Church Council Community Members Featured at Civic Saturday
We were honored to be joined at a recent fundraising event by our friends Eric Liu and Jena Cane of Citizen University. At the next Civic Saturday after this event, Eric shared the story of our dear friends Jaime Rubio Sulficio, Keiko Maruyama, and their young son... Read more...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE & Border Patrol at Redmond UMC
Earlier this week, a Facebook post from a member of Redmond United Methodist Church detailed an encounter with a person they now suspect was a US Customs & Border Patrol agent pretending they were in need of shelter, thus entering into a family shelter on church... Read more...
What is accompaniment?
Accompaniment is the practice of walking with each other, side by side, through daily life, challenges, and moments of uncertainty. The Latin roots of the word, cum pane, mean “to share bread with.” Accompaniment is an invitation for us to practice offering our presence above and beyond our problem-solving.
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#HomeIsHere: Our Voices Will Be Heard in the Supreme Court Today
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the termination of DACA and deciding whether to uphold the program, or to terminate it and put immigrant youth and families at increased risk of deportation beginning in 2020. The Church Council of Greater Seattle... Read more...
Sanctuary Update – Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma – October 2019
Dear Friends Across the Region, Thank you for your involvement and leadership in our immigrant accompaniment and solidarity network, created For Such a Time as This. The tragedy of forced separation of children from their parents continues today at the border and in... Read more...Upcoming Events
Feb
23
Sun
all-day Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Feb 23 all-day
Uncover the history of redlining and its impacts through individual stories. Beginning with the exclusion of Native people from Seattle, follow the ongoing confluence of interconnected financial, environmental, physical factors that have plagued people of[...]
Feb
29
Sat
2:00 pm Screening & Discussion of Los Et... @ Washington State Labor Council
Screening & Discussion of Los Et... @ Washington State Labor Council
Feb 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Seattle Interfaith Migrant Rights Alliance (SIMRN) and the the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA-PNW) invite you to our upcoming screening and discussion of Los Eternos Indocumentados (The Eternally Undocumented). Los Eternos is a documentary exploring root causes of forced[...]
Mar
31
Tue
6:00 pm Save the Date: Church Council of... @ Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
Save the Date: Church Council of... @ Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 
Mar 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please save the date! Confirmation of time and programming to come.
Apr
5
Sun
5:00 pm F.I.R.E. Dinner Dialogue @ East Shore Unitarian Church
F.I.R.E. Dinner Dialogue @ East Shore Unitarian Church
Apr 5 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Save the Date! The next Interfaith Dinner Dialogue sponsored by Fostering Interfaith Relationships on the Eastside (FIRE) will be held on Sunday, April 5, from 5 – 8 p.m. at East Shore Unitarian Church in[...]