Upcoming Events
Todos Bienvenidos (All Are Welcome), a non-partisan, volunteer active response and immigrant family support system is now active in Ottawa, Allegan, Van Buren and Berrien Counties. Each of these counties is continuing to recruit volunteers to help with these efforts.
Our central call line has fluent, bilingual dispatchers on a secure communication system. Through this call line, people can access the two main branches of our network:
Family Support. Volunteers can assist families or individuals with informational, or material needs such as transportation, preparing legal documents ahead of time, or accessing nearby services for food and clothing. Although we do not currently have immigrant detainment activity in Van Buren, many families feel worried or threatened and need support. Family needs are crowd-sourced and fulfilled through our secure communication system
Active Response. If a detainment occurs, volunteers are dispatched to witness it and offer support to their families. If the family's "bread winner" is taken, the family may need emergency support and access to legal information. Family needs are crowd-sourced and fulfilled through our secure communication system.
Death By Numbers | Documentary Screening
Join us for a documentary viewing of Death By Numbers, followed by a panel discussion. The film follows Samantha Fuentes journey (a survivor at the Marjorie Douglas High School shooting) as she struggles with existential questions of hatred and justice as she prepares to confront her shooter. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Following the film, a panel - including a local clergy person, a government official, and a gun safety advocate from End Gun Violence Michigan - will discuss the film and further ways to take action.
Time: Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 pm ET.
Location: First Congregational Church UCC (2001 Niles Ave, St Joseph, MI 49085)
Images from Past Interfaith Action Events