Educate, Act, Advocate!

Prayerful Support for Immigrant Justice

Lift up immigration concerns in the context of our prayers, liturgy and meditations during services
Communicate the work of CNSC to our wider faith community and call upon our religious leaders and community members to participate in the immigrant justice work of CNSC
Contribute to CNSC through offering financial support or in-kind donations of material support, meeting space,etc.

Education for Transformation:

Renew our study of the sacred stories of immigration and hospitality, which already exist in our own faith traditions
Host an educational event or multi session series in your congregation, organization or home

Take Action!

Participate in Court Watch and be a symbolic witness to the deportation proceedings
Join us every Friday morning for a vigil at Broadview Immigration Detention Center
Join a religious volunteer team on Friday mornings after the vigil to pray on the buses carrying immigrants to be deported from Broadview
Join a religious volunteer team to visit a detention center to provide pastoral care to people in immigration detention

Advocate! Promote Just and Humane Policies

Respond to CNSC's Action Alerts to advocate for just changes in our immigration policies
Meet with your elected representatives to publicly voice support for a moratorium on raids and deportations and the passing of just and humane immigration policy
Write a letter to the Editor in your local newspaper or congregational/religious newsletter as a religious voice for immigrant rights

Emergency Response

Immigration and Customs Enforcement threatens the emotional, physical and spiritual health of our communities. When called upon, respond to the needs of our immigrant brothers and sisters

To get involved contact Jenny Dale, New Sanctuary Project Coordinator, Email: jdale@chicagosanctuary.org or Call: 773-293-3680