Category: Announcement

Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice Welcomes New Executive Director

Post author By Tim Schaefer
Post date July 10, 2024
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The Board of Directors of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice (WFVJ) are delighted to announce the hiring of Matthew Kendziera as their new executive director, succeeding founding Executive Director Rabbi Bonnie Margulis.

Said WFVJ Board President Reverend Larry Sexe, “We are excited to welcome Matt Kendziera as our new Executive Director. We were impressed by his passionate commitment to justice and to working across faiths. His deep experience in interfaith organizing and his organizational management skills means that he will be able to hit the ground running when he starts on July 8. We are all looking forward to working with him to promote justice in Wisconsin in the years to come.”

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Seeking Asylum: A Mother’s Journey

Post author By Tim Schaefer
Post date September 8, 2023
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Please join us for a special showing.

Seeking Asylum: A Mother’s Journey

WHEN: Wednesday September 27, 6:00 to 8:30pm

WHERE: Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Road, Madison

COST: We are requesting donations of $25 per person, to be paid online or at the door. Members of the immigrant community are invited at no cost. Donations go to support the sponsoring organizations’ work for immigrant justice.

Donate here – https://www.wisconsinfaithvoicesforjustice.org/donate.html
Under ‘designation’, please click on Seeking Asylum.

Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Selgado at 608-250-9982

Sponsored by: Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, the Community Immigration Law Clinic, and Jewish Social Services of Madison

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DSC Releases Immigrant Justice Petitions

Post author By Tim Schaefer
Post date July 8, 2022
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Dane Sanctuary Coalition urges elected officials to protect undocumented immigrants

“Our undocumented immigrant neighbors and friends, and the 4.4 million US citizen children living with them, deserve to live with dignity, free of fear, insecurity, and anguish. We must allow them to thrive. Otherwise, Americans will continue to live with generations of traumatized children, who become traumatized adults. The time for change is now.

As people of faith, we urgently ask you to advocate and work towards:

Paths to legalization: Presidential pardon; expansion of Temporary Protected Status.
Abolishing of 287g, a policy that creates constant fear and stress in immigrant families.
Ending for-profit detention centers – there is flagrant abuse and unaccountability, not to mention the immorality of profiting from people’s vulnerability.”

Read the full letter to President Biden:

Biden Petition (with signatures)

Read the full letter to Speaker Vos and Majority Leader LaMahieu:

Vos & LeMahieu Petition (with signatures)

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May Day 2022 Mass March & Rally Day

Post author By Tim Schaefer
Post date March 28, 2022
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Big View Announcement

Study Guide Now Available

The Dane Sanctuary Coalition Presents: The Big View

Living Undocumented

Directed by Anna Chai and Aaron Saidman

Produced by Selena Gomez, et al.

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The New Center for DREAMers

Post author By Tim Schaefer
Post date January 5, 2022
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Erin Barbato, director of UW Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic, and Erika Rosales, director of the Center for DREAMers, will join us to discuss the new Center for DREAMers in Madison, which will coordinate services for the nearly 7,000 DACA recipients in Wisconsin. They will also give us a brief update on recent immigration policy changes and challenges. Following the presentation, the Immigrant and Refugee Rights Action Team will brainstorm ideas for future educational and action steps. Anyone can join in—we value your ideas and input!

This event is co-sponsored by the Dane Sanctuary Coalition.

Please register at https://www.tbemadison.org/event/newcenterfordreamers to receive the Zoom link.

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Big Read Announcement

Big Read Event This Fall

We will be reading the book Separated: Inside an American Tragedy by Jacob Soboroff.

You can plan now to obtain your copy of the book:

A Room of One’s Own and Mystery to Me, two local bookstores, will each have 10 copies available to purchase.
The public library also has 18 copies, which you may reserve.
Congregations can also order books directly from the publisher, HarperCollins. Contact Matt Perrino for bulk orders at Matthew.Perrino@harpercollins.com, 212.207.7104. Let him know you are part of the Dane Sanctuary Coalition Big Read program. Orders of 5 or more will qualify for a 50% discount and orders of 30 or more will get free shipping.
If ordering on behalf of the congregation, please have your tax-exempt information available.

Individual congregations and organizations are encouraged to organize book groups to discuss the book. Some individuals or smaller groups may not be able to set up their own study groups, so we encourage them to join one of the scheduled groups.