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Vigil at Detention Center

DATE:          Every Friday
TIME:              7:15 AM
LOCATION:      1930 Beach St., Broadview, IL 60153

Join the Sisters of Mercy, Brothers and Sisters of Immigrants, Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition and other members of the religious community every Friday Morning in a prayer vigil at Broadview Immigration Processing Center to support those who are in Immigration Detention, the families of those in detention and be a public witness to the injustices of our immigration system.

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Wellington Ave. United Church of Christ New Sanctuary Task Force attends the first Friday of every month, carpooling is available. Please contact Jenny Dale at 773-293-3680 or e-mail her at jdale@chicagosanctuary.org if you are interested in joining us.

Click here to check out the new website! http://www.crln.org/Chicago-New-Sanctuary

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Religious Ministry at Immigration Processing Center

Access to Religious Ministry at Immigration Processing Center

After two and a half years of vigils, religious leaders negotiated access to the Broadview Detention Center and have begun praying on the buses with immigrants on their way to being deported.

On this episode of Community, Media & You, we’ll hear more about the victory at Broadview and how to improve our nation’s immigration system. Here on the show is Jenny Dale of the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Flavia Jimenez and Salvador Cervantes of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

Click here to watch the show: Broadview: Illinois’ Immigrant Detention Center

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Join the Friday Morning Vigils

A Reflection by Rev. Denise Griebler, Pastor of St. Michael’s United Church of Christ

“The expected flagpole stands before the entrance of the Broadview Detention. A frayed American flag stuck at ¾ mast, is tangled among too-close tree branches. A poignant image that, for an immigration policy mired and frayed by fear, resentment and racism. The current economic crisis adds more anxiety to the mix. We need comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform, and soon. This broken system is tearing us up.

It’s also tearing the lives of immigrants and their families...

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