Exhibit Reception: Immigration Advocacy, Past and Present

Damen Student Center,Loyola University 6511 N. Sheridan Rd,, Chicago, Illinois

Stand on the Side of Righteousness: Immigration Advocacy, Past and Present Time: 6-7:30 pm Place: Room 214, Damen Student Center, Loyola University Chicago                                                                   […]

2019 Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Washington, DC

Save the date! Consider going with CRLN this year to participate in the Latin America track of this conference and advocacy opportunity. More information to follow after the event is planned.

2019 El Pueblo Canta

Wellington Ave Church, 615 West Wellington Ave, Chicago Wellington Ave Church, 615 West Wellington Ave, Chicago

This year's El Pueblo Canta features musician Alex Farha, a teacher at the Old Town School of Folk Music, who will play music on the oud, a Middle Eastern and North African instrument. Advance tickets, sponsorships and information about public transportation, parking and childcare: waucc.org/2019ElPuebloCanta Date: April 6, 2019 Time: 5:30pm doors open--traditional Middle Eastern and[…]

Crisis in Guatemala: An Eyewitness Account

4th Presbyterian Church 126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL

Date: Wednesday, April 10 Time:  6:30 – 8:00 pm Place: Fourth Presbyterian Church (Gratz Center), Room 4F                                                                 126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL  60611 Parking: […]

Free

Join CRLN for the Good Friday Walk for Justice!

April 19, 12:00-3:00pm Gather at the Corner of Michigan & Ida B. Wells Drive  (formerly Congress Blvd) 8th Day Center for Justice organized this annual event before they closed their doors last year, but the tradition lives on! A committee of people have been meeting with former 8th Day staff to plan the 2019 Good[…]

Update on Honduras

CRLN is co-sponsoring an educational event with Rabbi Brant Rosen to update our members on the current human rights conditions in Honduras. Rabbi Rosen was part of a religious leader delegation to Honduras sponsored by SHARE, organized to provide accompaniment to organizations and individuals under threat. Date & Time: Thursday, May 16, 7pm RSVP: Space[…]

Free

Lunch Dialogue on Colombia with Rev. Milton Mejía and Rev. Atahualpa Hernández

1100 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615 1100 E. 55Th St., Chicago, IL

Join Rev. Milton Mejía, President and General Secretary of the Latin America Counsel of Churches, and Rev. Atahualpa Hernández, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia, for lunch and dialogue about the current situation in Colombia. What can churches do to promote peace and reconciliation in Colombia? Date: Monday June 3rd, 2019 Time: 12[…]

Bowling Against Borders

Timberlanes 1851 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL

Join Illinois SOAWatch for a fundraiser to help activists from Latin America travel to Chicago for a September SOAW strategy meeting and to Fort Benning, GA, for the SOAW 30th Anniversary Vigil. Date and time: Sunday, June 9, 2-4pm Location: Timber Lanes, 1851 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, 60613. Street/Meter Parking • Irving Park Brown Line[…]

Summer of Love Kick Off Campaign Resolution Hands off Cuba

Centro Autonomo 3460 W. Lawrence, Chicago, IL

Please come to the send off of the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba and the kick off of a campaign to pass a resolution in the Chicago City Council to end the embargo and lift the travel ban! BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PASS A RESOLUTION IN THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL • Attend[…]

PROTEST! Take Action to End Criminalization, Detention, & Deportations

Daley Plaza

Gather with CRLN at 10:30am on Saturday July 13 at the Joan Miro sculpture that’s immediately east of the Chicago Temple which is located at 77 W Washington. Here is the map: https://goo.gl/maps/QDXsHHiNBUcuzPQS7 .  Please email Juan Carlos Hernández <JCHernandez@crln.org> if you can join!   We will join immigrant rights, social justice, and grassroots organizations to protest[…]