My news, any news, isn’t very uplifting right now. The border is deadly and we have very little on the ground action to publicize other than the rallies and protests that I know all of you are aware of and participate in, wherever you live. Thank you  

And thank you for all the donations this summer that have gone into an account for Pedro in Guatemala to build a house for his family. 

Right now, the true action is happening in cities and towns across the country, with ICE threatening immigrant communities and filling all of us with fear of what our country is becoming. Above all, legal representation is what’s needed, and few of us can provide that. However, there are wonderful organizations that CAN and DO, including the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). As you can see from the poster above, we are sponsoring a local 5K run/walk to benefit their organization. PLEASE COME RUN, WALK, CHEER YOUR FRIENDS ON or DONATE! It will be good for your heart and generate many needed funds. I hope to see you there . You can even donate from afar. Let me know if you have any questions.

Since 1984 the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has defended the rights and dignity of immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees and fought for justice in our deeply flawed system. They represent thousands of people each year in applications for legal status, defending individuals’ rights under the law to live in safety with their loved ones in the United States and to be free from violence and persecution. For more information visit  immigrantjustice.org. 

Any funds that our Border Justice Project collects through October will go to this cause.

You may contribute online or you can mail checks made out to UUFSC (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City) with ‘Border’ in the memo line to UUFSC, PO Box 4034, Silver City, NM 88062