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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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Big View Announcement
Month: January 2022
What started with a few friendly neighborhood emails exploded into enormous generosity…and by all accounts a project that created a warm welcome to the refugees at Fort McCoy. After two U Haul truckloads (thanks to Open Doors for Refugees for securing the trucks!) and at least 5 car loads…the porch and garage are finally empty and the last load has been delivered. We were able to briefly tour the sewing rooms which THANKS TO ALL OF YOU are filled with sewing machines, fabric, and lots of buttons, zippers, thread and scissors. The women we were able to speak with were excited to be able to create beautiful things for their families. The children…in that universal gesture of warmth….ran to hug us.
Some of you we know, and some of you just found your way to the porch. Some of you are from near Madison and some donations came from other parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. And, there are some folks who left donations but not an email, so if you know of them, please forward this.
To ALL of you…THANK YOU for your thoughtful generosity. Every remnant, bolt, button and spool mattered. It really did take a village here…and we believe we helped, in a small but meaningful way, to lighten the burden of these new arrivals to Wisconsin that have journeyed so far.
Connie McElrone
Cynthia Hirsch
Betsy Abramson
Nan Youngerman
Gail JacobSherie Sondel
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.