Archive for December, 2007
Links
Allied Organizations:
Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, 503.780.3672
American Friends Service Committee Portland office
Jobs with Justice Portland office
VOZ Worker’s Rights Education Project
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Participating Faith Communities:
Testimonies from the movement
We are gathering stories from families who were impacted by the ICE raid at Del Monte in June 2007, immigrants’ affected by our nation’s immigration policies, and people of faith involved in the sanctuary movement. Please contact us if you have a story you would like to share.
Background information on immigration
OREGON RESOURCES
New Americans in the Beaver State: The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Oregon
by the Immigration Policy Center
May 14, 2010
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Immigrants Boost Portland’s Economy in Proportion to their Numbers, Study Finds
by Oregon Center for Public Policy
November 30, 2009
http://www.ocpp.org/2009/nr20091130ImmigrationEconGrowth_fnl.pdf
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NATIONAL RESOURCES
Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement
by the Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412020_FacingOurFuture_final.pdf
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DREAM Act
Immigration and Wages
by the Economic Policy Institute
February 4, 2010
http://epi.3cdn.net/7de74ee0cd834d87d4_a3m6ba9j0.pdf
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Posted April 6, 2010
(Nogales, Mexico) April 6, 2010 – Two artists come together in Southern Arizona, on the U.S. – Mexico border, for eight days to work on a very special seven-and-a-half minute documentary short film. Honing their skills and combining their diverse cultural backgrounds, they straddle the border and bring together a heartwarming view of the Kino Border Initiative, people helping people through their darkest moment.
The Border is a place that mainstream media has continually sensationalized and exploited, but here, there are good people putting aside political agendas and offering multicultural camaraderie while giving a simple meal and spiritual support to innocent people caught in the world wind of collateral damage in the border debacle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Learn more about the work of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA at the Kino Border Initiative here.
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PBS aired Frontline World which featured a report on the aftermath of the Postville Raid. The report detailed stories of how families and the community were impacted.
You can watch the segment in the video attached below, or follow this link: http://www.blip.tv/file/
Guatamala: In the Shadow of the Raid
Runtime: 16:35 min
ONSM In the News
What Would Jesus Do About Immigrants?
by Steven Law
The Portland Tribune, August 12, 2010
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128156040062162700
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Standing United for Immigration Reform
by David Leslie, Fr. Bill Minkel, Rev. Dr. David Wheeler, Rabbi Joey Wolf
The Oregonian, July 29, 2010
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/standing_united_for_immigratio.html
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Faith Organization Seeks Humane Immigration Reform
by Rob Cullivan
The Gresham Outlook, July 31, 2010
http://www.theoutlookonline.com/features/story.php?story_id=128052208857006500
Check out the quotes from Rev. Dennis Alger, Zion UCC in Gresham!
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Religous Groups Rally Against Spread of Arizona-style Laws
by Ed Langlois
Catholic Sentinel, July 26, 2010
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubsectionID=35&ArticleID=12083
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Downtown Vigil Protests Arizona’s Immigration Law
Portland Tribune, July 21, 2010
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127977617962729500
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Oregonians Join National Protest Against SB 1070
by Sarah Jacoby
Willamette Week, July 21, 2010
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/21/oregonians-joins-national-protest-against-sb1070/
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Oregon faith groups “Welcome the stranger”
By Chris Thomas
Public News Service, December 10, 2009
Article about the ONSM’s Interfaith Vigil and Posada for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
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“Jury says Fresh Del Monte owes workers unpaid wages”
By Gosia Wozniacka
The Oregonian, October 7, 2009
Read about the victory against worker abuse at Del Monte!
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“The fresh Del Monte raid: Two years later, some lessons we’ve learned”
By Stephen Manning, Sarah Loose and Alice Petty, guest opinion
OregonLive, June 13, 2009
Click here to read the article written by our very own!
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“Women caught in fresh Del Monte raid stuck in legal limbo”
By Gosia Wozniacka
The Oregonian, June 12, 2009
Click here to read the article. Bob Brown is quoted in this article!
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“Two years after Del Monte raid, some workers still in limbo”
By Geoff Norcross
OPB News, June 12, 2009
Click here to read the article.
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“Two years after the Del Monte raids”
By Robin Schauffler
Published in the May 1 edition of Street Roots
Click here to read the article. Beth Poteet and Sarah Loose are quoted in the article!
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“Oregon ‘New Sanctuary Movement’ Organizes Mothers Day Vigil at NW Detention Center”
salem-news.com, May 7, 2009
Click here to read about just one way the New Sanctuary Movement gathers to decry the inhumane treatment of detainees, while offering moral support to them.
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“Oregon Groups Unite on Immigration Reform”
by Gosia Wozniacka
The Oregonian, March 7, 2009
Oregon Groups Unite on Immigration Reform. Quotes from ONSM Board member Sarah Loose are included!
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“Bordering on Insanity: Immigration Policy Denies Migrants the Dignified Life They Risk Their Lives to Find”
by Martha Gies
Street Roots, January 23, 2009
Click here to read an article about the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement, U.S. immigration policy, and the history of conquest in Mexico.
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“A year after raid, lives still on hold”
by Steve Law
Portland Tribune, June 5, 2008
Click here to download the article. Includes information about ONSM board members and survivors of the Del Monte raid.
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“The New Sanctuary: Portland Christians join a movement that helps support immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally”
by Nancy Haught
The Oregonian, September 14, 2007
Click here to read the article. Article features ONSM members Ainsworth United Church of Christ and Augustana Lutheran Church.
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Salem area church leaders pledge help for some undocumented immigrants
Click on the above link to see the story from KTVZ News in Salem, OR.