Workers for Justice, Aurora University, Waubonsee University, NEIU – Justice Studies Department, Rogers Park Community Council, Independent Voters of Illinois, Latino Studies at Northwestern University, Latinos in Skokie, UCCIR, Human Rights Department at the University of Chicago, SEIU Local 73, United African Organization, Alternatives Education Institute, American Friends Service Commitee, Teachers for Social Justice, Chicago Workers Collaborative, and the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.
For moreinformation contact: Ryan Lugalia-Hollon, rlhollon@adler.edu, 312.662.4024or visit: http://solidaritycity.wordpress.com/forced-out/
Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Justice at Broadview Detention Center
Join us the first Friday of every month for an interfaith prayer vigil at Broadview Detention Center at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153. Every other Friday of the month the vigil is centered on the Catholic Rosary. Everyone is always welcome to participate any Friday of the month in this important and powerful public witness.
Join the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters and
Brothers of Immigrants, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Office for
Immigrant Affairs & Immigration Education of the Archdiocese of
Chicago, and other members of the religious community in a vigil to
stand in solidarity with those being deported, the families of those in
detention or facing deportation and be a public witness to the
injustices of our broken immigration system.
DATE: Every Friday (First Friday is Interfaith)
TIME: 7:15 AM
LOCATION: 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153
Directions: The Broadview Center is located at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153.
From the loop take I-290 W to South 25th Ave exit, 18A, turn right at Lexington
St., Turn Left on Beach St.
If you are interested in joining us or for more information please contact Jenny Dale at 773-293-3680 or e-mail at jdale@chicagosanctuary.org
Join with the Eighth Day Center for Justice and other social justice communities here in Chicago on April 6, 2012 for the 32nd Annual Good Friday Walk for Justice!
The Good Friday Walk for Justice is a modern day Way of the Cross which unites the Christian passion story with the justice struggles of our day. In this effort, we atempt to open a space for reflection, resistence, and memory.
When TIME names the person of the year, "The Protester" what choice do we have but to celebrate the "Living Out Loud" energy that has swept the globe?
Join us on April 6th at Noon on the Northeast corner of Congress and Michigan to participate with various justice coalitions who are Living Out Loud by awakening communities, creating change, and transforming systems for the common good.
To learn more, visit: www.8thdaycenter.org
The history of Guatemala and the complexities of migration in the United States as it relates to Central America. Invited are Maya indigenous speakers to share and teach about culture, the armed conflict and migration, we will encourage a comprehensive understanding about the past and present of Guatemala.
Events are as follows:
Date: Thursday, March 29
Screening of "When the Mountains Tremble"
Guest Speaker: Virgilio Vicente
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Quinlan Life Science
Building Room 142
Date: Tuesday, April 10
Presentation: Mayan Culture Politics, the Guatemala Dream, Mayan Cosmovision
Guest Speaker: Carlos Escalante
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Crown Center Lobby
Date: Saturday, April 28
Screening of "Voice of a Mountain"
Guest Speaker: Olegario Velasquez
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Maya Essence, 4357 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
See you there!
Click here for directions to Loyola University Chicago
Click here for Directions to Maya Essence
Take part in Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 12-16, 2012.
This year, human rights organizations, faith based groups and congregations in the United States and Colombia will unite in solidarity for our annual day of action. This year's theme is "A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia" uplifts the struggle of Colombia's internally displaced due to the internal armed conflict, illegal mining and mineral exploration.
Everyone deserves a home!
Help us create 5,200 paper houses to represent Colombia’s 5.2 million internally displaced people’s desire to return home. Send an expression of solidarity to Colombian displaced communities. Urge US policymakers to take new direction in Colombia. Learn more about the crisis in Colombia, be creative, stand in solidarity with displaced communities, and take part in fellowship.
Thursday, April 12th
A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia
8th Day Center for Justice
205 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL
5:30pm to 8pm
See you there!!!
For more information, please contact Corinthian by phone at (773) 293-2964 or by email cdavis@crln.org.
Take part in Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 12-16, 2012.
This year, human rights organizations, faith based groups and congregations in the United States and Colombia will unite in solidarity for our annual day of action. This year's theme is "A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia" uplifts the struggle of Colombia's internally displaced due to the internal armed conflict, illegal mining and mineral exploration.
Take part in Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 12-16, 2012.
This year, human rights organizations, faith based groups and congregations in the United States and Colombia will unite in solidarity for our annual day of action. This year's theme is "A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia" uplifts the struggle of Colombia's internally displaced due to the internal armed conflict, illegal mining and mineral exploration.
Join us for the 4th Annual El Pueblo Canta: A Concert to Celebrate the Movement for Immigrant Justice.
Doors
open at 6:30pm at Wellington Ave Church (615 West Wellington)
Tickets are $25
general admission and $10 for students/limited income.
For advanced tickets visit www.waucc.org or call 773-935-0642
And don't forget, there will be food for purchase before the show and during intermission!
All proceeds will go to support the immigrant justice work of Centro Romero, Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Wellington Ave UCC and the Immigrant Youth Justice League.
Take part in Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 12-16, 2012.
This year, human rights organizations, faith based groups and congregations in the United States and Colombia will unite in solidarity for our annual day of action. This year's theme is "A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia" uplifts the struggle of Colombia's internally displaced due to the internal armed conflict, illegal mining and mineral exploration.
Take part in Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 12-16, 2012.
This year, human rights organizations, faith based groups and congregations in the United States and Colombia will unite in solidarity for our annual day of action. This year's theme is "A Place to Call Home: Hand in Hand for Peace in Colombia" uplifts the struggle of Colombia's internally displaced due to the internal armed conflict, illegal mining and mineral exploration.
Maya Essence
4357 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
In January of 2012, CRLN Board members Sidney Hollander and Martha Pierce, along with Rev. Michael Swartz and Jeanne O'Melia, traveled to Guatemala to learn about the impact of recent elections there. They met with human rights defenders and other involved in the ongoing struggle to bring justice and accountability to Guatemala, and also visited CRLN's long-time partner, a community of former refugees in northwest Guatemala, Chaculá, to celebration their continued commitment to building a community of equality, dignity, and peace.
Join Martha and Sidney on Saturday, April 21 for photos, reflections, and plans for action (suggestions welcome!) growing out of their trip. The evening begins at 7pm at Maya Essence, 4357 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL
To read some of Martha and Sidney's reflections, click here.
The history of Guatemala and the complexities of migration in the United States as it relates to Central America. Invited are Maya indigenous speakers to share and teach about culture, the armed conflict and migration, we will encourage a comprehensive understanding about the past and present of Guatemala.
Events are as follows:
Date: Thursday, March 29
Screening of "When the Mountains Tremble"
Guest Speaker: Virgilio Vicente
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Quinlan Life Science
Building Room 142
Date: Tuesday, April 10
Presentation: Mayan Culture Politics, the Guatemala Dream, Mayan Cosmovision
Guest Speaker: Carlos Escalante
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus Crown Center Lobby
Date: Saturday, April 28
Screening of "Voice of a Mountain"
Guest Speaker: Olegario Velasquez
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Maya Essence, 4357 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
See you there!
Click here for directions to Loyola University Chicago
Click here for Directions to Maya Essence
CALL TO ACTION: Join us on May 1st as we celebrate International Worker’s Day by continuing to march for worker and immigrant rights. For more information visit: http://chicagospring.org/#
Come May 1st, we are on the March! Join Us!
We will be assembling at Union Park (1501 W. Randolph St.) at 12:00 PM and marching to Federal Plaza (230 S. Deerborn St.) at 1:00 PM. Rally: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM in Federal Plaza
Please look for the CNSC banner or contact Sara at (773) 456-1641
Northwestern University's Colloquium on Ethnicity and Diaspora presents Locating African Diaspora: Exploring Blackness in Mexico and Ecuador with Dr. Ben Vinson, III of Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Sherwin Bryant of Northwestern University. These professors will present their recent work on the African Diaspora in Latin America and offer insight into the present state of diaspora studies.
The lecture will be held at Northwestern University's Harris Hall in Room 108 at 3:00pm until 4:30pm. For additional information please see the attached flyer.
Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Justice at Broadview Detention Center
Join us the first Friday of every month for an interfaith prayer vigil at Broadview Detention Center at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153. Every other Friday of the month the vigil is centered on the Catholic Rosary. Everyone is always welcome to participate any Friday of the month in this important and powerful public witness.
Join the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Office for Immigrant Affairs & Immigration Education of the Archdiocese of Chicago, and other members of the religious community in a vigil to stand in solidarity with those being deported, the families of those in detention or facing deportation and be a public witness to the injustices of our broken immigration system.
DATE: Every Friday (First Friday is Interfaith)
TIME: 7:15 AM
LOCATION: 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153
Directions: The Broadview Center is located at 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60153.
From the loop take I-290 W to South 25th Ave exit, 18A, turn right at Lexington St., Turn Left on Beach St.
If you are interested in joining us or for more information please contact Sara Wohlleb at 773-293-3680 or e-mail at swohlleb@crln.org.
What is at Stake?
All-Kids Coverage – ensure that all children including undocumented children receive health care.Immigrant Family Resource Program - ensure that everyone has access to health and safety-net services for immigrant communities.
Roadway Safety for All Motorists - ensure that everyone in Illinois is safe and all Illinois motorists have a drivers license and car insurance.
New American Initiative - assistance for those eligible to become citizens.
MAP Grants - ensure that working families are able to send their children to college.
What will happen May 8th?
People will travel to Springfield on a bus. En route to Springfield, you will receive training on how to talk to your legislators about issues that concern you.For more information visit: http://icirr.org/content/may-8th
You can join a bus in your community! For more transportation information please visit: http://icirr.org/content/get-ride. Contact the bus captain or organization to reserve your spot.
For more information contact:
Marcela Hernandez, CNSC Outreach Organizer
mhernandez@crln.org or (773) 293-3680
or
Rev. Sara Wohlleb, CNSC Congregational Coordinator
swohlleb@crln.org or (773) 293-3680
On Wednesday, May 9th the U-Chicago Coalition for Immigrant Rights (UCCIR) will be hosting Jose Antonio Vargas at 6pm (doors open with light food and refreshments at 5:30) at International House (1414 E. 59th Street).
Vargas will speak and there will also be an opportunity to donate to the Illinois DREAM fund as well as time for Q&A. Vargas is Filipino-American and a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who has worked for such newspapers as the San Franscisco Chronicle, Huffington Post and Washington Post. Last summer he left the shadows, coming out as undocumented in the New York Times in a very powerful op-ed . Since then Vargas has founded www.defineamerican.com where he raises awareness of undocumented issues and advocates for immigration reform across the country.
In preparations for the NATO protest, a "Peoples Summit" will convene on Saturday & Sunday, May 12-13, 2012.
Where? At Occupy Chicago Headquarters, 500 W. Cermak, Chicago
Purpose? "To educate our communities about war, austerity, global capitalism, and corporatization in the 21st century, and what it means for the ways we live in this world. Topics can range from the increasing cost of a loaf of bread in Chicago to the 1.4 billion people worldwide living in misery; from the ‘war on terror' and global homeland security industries to increased militarization of domestic policing; from global wage depression and the creation of disposable labor reserves to devastating climate change, destruction of environments, and the privatization of common resources. Within each of these threads (and many more), the power of global economics determines the material state of contemporary world affairs. Major events around the globe in 2011, from Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park, have instilled a great urgency in us all; we need to understand how the complex conditioning by global processes has given the 99% of the world more in common than we dared to imagine before."
For information including registration, go to http://www.peoplessummitchicago.org/
In preparations for the NATO protest, a "Peoples Summit" will convene on Saturday & Sunday, May 12-13, 2012.
Where? At Occupy Chicago Headquarters, 500 W. Cermak, Chicago
Purpose? "To educate our communities about war, austerity, global capitalism, and corporatization in the 21st century, and what it means for the ways we live in this world. Topics can range from the increasing cost of a loaf of bread in Chicago to the 1.4 billion people worldwide living in misery; from the ‘war on terror' and global homeland security industries to increased militarization of domestic policing; from global wage depression and the creation of disposable labor reserves to devastating climate change, destruction of environments, and the privatization of common resources. Within each of these threads (and many more), the power of global economics determines the material state of contemporary world affairs. Major events around the globe in 2011, from Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park, have instilled a great urgency in us all; we need to understand how the complex conditioning by global processes has given the 99% of the world more in common than we dared to imagine before."
For information including registration, go to http://www.peoplessummitchicago.org/
The Right to Difference
"Explaining the Shift from Colorblindness in Colombia to the Law of Black Communities in Colombia"
with Tianna Paschel, Ph.D
Wednesday. May 16, 2012
2:30pm to 5:30pm
Rosati Room 300, Richardson Library
For more information, click here.
Join CRLN NATO Protests in Chicago: Join the Call for Demilitarization of our World! U.S. policy worldwide relies upon 700 military bases worldwide to pressure compliance to “US interests”, especially relentless global resource extraction and transfer. “The military and political leaders of countries that account for 70 percent of world military spending will be meeting to discuss how to use their vast military might in pursuit of the interests of the global 1 percent.” Please come to add your presence and voice.
What: Rally and March to Send a Message to NATO leaders meeting in Chicago!
When: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:00 Noon
Where: Petrillo Bandshell Jackson St. at Columbus Dr just north of Buckingham Fountain
Then: March to McCormick Place with a Closing Rally and Public Witness!
Join
CRLN in this legal, permitted, family-friendly march and rally!
We will join interfaith groups and Latin America demilitarization advocates. Will you come? Please let us know!
Among those scheduled to appear at the opening rally…
Jesse Jackson, Sr. – Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Malalai Joya – former member of Afghan Parliament
Reiner Braun – ICC No to War – No to NATO, Germany
Malik Mujahid – Muslim Peace Council
Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Vijay Prashad – author of “Arab Spring, Libyan Winter”
Leah Bolger – President, Veterans For Peace
Carlos Montes – Committee Stop FBI Repression
Kari Fulton – Environmental Justice Network
Larry Holmes – International Action Center
For more information on the march and rally, housing
boards, ride sharing, flyers, and more, go to www.cang8.org
Join us for the 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/MigrantWalk/2012
"Reconnecting in the Aftermath of El Salvador's Civil War: The Joys and Challenges of Finding Family"
Margaret Ward, Emerita Professor, Wellesley College, is the author of Missing Mila, Finding Family: An International Adoption in the Shadow of the Salvadoran Civil War, the story of her son's adoption from El Salvador and their later connection with his birth family through Asociación Pro-Búsqueda. Nelson Ward de Witt, Margaret's son, is now a film-maker. He will present excerpts from Identifying Nelson/Buscando Roberto in which he tells the same story from his perspective.
Asociación Pro-Búsqueda was founded by the late Dr. Robert Kirschner and Salvadoran colleagues to reunite Salvadoran families with children adopted abroad during the war years. It was a 1997 call from Dr. Kirschner to the de Witt-Ward family that set in motion this remarkable reunion.
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: International House Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street
Join us for the 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/MigrantWalk/2012
Join us for the 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/MigrantWalk/2012
Join us for the 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.
For more information: http://www.crln.org/delegations/MigrantWalk/2012
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Upcoming events
- Migrant Trail Walkon Thursday, 31 May 2012
- Robert H. Kirschner, M.D., Memorial Human Rights Lecture on Thursday, 31 May 2012
- Immigrant Welcoming Congregations Quarterly Gatheringon Monday, 04 Jun 2012
- Heidkamp, Honduras and Hopeon Thursday, 14 Jun 2012
- Bridges to Communityon Friday, 15 Jun 2012
