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Echoes of Arizona: Illinois Congressional Candidate Stopped and Searched for Driving-While-Looking-Latino

Ben Lowe 4-29-2010
Early Saturday evening, three friends and I headed out to Chicago for dinner at a favorite restaurant in our old neighborhood (Pilsen).
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This Palestinian Life: Stories of Nonviolent Resistance

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 4-14-2010

Last weekend I was at a family reunion where I had been invited to show pictures from my sabbatical in the Middle East last spring.

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Escaping from Real Communism

Cheuang Kavan 3-26-2010

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A Pastor's Testimony of Redemption May End in Deportation

Matthew Soerens 3-12-2010

Pastor Walter is experiencing firsthand the effects of a broken immigration system. Walter migrated to the United States from Colombia when he was young, petitioned by his parents, who were Lawful Permanent Residents. Walter's parents wanted for their son to enjoy the opportunities that the United States had to offer.

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Sadness and Hope in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement

Cesar Baldelomar 2-22-2010
Debates about immigration policies and reform continue to rage. Consequently, op-ed pieces, books, and reports on this contentious topic appear daily.
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Seeking Justice for Haiti's Oppressed, Orphans, and Widows

Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 1-26-2010
"Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow." Isaiah 1:17

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A New Direction for Juvenile Justice

Liane Rozzell 1-22-2010
Imagine a prison where an inmate asks to stay an extra two weeks beyond his release date.
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Trail of Dreams: Undocumented Students March from Miami to DC

Juliana Schnur 1-12-2010
While many college students slept off their New Year's festivities, Gaby Pacheco, Juan Rodriguez, Felipe Matos, and Carlos Roa began
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Cold Hands, Expectant Heart

M. Daniel Carroll R. 1-08-2010
There is an old saying that can be quite appropriate at this time of the year: Cold hands, warm heart.
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Thanking the Refugee (The Plank in Australia's Eye, Part 2)

Jarrod McKenna 11-10-2009
[continued from part 1] Philosopher Emmanuel Levinas reminds us that "the other" is not an object for us to control but a
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'You Shall Not Oppress an Immigrant'

Anne Dunlap 10-16-2009
These remarks were presented on October 13, 2009 at a press conference in Aurora, CO urging Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) to take a public stand in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.
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Honduran Coup Government Showing Sensitivity to U.S. Pressure -- More is Needed

Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 8-28-2009
While the United States remains focused on health-care reform and back-to-school activities, the impact of the Honduras coup in June continues, much out of the popular media.
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Prayer Vigil at the Detention Center

M. Daniel Carroll R. 8-06-2009
I am a seminary professor. Activism is not something that comes naturally to me, but I am learning!
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Immigration Policy: Where's the Love?

Anne Dunlap 7-14-2009

The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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Reclaiming the Church's Mission and Message on Immigration

Bill Mefford 6-17-2009
As things begin to heat up on the immigration debate in Congress, the role of the church will be significant.
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Immigration Reform: The time has come

Jim Wallis 6-11-2009

The time has come for comprehensive immigration reform. After several failed attempts in past years, the president has promised it and the White House is showing a clear commitment to it.

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Using My Liberty for Aung San Suu Kyi

Kaitlin Barker 5-20-2009

I spent my Monday lunch hour, and maybe longer due to D.C. traffic, standing with some 30 protesters across the street from the Burmese embassy, waving signs and shouting at curtained windows. Hundreds of other demonstrators around the world were also protesting on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Postcard from Postville: A Year After the Raids

Allison Johnson 5-12-2009
Today marks the first anniversary of the Po
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Hard Facts of Immigrant Detention Centers

Allison Johnson 3-20-2009
The AP
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Guarded Optimism in Zimbabwe and South Africa

Nontando Hadebe 2-23-2009
It's been just over two weeks into the new transitional government in Zimbabwe. There is guarded optimism and most people have adopted a 'wait and see' approach.
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