Newsletter from the Chair – November 30, 2018
I hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday with friends and family. I am wondering if one of you might volunteer to be the keeper of the [...]
TPS – Contact Congress About American Promise Act
Despite a recent ruling that granted a preliminary injunction preventing the US government from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Sudan, El Slavador, Haiti, and [...]
Video: America, I Too
This excellent 20-minute video "America, I Too" gives a vivid lived sense of the deportation process. Produced by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
Border Patrol Arrests Parents While Infant Awaits Serious Operation
NPR tells the story of a couple from the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas (Oscar and Irma Sanchez) who decided to bring their two-month old child [...]
The Plight of the “Other”: Immigrants and Refugees in America’s Heartland
Donald Trump's presidential campaign capitalized and succeeded off the fear of "others," Chris Welzenbach, the author of this article defines "the other" as those who speak a [...]
One Book One Community: In the Country We Love
The Needham Free Public Library partnered with several community organizations, including the Needham Diversity Initiative, to present "One Book One Community." The book chosen was In The [...]