Together, we’ll attend the Sherburne County Commissioners’ Meeting and demand an end to the solitary confinement of ICE detainees. 8:15 – 11:15 am, Tuesday, December 3Congregate and gather at Union Congregational Church, 1118 4th Street NW, Elk River
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A Call to Action from ICOM and SARI for all immigrant’s rights advocates and supporters in Minnesota. Sheriff Joel Brott and the jailers at the Sherburne County jail in Elk River are out of control, especially with their use of solitary confinement and other concerns we’re previously raised about conditions in the jail overall. Like
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ICOM Fundraising Event! – December 1 from 5-8 PM – St. John’s Episcopal Church, 60 North Kent St. in St. Paul Members, Partners, Friends….a Seat is Set for You! Join us in supporting the outstanding work of ICOM. Help us celebrate our successes, and help us launch new programs campaigns into the future! Dinner is
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Joy Nelson wanted you to know about the “Migration News Brief” from the Latin America Working Group. If you are interested in subscribing, please send an email to: lalvarez@lawg.org
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Part of the 2019 Immigration Law Forum at the University of Minnesota Law School. November 1, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. University of Minnesota Law School 7.0 General CLE credits will be requested Lunch provided Reception to follow final session Efforts to deport and punish immigrants and asylum seekers intensify every month. In these
Immigrants’ Rights Under Siege and the Road Ahead Read More »
Happy World Migrant and Refugee Day, ICOM members! For those Catholics who tweet, I hope you’re retweeting the Pope’s many messages about our duty to care for our migrant and refugee neighbors today. Tomorrow, we are invited to participate in an action calling on Prudential to disinvest from GEO Group, a private prison company that
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Join us for a prayer vigil and press conference on Tuesday 10/29 at the Whipple Building, South “ICE Only” gates, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111. 8am Vigil, 9am Press Conference. In the late 1960’s, The Henry Benjamin Whipple Federal Building was named to honor the legacy of the first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota
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Nonviolence at the border & beyond – Mon. Sept. 23, 5-6:30 pm at Plymouth Congregational Church (1900 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis). Learn how the U.S. immigration & asylum system impacts human rights and explore ways to use nonviolent human rights strategies to keep protect vulnerable groups. Sponsored by Nonviolent Peaceforce and The Advocates for Human Rights.
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A letter from Daniel Romero: Today’s action at the Sherburne County Board meeting was nothing short of amazing!The anxiety started last night when we were still making changes to the Resolution at midnight, changes that continued up until 7am today. When Heidi and I walked into the Fellowship Hall at Union Church for the 8:15am
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Tomorrow is a big day. ICOM is joining with Sanctuary and Resistance to Injustice (SARI) and other allies, to attend the Sherburne County Board meeting in Elk River tomorrow. After the board meeting, we will hold a press conference. Here are the details: 7am – Car poolers from the Twin Cities should meet at 7am
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