Update: Supporting Asylum Seekers
Detained asylum seekers, many of whom have been separated from their children, have started to be released from the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, after they were transferred there from the SeaTac Federal Detention Center Facility. However, their release does not... Read more...
Three Opportunities for Action to Support Asylum-Seekers
The separation of asylum-seeking parents from their children at the Southern border, from a faith and humanitarian perspective, is immoral, unjust, and inhumane. We feel moved to raise our voices in support and solidarity with the people who are separated from their... Read more...The Migrants’ Way of the Cross
Around March 25th, a caravan of about 1,175 people seeking asylum headed north towards Mexico and the United States, guided by the humanitarian aid organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Most of the people in this caravan are Hondurans fleeing political violence,... Read more...Action Needed: Employee Hours Tax
The Seattle City Council is considering legislation creating an Employee Hours Tax that would raise $75 million for construction of and services for low-income housing and for survival services for people experiencing homelessness. This legislation reflects the... Read more...Take Action: Protect King County Immigrant Residents
A new ordinance before King County Council would prevent the use of County funds and resources on federal immigration enforcement, require ICE to get a judicial warrant to access non-public parts of King County’s property, and ensure that immigrants in County custody... Read more...Upcoming Events
Nov
28
Wed
7:30 pm
Rain City Symphony Benefit Conce...
@ Seattle Mennonite Church (Lake City)
Rain City Symphony Benefit Conce...
@ Seattle Mennonite Church (Lake City)
Nov 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Rain City Symphony invites you to a Benefit concert for United Churches Emergency Fund. The Program includes: Loch Lomond Overture, Op. 13 by Ferdinand Thieriot Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata No. 147 by[...]
Nov
29
Thu
6:30 pm
Hanukkah Bond Fundraiser
@ Temple Beth Am
Hanukkah Bond Fundraiser
@ Temple Beth Am
Nov 29 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice-NW (JCIJ-NW) is sponsoring a Hanukkah Bond Fundraiser to raise money for the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Bond Fund and secure the release of immigrants from the NW Detention[...]
7:00 pm
Resistance and Love: Humanizing ...
@ The Well at Queen Anne United Methodist Church
Resistance and Love: Humanizing ...
@ The Well at Queen Anne United Methodist Church
Nov 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dr. Charles L. Howard will use lecture and conversation in exploring resistance to injustice without losing relationships, one’s own integrity, relinquishing the struggle, or giving in to despair. In today’s increasingly polarized world people are retreating[...]
Nov
30
Fri
9:30 am
Resistance and Love: Humanizing ...
@ The Well at Queen Anne United Methodist Church
Resistance and Love: Humanizing ...
@ The Well at Queen Anne United Methodist Church
Nov 30 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Dr. Charles L. Howard will use lecture and conversation in exploring resistance to injustice without losing relationships, one’s own integrity, relinquishing the struggle, or giving in to despair. In today’s increasingly polarized world people are retreating[...]
Dec
1
Sat
10:00 am
Thomas Merton Memorial – 50th An...
@ Our Lady of the Lake Parish
Thomas Merton Memorial – 50th An...
@ Our Lady of the Lake Parish
Dec 1 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Our Lady of the Lake Parish, the International Thomas Merton Society, and Contemplative Outreach Northwest invite you to a day of commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Merton’s death. Come for a presentation of “Thomas[...]