Join CRLN on the Latin America Track for workshops at Ecumenical Advocacy Days, to plan visits to Congressional offices and to lobby for U.S. support for migrants, refugees and displaced people. CRLN will also have “asks” on our longstanding campaign to end the embargo in Cuba, support a Peace Process in Colombia, and cut off military and police aid to Honduras.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 – 17:00
Join this Youth-Led Rally & March for a #CleanDreamAct!
Tuesday, December 19th
:
Join CRLN & other ICIRR members for a rally and march to urge Senators Duckworth and Durbin and other members of the Illinois Delegation to stand strong and get a clean DREAM Act passed out of Congress before Dec 22
nd
! Please let us know if you can make it and feel free to spread the word:
Take action to pass a clean #DreamActNow!
From our friends at OCAD: Support Wilmer & demand his release!
Wilmer has been in ICE detention for nine months.
Despite new evidence that he was falsely placed in CPD’s gang database, ICE refuses to release him.
Join us for a rally on 12/20 at 11AM
, 101 W. Congress Parkway, to demand his release.
See you there!
In the meantime, you can make a call with this script.
Dial 312-347-2400 (Press * when your call goes through):
“I’m calling to urge Director Ricardo Wong to release Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez (A#098 500 300). Mr. Catalan-Ramirez has been detained for 9 months without proper medical care. His health is decline and as a result he has experienced multiple seizures while in detention. I’m urging Director Wong to release Mr. Catalan-Ramirez before Christmas and allow him to receive proper medical care and be reunited with his family for the holidays.”
When: Sunday, January 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Willye B. White Park Fieldhouse, 1610 W. Howard Street, Chicago, IL 60626
At the event, 500 people from Chicago and the Chicago-land Area will come together to discuss the important issues facing the community and call on elected officials to make commitments to address those issues. Issues on the agenda include Police Accountability, Living Wages, Immigration Rights, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights for ALL.
Please contact crodriguez@crln.org if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on January 15th!
Celebracion & Llamada a la Accion en honor a Martin Luther King, Jr. 2017
Cuándo: Domingo, 15 de enero de 2:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m.
Dónde: Willye B. White Park Fieldhouse, 1610 W. Howard Street, Chicago, IL 60626
En este evento, 500 personas de Chicago y el area de Chicago se reunirán para discutir los asuntos importantes que enfrenta la comunidad y para pedir a los funcionarios electos que se comprometan a abordar esos temas. Los temas en la agenda incluyen el control social de la policia, salaries justos, los derechos de inmigración, la libertad religiosa y los derechos humanos para TODOS.
Por favor, póngase en contacto con crodriguez@crln.org. Esperamos verlx el 15 de enero!
Location: Chicago Teachers Union headquarters, 1901 W. Carroll, Chicago (one block east of Damen and one block south of Grand)
Time: 10-11:15am
Sponsored by the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR).
Join ICIRR members and allies for a mobilization of immigrant, faith and labor communities to resist the anti-immigrant attacks and harmful policies of the incoming administration.
For information and to RSVP, contact Phoebe Flaherty at
pflaherty@icirr.org
.
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The creative fingerprints of executive producer Stephen Spielberg are evident throughout this documentary that functions as a mystery, a dramatic exposé of a little-known Guatemalan massacre, and a piece of humanitarian detective work that reunites the remainder of a family. On the night of December 6, 1982, the special forces of a Reagan-backed Guatemalan military regime descended on the tiny rural village of Dos Erres for a murderous spree that left every man, woman, and child dead. Years later, as the site is excavated and bodies exhumed, a perpetrator reluctantly confesses that two small boys were kidnapped and taken home by soldiers. One is located, and a 15-year search for the other, Oscar, ensues, unraveling a powerful story that encompasses history, politics and culture, and speaks to human endurance. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. DCP digital
Place: Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., Chicago
Also showing at 8:15pm
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Ana Maria Alvarenga, El Salvador’s Deputy of the Legislative Assembly, will speak about “Empowering Women in Politics.”
Date and Time: 3-5 pm, Sunday, November 5
Location: Centro Romero, 6216 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60660
Ms. Alvarenga is also a woman from Cinquera, El Salvador, which has a community organization, ARDM, that is the Salvadoran partner in the Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities partnership. Chicago-Cinquera participates in CRLN’s event, Pedal for Peace Bike-a-thon, every year. Lately, they have raised funds for scholarships to Cinquera students attending university who have pledged to return to Cinquera to use their skills in service of the community.
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Join us for presentations by authors: Matt Eisenbrandt and Andy Carter, about their books (descriptions below) with a Q&A from the audience afterwards on
February 14-15th
at 57
th
St. Books, 1301 E. 57
th
St. (Hyde Park).
Andy Carter, will present on February 14th,
is a member of University Church’s Guatemala Partnership, which has had an 18-year partnership with a Mayan village. Andy has written a children’s story,
“Margarito’s Forest,”
based on interviews with a woman from the village whose father planted a forest that survived the scorched earth destruction of the village during the Guatemalan civil war. Bill Ayers will be in conversation with Andy about his book. Click
here
for more about the book.
Matt Eisenbrandt will present on February 15th,
an attorney who helped investigate the murder of
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero
and helped prosecute one of his killers, who had relocated to California, has written a book,
“Assassination of a Saint.”
He will talk about the book and have copies for sale. Click
here
for more about the book.
to
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 – 19:30
On May 23, we are having our biggest action on McDonald’s ever, here in Chicago.
McD’s just doubled its CEO pay to $15 million & is spending hundreds of millions on a new HQ in the city. But it hasn’t changed how it treats its workers. We’re still struggling to survive, still sexually harassed, & still getting our wages stolen.
McDonald’s way of doing business is holding EVERYONE back. it’s hurting us all. McDonald’s low wages cost taxpayers more than $1 billion a year, because more than half of us are forced to rely on public assistance to support our families.
We are marching because this not only worker’s issue, but this is an immigrant, racial, women, LGBTQ, and enviromental issue. When we beat McDonald’s, we will all win. That’s why you need to join us
Join on May 23rd in Daley Plaza from 4:00- 6:00pm, Chicago, Illinois
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1395247903868642/
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El 23 de mayo, aquí en Chicago, vamos a tener la acción mas grande contra McDonald’s en la historia.
McD’s acaba de doblar el pago de su presidente a $15 millones y esta gastando cientos de millones en sus nuevas oficinas en la ciudad. Pero la compañía no ha cambiado como trata a sus trabajadoras. Nosotros estamos batallando para sobrevivir, todavía somos acusadas sexualmente, y todavía nos roban nuestro salario.
La manera de McDonald’s de hacer negocios nos esta dejando atrás a todos. Nos está lastimando a todos. Los bajos salarios de McDonald’s nos cuestan más de mil millones de dólares al año, porque más de la mitad de nosotros estamos obligados a depender de la asistencia pública para apoyar a nuestras familias.
Estamos marchando porque este no es sólo el problema de los trabajadores, pero es por la justicia inmigratoria, racial de genero, LGBTQ, y el medio ambiente. Cuando le ganemos a McDonald’s, todos ganaremos. ¡Por eso necesitamos que todos se unan!
Únete el 23 de mayo en Daley Plaza de 4:00-6:00pm, Chicago, Illinois
to
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( Español Abajo )The Latin@ Center of McCormick Seminary
and the
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
(CRLN) will host the
IFCO/Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan
for breakfast and conversation..
Gladys Abella
of the
Martin Luther King Center in Havana, Cuba
will talk about the effects of the U.S. blockade in Cuba and we will discuss grassroots efforts
to finally end the US blockade of Cuba
.
Please rsvp to Marilyn McKenna at
mmckenna@crln.org
.
McCormick Seminary
is at 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615.
Gladys Abella (right) from the Martin Luther King Center in Havana, Cuba,
is assisted by translator Claudia De La Cruz of IFCO/Pastors for Peace.
Gladys Abella Bio
Gladys Abella (1954): One of the leaders of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Marianao (IBEM), Havana, was a key player in reorienting IBEM’s ecclesial, ecumenical and social mission in 1971 in light of the challenges of the Cuban reality in those years. In 1987 Ms. Abella played a key role in the creation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Center which was a product of the new mission at IBEM. Ms. Abella works at the Cuban Council of Churches and is currently part of the management team of the IBEM. She was active in the Student Worker Coordination Baptist Cuba (COEBAC).
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El Centro Latinx del Seminario McCormick
y
la Red de Lideres Religiosos de Chicago para Latino América
(CRLN) acogerán a la Caravana de IFCO / Pastores por la Paz de Cuba para un desayuno y conversación. Gladys Abella del Centro Martin Luther King de La Habana, Cuba hablará sobre los efectos del bloqueo estadounidense a Cuba y discutiremos los esfuerzos de base para finalmente poner fin a dicho bloqueo. Por favor reservar puesto con Marilyn McKenna enviando un correo a
mmckenna@crln.org
. El Seminario McCormick está en 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615.
Biografia de Gladys Abella
Gladys Abella (1954): Líder de la Iglesia Bautista Ebenezer en Marianao (IBEM), en la Habana, fue una participante clave en la reorientación de la misión eclesial, ecuménica y social del IBEM en 1971 a la luz de los retos de la realidad cubana en esos años. En 1987, la Sra. Abella desempeñó un papel clave en la creación del Centro Conmemorativo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, producto de la nueva misión del IBEM. Gladys Abella trabaja en el Consejo Cubano de Iglesias y actualmente forma parte del equipo directivo del IBEM. Participó activamente en la Coordinadora de Trabajadores Estudiantiles Bautista de Cuba (COEBAC).
Fecha y Hora:
Lunes, 17 de Abril del 2017 – 09:30 to 11:00 am
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