Thursday, March 15, 2018, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Word Up Community Bookshop/LibrerÃa Comunitaria
Free admission; $5 suggested donation
We don't want our family members, friends, and neighbors
hauled away and deported. Many of us are
actively working to defend community members from deportation, like Ravi Ragbir, leader of the NYC New Sanctuary Coalition, and Amanda Morales Guerra, who has been in sanctuary at Holyrood Episcopal Church in Washington Heights since August.
actively working to defend community members from deportation, like Ravi Ragbir, leader of the NYC New Sanctuary Coalition, and Amanda Morales Guerra, who has been in sanctuary at Holyrood Episcopal Church in Washington Heights since August.
But do we really understand the system we are fighting
against? Do we have the tools to respond effectively to tough questions from family members,
co-workers, and others who don't share our views? For example:
- Why do so many people come here “illegally”? Why don't they just wait in line?
- If someone committed a crime in this country, why shouldn't they be deported?
- Don't unauthorized immigrants push down wages for everyone?
- Can we really afford to have so many immigrants here?
- Isn't our current immigration system color-blind?
- What would an alternative system look like, and how do we get there?
Bring your questions and thoughts to this participatory
workshop facilitated by Jane Guskin and David Wilson, authors of The Politics
of Immigration: Questions and Answers (Monthly Review Press 2017). Together we will
strengthen our skills and deepen our understanding to engage more effectively
in dialogue around immigration issues.
The sanctuary information session will be led by Renee
Colwell, volunteer coordinator at Holyrood Episcopal Church, who will share
with neighbors how they can help.
Word Up: 347-688-4456, https://wordupbooks.wordpress.com/
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