Sanctuary 2014

Sanctuary tour: Rosa in Tucson

Our last stop on the Sanctuary 2015 was to Rosa Robles Loreto, who has been in Sanctuary at Southside Presbyterian Church for almost seven months. Through weekly phone calls and doing the rosary together, Angela and Rosa had already created a friendship and it was wonderful to bring these two leaders together in person. Southside …

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Sanctuary tour: Phoenix with Misael at Shadow Rock UCC

After a sad goodbye with Arturo, Ana, and the team at First Unitarian Society of Denver, we headed off to Phoenix to visit Misael Cabrera at Shadow Rock UCC! Misael is originally from Guatemala and worked as a roofer in Phoenix for 9 years. He entered into deportation after police in Phoenix pulled him over …

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Sanctuary tour: Arturo in Denver

After her victory, Angela, her husband Manrique, and NSM organizer Nicole traveled to Denver, Tucson, and Phoenix to support the three immigrants still living in Sanctuary. During our week, we built relationships, provided workshops on our organizing model, and prayed with the families in Sanctuary and their host communities. Arturo, Rosa, and Misael all eventually …

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We’re on a week-long national Sanctuary tour!

Sanctuary leader Angela, husband Manrique, and NSM organizer Nicole head to Tucson, Phoenix, and Denver to support Misael, Arturo, and Rosa who remain in Sanctuary! Viaje de Santuario! Angela, su esposo Manrique, y organizadora del Nuevo Santuario Nicole van a Tucson, Phoenix, y Denver en apoyo de Misael, Arturo, y Rosa quienes todavia estan en Santuario!  “I want …

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Prayer for justice in Sanctuary – by Angela Navarro / Oracion por la justicia en Santuario – por Angela Navarro

Estamos aquí luchando por justicia por los 61 dias que mi hermana Angela esta en Santuario. We are here fighting for justice for my sister Angela who has been in Sanctuary for 61 days. Justicia para Angela, justicia para todos! Por vivir tanto tiempo en una desobediencia civil sin poder salir de la iglesia. For …

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Posada in Sanctuary!

To celebrate Christmas, we held a posada at West Kensington Ministry for Angela. A posada is an enactment of Mary and Joseph seeking refugee in Bethlehem and is a Latin American tradition. Member congregation Visitation BVM Parish led the beautiful posada with song, prayer, a pinata, food, and community!