Pages tagged "Victory"
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...
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,”...
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...
Texas IAF Featured in National Catholic Reporter
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"Catholic social teaching isn't ideological," [Bob] Fleming said. "It says, 'Go out to the people, talk with them, understand them, let them tell you what's going on.' "
....[Sr. Pearl] Ceasar shares Fleming's sentiment about the compatibility of Texas IAF's work and Catholic social...
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...
Pope Meets West/Southwest IAF Leaders Building 'Culture of Solidarity'
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When Pope Francis told a group of U.S. community organizers that their work was "atomic," Jorge Montiel said, "I thought, 'Oh, you mean we blow things up?'"
But instead, the pope spoke about how the groups associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation in...