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Stop the deportation of our beloved community member Angela Navarro! Angela is the mother of two U.S.-born children, spouse of a US citizen, a leader at her church, and a worker contributing to Philadelphia’s economy. Until Angela’s final deportation order ends, New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia will give Sanctuary to Angela in West Kensington Ministry …

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Stop the deportation of our beloved community member Angela Navarro! Angela is the mother of two U.S.-born children, spouse of a US citizen, a leader at her church, and a worker contributing to Philadelphia’s economy. Until Angela’s final deportation order ends, New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia will give Sanctuary to Angela in West Kensington Ministry …

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Two New Sanctuary member congregations, Tikkun Olam Chavurah & the Philadelphia Praise Center, will defy immigration laws defy immigration laws by providing sanctuary to immigrants with deportation orders. Allies & immigrants stand together in civil disobedience against deportation! Dos congregaciones miembros del Nuevo Movimiento Santuario, Tikkun Olam Chavurah & Philadelphia Praise Center, no compliran con …

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July 31, 2014: Civil disobedience in Washington DC to end all deportations. Photos by Harvey  Finkle. 

Civil disobedience! 9 New Sanctuary Movement members were arrested on July 31, 2014 at the White House to protest mass deportation. We joined 112 immigrants and clergy in the arrests, and everyone was safely released. 

El 18 de julio, grupos anti-inmigrantes vinieron al Consulado Mexicano. Les mostramos que el amor y hospitalidad es mas grande que el odio anti-inmigrante. Unidos, somos mas fuertes!  On July 18, anti-immigrant groups came to Philadelphia’s Mexican Consulate. We showed them that love is stronger than anti-immigrant hate. Unity makes us strong!

July 28, 2014: 200 inmigrantes y aliados de Pensilvania fueron a la Carcel York por el dia nacional contra las deportaciones. Fue un dia muy fuerte y nos comunicamos con los detenidos que nos vieron de las ventanas de la carcel. Los detenidos no estan solos! 200 immigrants and allies from Pennsylvania went to York …

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May 2014: Our Accompaniment program pairs allied member congregations with members facing deportation. After 2 years of Accompaniment withMishkan Shalom and with the legal work of HIAS Pennsylvania, Pedro won his case! We celebrated with a potluck dinner at Mishkan.  Mayo 2014: Nuestro Programa de Acompanamiento empareja congregaciones miembros con nuestros miembros en deportacion. Despues de 2 anos …

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May 10, 2014: 100 supporters came to PhillyCAM studios to see the release of our film “Kids United Against Deportation,” which highlights the stories of young Philadelphians from 10 different countries who have been personally impacted by deportation. We also released the youth story doll project. Each doll, made by immigrant youth, was implanted with …

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On Saturday, February 2, 35 youth from Philadelphia, Ecuador, Mexico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone came together for an art and video workshop on the impact of deportation. We shared the impact of deportation on our families, our hopes for the future, made art, and filmed videos that will be aired on …

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