Jul 24, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
Dear Friends, It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that I share this with you. Our dear colleague Briana Brannan, who has served so admirably as Immigrant Accompaniment Organizer at the Church Council of Greater Seattle for the last three years, has accepted... Read more... 
May 11, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, News
The current administration announced their plan to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), on September 5, 2017. Since then, several lawsuits have been filed against the administration for unlawfully terminating DACA. As a result of these lawsuits, three... Read more... 
Apr 19, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment, News
Read the original article on La Resistencia’s website here. On Wednesday, April 15, a new hunger strike launched at the Northwest Detention Center. Hunger strikers spelled out the distress signal, “SOS”, in the yard of the detention center,... Read more... 
Apr 16, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Action Alerts, Feature, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment, News, Partner Event, Resources
As you’ve heard, Congress recently passed a COVID-19 relief packet. However, this direct payment assistance excludes vulnerable undocumented workers, and their U.S. citizen children who will also be deprived of vital aid if they’re head of their household,... Read more... 
Apr 10, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Community Bulletin Board, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
Dear community, I hope this email finds you and your families well as we continue facing a time of uncertainty together. As many of you all have been previously informed, I’d like to remind you all that after careful consideration from our Accompaniment Core Team, we... Read more... 
Apr 2, 2020 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
Hello Everyone, As we face a time of uncertainty together, I’d like to inform you all that after careful consideration from our Accompaniment Core Team, we have decided we will not be scheduling new accompaniments during the Stay at Home Order. We will... Read more...