As immigrant and refugee communities face escalating attacks from the Trump administration, California remains a beacon for progressive policies, leading the nation by introducing bold legislative proposals that affirm the dignity and humanity of everyone in our state. Through CIPC (California Immigrant Policy Center)’s campaigns and legislative priorities, which include Health4All, CalEITC, and defending the California Values Act, we continue […]
Are you ready to learn more about U.S. immigration policy from those directly impacted? Are you open to growing spiritually? UUBorders is an experiential justice journey to the U.S.-Mexico Border sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California in collaboration with Garymar Academy. Register for our July 19-22, 2019 UU Borders Trip! Register for our November 22-25, 2019 UU […]
As I have done on a number of occasions through my work with the Immigrant Justice Action Team of the UU Justice Ministry of California, this past weekend I took an incredible group of travelers on a Justice Journey to Tijuana as part of our UUBorders program to learn firsthand the injustices of the US immigration laws. The six UU […]
From their June 2018 uuBorders trip, four U.S. teens created portraits of people they met there – an activist, two deported mothers and a U.S. veteran. A film by Carter Beardmore, India Brittenham, Jake Grode and Sam Slye created during HW Go!: A Digital Storytelling Adventure, a program of Harvard-Westlake School and Peace Works Travel. Executive producers Cheri Gaulke, Jackson […]
Listen Here! …to the conversation from our most recent UUJM Roundtable…an online webinar, sponsored by the UUJM-CA Immigrant Justice Action Team from July 9, 2018 Roundtable
Thank you to Reverend Beth Banks and Kathy Robertson for participating in the February UUJM Roundtable! Rev. Beth is minister and Kathy is a congregant at UU Church of Davis. We wanted to learn more about the work that they and their church are doing related to supporting DACA students at UC Davis. This was the third webinar on the […]
2017 was a profound legislative year for immigrant communities and pro-immigrant policies. Come to the Capitol on May 14, be a moral witness and support the impacted community as they speak to our legislators to advance and strengthen this work. Policy agenda, developed by California Immigrant Policy Center, includes: Access to Health Care & Public Benefits Fighting Mass Detentions & […]
Sunday, March 4, 2018, 5pm Our communities are under attack and we are resisting in many ways. TPS, DACA, Sanctuary – things change fast and we have to sort out how to really listen to what is needed from us. Join Katia Hansen of UU Refugee & Immigrant Services & Education (UURISE) and UUCSJ Program Leader Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario for an […]
TWO QUESTIONS… How can your church become a Sanctuary? What can your church do to be an ally to DACA recipients? Get Ideas, Get Inspired and Join the conversation at our next UUJM Roundtable! Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 7pm PANELISTS: Rev. Beth Banks Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis (UUCD), Beth worked with political refugees prior to […]
Announcing… UUJM Roundtable… building stronger collaboration among California UUs by lifting up and learning about the justice ministry of our congregations. Monday, December 4, 2017, 7pm IMMIGRATION DETENTION: Visiting Programs and Alternatives to Detention GUEST SPEAKERS: Kathy Smith, First UU San Diego, and SOLACE (Souls Offering Love and Compassionate Ears) is a project of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of […]