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OTOC Secures Bipartisan Support for Reforms Impacting Sudanese & Other Immigrant Institutions
Republican and Democratic candidates for federal office committed to advance reforms in immigration, childcare access, and humanitarian parole. State issues included access to drivers’ licenses and unemployment insurance, and preservation of ballot initiatives. All issues emerged from a conversation campaign...
DAI Leaders Act on RTS Training to Build Trust Between Immigrants and Police in Dallas
After Texas legislators passed the anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) leaders didn’t lose hope. Instead, they reached out directly to the Dallas Police Department, engaging them in outreach to parishes and neighborhoods. Police Chief Eddie García responded by joining 50+ DAI...
PCI Hosts RTS Training Alongside Bishop Edward Weisenburger
On Saturday, October 5th, 35 Catholic clergy and lay leaders from 14 Tucson parishes gathered at St. Cyril’s of Alexandria Catholic Church for a Parish Leadership Training on immigration, organized by Pima County Interfaith. This was more than just a meeting—it was a strategic organizing...
OTOC Convenes Broad Alliance of Nebraska Organizations in Support of Positive Immigration Laws
Diverse rural, urban, agriculture, health care, hospitality, education, construction, business, labor, faith, immigrant & community groups urge action
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“This effort was built upon hundreds of conversations, as well as longstanding relationships across our state and across many different sectors,”...
ACTION Tulsa Proposes "Institutional ID" Program as Path Forward After Passage of Anti-Immigrant HB 4516
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16 faith groups and advocacy organizations turned out for ACTION Tulsa's Mayoral Accountability Session on July 28 inside Trinity Episcopal Church.
"I think this might be the first of its kind in this kind of format," Sheyda Brown from Terence Crutcher Foundation told 2 News....
...Synodal Efforts in El Paso & Monterey Dioceses Move the Spirit
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"Historically, community organizing has been rooted in the belief in the capacity of people to come together in action that moves their communities closer to a common good. This involves thousands of conversations about what is happening...
US Catholic: Community Organizing is Synodality in Action
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Ortencia Ramirez, a member of OneLA (a local IAF group) started organizing in her parish because “all my life, I saw the struggles in my community,” she says. One day at church, a man who was...
VOICE-OKC Leaders Decry Overbroad Language of Anti-Immigrant HB 4156
On Thursday April 18th VOICE-OKC hosted a press conference denouncing the passage of HB 4156 and the way it opens the door for targeting members within Latino communities, regardless of their documented status. Those in opposition include...
With Support of Bishop, PCI Launches Parish IDs in Tucson, AZ
In a major step towards establishing trust between local law enforcement and immigrants, and with the support of Bishop Weisenberger and local law enforcement, Pima County Interfaith officially launched the first printing of parish identification cards in Tucson. Participating law...
CCHD Recognizes Ivonn Rivera of Silicon Valley SC with Cardinal Bernardin Leadership Award
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The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has named Ms. Ivonn Rivera of the Diocese of San Jose...