First Friday Forum – LexRAP
Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, United StatesTom Tsaros will present information about a relatively newly formed group, called LexRAP, which is welcoming and directly helping both refugees and asylum seekers in Lexington and nearby areas. For more information, http://www.lexrap.org. This is the seventh in the series of 2016-2017 First Friday Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of Lexington to [...]
Task Force Meeting
Congregational Church of Needham 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA, United StatesMonthly meeting of the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force. Everyone is welcome! Directions If you are coming for the first time, from Great Plain Ave, turn onto Linden Street and turn right into the church parking lot. The door with the Noah’s Ark sign on it is the very first door you will see [...]
Sanctuary Movement
First Parish in Needham 23 Dedham Ave. , Needham, MA, United StatesMore details on the First Parish in Needham page for this event: Crisis Among Immigrants: Faith Community Sanctuary Protection for Them Update: recordings have been posted at the link above.
Understanding ISIS and Combating the Threat
Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesDoors open at 7 PM for refreshments and conversation. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Needham Human Rights Committee and the Needham Free Public Library. The speaker is Dr. Craig Considine. Craig Considine is a faculty member of the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston. He focuses on Islam, Muslims in American Society, [...]
Task Force Meeting
Congregational Church of Needham 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA, United StatesMonthly meeting of the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force. Everyone is welcome! Directions If you are coming for the first time, from Great Plain Ave, turn onto Linden Street and turn right into the church parking lot. The door with the Noah’s Ark sign on it is the very first door you will see [...]
Interfaith Workshop on Immigration Enforcement
St. Stephens 221 Concord Street , Framingham, MA, United StatesThis event is an an interfaith engagement focused on immigration enforcement. We expect leaders from about 5 Anglo congregations and about 5 immigrant congregations to gather for food and discuss: pairing up to provide accompaniment for families of the detained coordination of legal support for ICE detainees There will be a simple meal but we [...]
Jose Antonio Vargas on Immigration and Identity
Congregational Church of Needham 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA, United StatesJose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker whose work centers on the changing American identity. He is the founder of Define American, a non-profit media and culture organization that seeks to elevate the conversation around immigration and citizenship in America. His talk “Immigration and Identity in the Age of Trump” brings his [...]
Suitcase Stories Needham
Trip Advisor 400 First Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesJoin the International Institute of New England and honor the contributions of refugees and immigrants through the timeless art of live storytelling. Learn how the Institute welcomes and supports newcomers as they rebuild their lives and strengthen local communities. Suitcase Stories is a traveling live performance series and online social media campaign that features foreign [...]
Book Discussion: In the Country We Love (First Parish)
First Parish in Needham 23 Dedham Ave. , Needham, MA, United StatesAll are welcome to a facilitated discussion of the book selected as the town-wide read for Needham: In The Country We Love, My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero. The book explores the real-life experience of undocumented immigrants in the Boston area. Pizza and childcare will be provided. Learn more about the book here: Official book [...]
Book Discussion: In the Country We Love (Library)
Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesThis discussion of "In the Country We Love" is part of a series. Check our events page for more dates. In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman’s extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants [...]
Book Discussion: In the Country We Love (Library)
Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesThe Needham Public Library is hosting several book discussion on "In the Country We Love." Check our events page for more dates. In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman’s extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million [...]
Final Book Discussion on In the Country We Love (Library)
Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesGoodwin Lawyer Elaine Herrmann Blais, will present the wrap up lecture for the One Book One Community Program. She is a Boston Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Award recipient for her work with KIND (Kids in Need of Defense), representing unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their deportation proceedings. The One Book One Community Program is [...]