Tag: Immigration Justice

Insights from our RAICES Interns

July 3, 2018 | Intern | Internship, RAICES, Young Adult

This summer, two of our Global Justice Interns are working with RAICES. In the past few weeks, RAICES has been in the national spotlight for the work they have been doing to help reunite separated families. Thanks to a viral Facebook fundraiser, they have raised more than $20 million dollars to continue fighting for immigration […]

First Church UU’s Human Rights Delegation to the Arizona Mexican Borderlands

November 13, 2015 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip

We were shocked, we were saddened, and we are compelled to tell others about the violation of human rights perpetrated by our government. The economic and political systems of the global north have systematically undermined the livelihoods and survival of the most vulnerable of our neighbors to the south. We were members of a human […]

Ending Detention Centers, a Volunteer’s Perspective

July 13, 2015 | Deva Jones | Immigration, RAICES, Volunteering

The following post was written by Melanie Poeling, a participant in UUCSJ’s RAICES volunteer program. Imagine that you are a mother with small children and you have traveled over a thousand miles from Honduras, Guatemala, or El Salvador because of extreme violence against you and your family, only to be detained after requesting asylum at […]

Border Memories

June 19, 2015 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip, Immigration

This post was written by Reyna Grande, a participant of the 2015 May Border Justice journey with UUCSJ. Thirty years ago last month, I crossed the border illegally through Tijuana. At nine years old, I found myself running through the darkness, trying to find a place to hide from the ever-watching eyes of “la migra”. […]

Statement at Interfaith Prayer Service for Immigration Justice

August 1, 2014 | Deva Jones | Immigration

The following statement was written by Rev. Kathleen McTigue, Director at the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ), on July 31, 2014 following her arrest during a protest at the White House. We’re gathered together here as people of faith, as well as conviction. We come from many different faiths, so I wouldn’t presume to […]

Lessons from the Border

April 16, 2014 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip, Immigration

The following post was written by Rev. Kathleen McTigue, Director at the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ). The long morning walk in the desert that stretches along the Arizona-Mexico border was eye-opening and heartbreaking. I was there a few weeks ago with a group of seminary students on our program with BorderLinks called “Theology […]