http://www.oregonsanctuary.org Coming Soon! Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:20:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On July 29, 2010, over 100 people gathered at Holliday Park to denounce the implementation of SB 1070 in Arizona.  Hundreds of photos, similar to the ones shown below, will be sent to Gov. Brewer along with other elected officials to demonstrate our opposition to similar policies being enacted in ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=374 June 2010 The Oregon New Sanctuary Movement received $5000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development for our Love Has No Borders Campaign.  To read more about CCHD, read the article from the Catholic Sentinel. http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=373 On July 21st, over 100 folks gathered at the ICE building in downtown Portland to stand in solidarity against SB 1070, an Arizona law that grants local law enforcement the ability to racially profile.  As a part of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition's "Isaiah 58 Solidarity Fast and Vigil", the ONSM ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=367 American Jewish Committee Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)  Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Mennonite Central Committee Presbyterian Church USA United Church of Christ United Methodist Church U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops U.S. Society of Jesuits http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=352 ONSM Congregational Pledge http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=349 We are now offering ONSM Love Has No Borders Bags.  Bags are available for a $5 - $10 donation to the ONSM.  The bags were donated by an ONSM volunteer and were made in Oaxaca, Mexico.  They are available in blue, green or red.  Get yours today! To place an order, ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=345 Toolkit for Immigrant Sabbath compiled by Interfaith Immigration Coalition http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=344 Weekend of Prayer and Action for Arizona July 23-25, 2010 Download the Immigration Toolkit - As people of faith we have to ask ourselves, how are responding and how does our faith call us to action in the ongoing struggle for justice and immigrant rights? The passage of SB 1070 has brought national attention ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=340 Mother's Day Vigil at ICE Detention Center May 8th, 2010 ONSM volunteers stand vigil outside of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.  Left to right: Gloria, Nancy, Alice, Joanne and Tamara. Steve and Elisabeth lead the crowd in singing "This Land is Your Land." Roberta from University Unitarian Church in Seattle, WA leads ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=328 Over 5,000 people from all over Oregon took to the streets in Portland, OR on May 1st, 2010 to march for immigrant and workers' rights. Rev. Carlos Correa Bernier calls for all people to be treated with dignity and to oppose SB 1070 in Arizona, which allows law enforcement to detain ... http://www.oregonsanctuary.org/?p=319