Jul 31, 2018 | Action Alerts, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
The Church Council has been working closely with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, AID-NW, the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, and communities of faith all over the region to provide safe passage, hospitality, and humanitarian aid to our beloved neighbors...
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Jul 13, 2018 | Action Alerts, News
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...
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Jun 14, 2018 | Action Alerts, Featured Event, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
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...
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May 22, 2018 | Feature, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
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,...
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May 1, 2018 | Action Alerts
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...
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Jan 11, 2018 | Action Alerts, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
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...
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