Aug 25, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
From our partners at the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN): WAISN is an organization made by and for immigrants. Many of us came here because the safety of home disintegrated, forcing our families to make the hardest choice of their lives: to leave home....
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Aug 17, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
Shared with us by our partners at WAISN: We wanted to make sure you saw the new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights on the implementation of Keep Washington Working, including the story on KUOW about its findings. Included in the key...
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Jun 15, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, News
My name is Yasir Alfarag (he/him), and I am a student at the University of Washington majoring in Political Science and minoring in Urban Planning. I am from Baghdad, Iraq, and I moved to the states about six years ago. My family and I were admitted as refugees after...
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May 27, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
Interviewee: Kimberly Dominguez-Barranco, Accompaniment Program Coordinator at the Church Council of Greater Seattle Interviewer: Paco Diaz, host of Realidades for Plataforma Latina May 18, 2021 What is accompaniment? Accompaniment is the practice of walking together,...
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May 25, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
¿Qué es acompañamiento? El acompañamiento es la práctica de caminar juntos, uno al lado del otro, a través de la vida diaria, y los momentos difíciles y de incertidumbre. El acompañamiento es una invitación para que practiquemos ofreciendo nuestra presencia en la...
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May 7, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, News
Are you looking to expand your resume during this pandemic? Do you want to be a part of something bigger than yourself? The Church Council of Greater Seattle is hiring a State Court Accompaniment Fellow. We are looking for passionate people seeking to uplift our...
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