Peacebuilding en las Americas News, July 2018
Mónica Maher, Coordinator, sends us this update on the work of Peacebuilding en las Américas (PLA), an Initiative of Friends Peace Teams that brings Alternative to Violence Project and trauma healing workshops and other peacemaking support to vulnerable communities in Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Ecuador. FRIENDS PEACE…
Miami Friends Host Salvadoran Refugee
Miami Friends Meeting welcomed a Salvadoran refugee into our faith community last First Day. Her name is Morena, mother of Osmar, age 12, who was taken from her at the border crossing point two months ago. He is living in a New York immigration detention center. She has been able…
Advocacy & Action on Family Separation & Detention
SEYM Friends have been active in protesting the separation of children from their families and the treatment of immigrants at the Mexican border, participating in demonstrations, visiting Senator Marco Rubio’s offices, and sending letters to their congresspersons. A number of Friends across SEYM participated in demonstrations held the week of…
Taking Action on Family Separation & Detention Camps
Quaker Meetings, Friends and Friends Organizations are responding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis created by the US government’s separation of children from their families as they cross the US/Mexican border. Here are a few ways Quakers are taking action. Events June 23 • Keep Families Together/Stop the Detention Camps • Rally…