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SUMMARY:Pedal for Peace 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Condensed / Smaller\nPedal for Peace 2023 Celebration\n\n(You can download our flyers below) \nAs we approach the end of summer\, CRLN enters a period of transition. Change can be both positive and necessary\, but what remains unchanged is CRLN’s unwavering commitment to the liberation of the people of Latin America. Our work persists\, it is part of our collective resistance and is driven by solidarity and our actions. \nThis year\, the Pedal for Peace project will take on a more condensed format compared to previous years. Rest assured\, we’ll still be bikes\, as well as walking and running in our barrios. While it may not be as elaborate as before\, our partner organizations – Centro Romero\, Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities\, Chicago-Guatemala Partnership\, and Concern America – are looking forward to a celebration of friendship and solidarity. And yes\, we will continue to raise funds for our ongoing projects. \nWe kindly invite you to make a donation by clicking here. \nJoin us on Sunday\, September 17\, at 11 am on the north side of Chicago\, at Emmerson (Louis) Park (1820 W Granville Ave.). The event will be two hours of biking\, running\, walking\, and communal celebration. We have a brief program planned\, which will start at 11am and wrap up around 1 pm. Following this\, we will migrate a few blocks to Centro Romero (6216 N Clark St.) for refreshments\, poetry readings\, and to continue celebrating our friendship and solidarity. \nIf you have any questions\, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at jgomez@crln.org. \ns\ns\nEn solidaridad y resistencia permanente\, \nJhonathan F. Gómez \n   \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/pedal-for-peace-2023/
CATEGORIES:Bike-a-Thon,Chicago-Cinquera Bowl-a-rama
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SUMMARY:Widening the Circle Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Widening the Circle Breakfast – Opening Your Space to Asylum Seekers in Chicagoland  \nAsylum seekers risk everything in the hopes of finding protection and welcome in the United States. In the first year of arriving\, few needs are more crucial than finding a safe and reliable home to stay in for a while. As more and more asylum seekers arrive at our city’s doorstep\, there is a very urgent need for the wonderful people of Chicago to open their spaces to their newest neighbors.\n \nDo you belong to a faith community or organization that might be willing to provide temporary housing for asylum seekers? Would you perhaps be willing to host an asylum seeker in your home\, or support a group that is providing space to our newest neighbors in need?\n\n\nCome and learn how to make it happen from several faith communities\, organizations\, and individuals who have opened their space and hearts to asylum seekers throughout Chicagoland! \nRegister at https://bit.ly/3lA6byF
URL:https://crln.org/event/widening-the-circle-breakfast/
LOCATION:Old Saint Patrick’s Church\, 700 WEST ADAMS ST\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education for action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T203000
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SUMMARY:2023 El Pueblo Canta
DESCRIPTION:The 14th Annual El Pueblo Canta Concert \nApril 29\, 2023 at 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST \n\nIn Person & Live Streamed Concert\n\nTo purchase tickets\, become a donor or sponsor\, and more\, click here.\n\nCo-sponsored by American Muslims for Palestine Chicago\, Centro Romero\, CRLN\, and Wellington UCC and in solidarity with Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East and Bright Stars of Bethlehem El Pueblo Canta: A Concert to Celebrate the Movement for Immigrant Justice\, Un concierto para celebrar el Movimiento para la Justicia al inmigrante. For the fourteenth year El Pueblo Canta brings people together from across the city to celebrate our diversity\, embolden the work for immigrant justice\, and embrace the belief that who we are\, is greater than any fear. All proceeds benefit the work of immigrant justice. El Pueblo Canta will be an In Person & Live Streamed Concert.\n\n\nIn Person: \n\nTickets can be purchased ahead of time through registration or at the door.\nCOVID protocol – masks optional\nDoors open at 5:30 PM – Traditional Latino and Middle Eastern food for purchase.\nConcert 7:00 PM – 8:30PM.\nEvent held at North Shore Baptist Church\, 5244 N. Lakewood Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60640 (click here for map).\nParking:  Plenty of residential street parking available.  No parking lot at the church.\n\nLive Stream: \n\nTune in 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST\nTickets are appreciated in order to receive the link for the livestream.\n\n  \n2023 Concert Featuring Music by: \nAlhurya Dabka (dance) group \nDare2Dream\, Centro Romero Youth Choir & Donald Ortega \nEl Wadi Ensemble\, featuring Anita Darwish and Hassan Salameh \nWanda I. Pabellón-García \nWellington Community Choir \n  \nHOLDING ON TO HOPE AND HUMANITY \nWHERE ALL ARE WELCOME \n  \nMore information / Más detalles del evento
URL:https://crln.org/event/2023-el-pueblo-canta/
LOCATION:North Shore Baptist Church\, 5244 N. Lakewood Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60640\, 5244 N. Lakewood Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2023 (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2023 (Virtual)\nSwords into Plowshares: Achieving Enough for all and Pursuing Peace\n \n\n\nEcumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) from April 25-27 is an opportunity for people to come together\, learn about why public policy is important\, and take our message to Capitol Hill. Workshops are a highlight of EAD\, providing opportunities to hear more from partners about their work on specific justice issues.  \nEAD will include opportunities for worship\, advocacy training\, and workshops on Latin America (see two of the workshops below).  Visit the EAD website to learn more about the event. \nYou can register at https://attendify.co/ecumenical-advocacy-days-pbfNWPy.  The Registration fee is $50.00. All the sessions from EAD are available on the platform for a month after EAD so if you are busy on those days you can still access the presentations.\n \nPlease contact Marilyn McKenna at mmckenna@crln.org if registration fees are a barrier to your participation or for more information.  \n  \n\nLatin America Workshops at Ecumenical Advocacy Days \nCuba:  End the violence of sanctions and build a better future for the Cuban People \nCuba is facing one of the worst economic crises in its history. And while the Cuban people are suffering\, the US continues to pursue counterproductive and ineffective policies that only serve to make the situation worse.  The Cuban people are facing shortages of clean water\, medicine\, and medical equipment\, and the price of food has skyrocketed.   At the same time\, it is nearly impossible for U.S. humanitarian and faith organizations to provide humanitarian aid to the Cuban people.  Private businesses and entrepreneurs who were thriving under the opening of restrictions under the Obama administration have been decimated in recent years.  And hundreds of thousands of Cubans have attempted to migrate to the US through the southern border because they see no hope in remaining on the island.   While Congress must ultimately pass legislation to end the embargo\, the Biden administration can take measures to ease restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. Join this workshop to hear from our partners on the ground and experts in US Cuba policy.  Learn what you can do to advocate for the Cuban people and an end to counterproductive US policies towards the island. \nIn Search of Safety: The Shrinking Asylum Space and Challenges for Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border \nFaced with wars and other acts of violence that plague so many nations\, individuals are often forced to make the difficult decision to leave their home country and seek asylum. In this workshop\, we will learn about the experience of asylum seekers who come to the U.S. and the current efforts by the faith community to restore U.S. asylum.  We will share how the lack of peace and security in home and transit countries present particular challenges for today’s asylum seekers\, highlighting Honduras as one case example. This workshop will be moderated by Susan Krehbiel of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/ead2023/
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SUMMARY:Weaving utopias\, hopes and dreams / Tejiendo utopías\, esperanzas y sueños
DESCRIPTION:More information / Más detalles del evento
URL:https://crln.org/event/weaving-utopias-hopes-and-dreams-tejiendo-utopias-esperanzas-y-suenos/
LOCATION:University Church\, 5655 S. University Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:CRLN's Annual Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220917T090000
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SUMMARY:Pedal for Peace: Bike in your Barrio
DESCRIPTION:This year’s celebration will be hybrid. We will have a live online broadcast and we will also gather in person on Saturday September 17\, so please mark your calendars. Learn more \n  \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/pedal-for-peace-bike-in-your-barrio/
LOCATION:University Church\, 5655 S. University Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Bike-a-Thon,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T180000
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SUMMARY:¡Adelante CRLN! A Tribute to Sharon Hunter-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in person or virtually to honor Sharon Hunter-Smith as she retires from the staff of the Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN). Come enjoy music\, food and drink\, as we share stories and celebrate Sharon’s history of accompaniment for human rights in our hemisphere and CRLN’s continuing commitment to this vision. \n  \nIn-Person: Please RSVP to let us know if you can join us in person at https://bit.ly/CRLNRSVP Please plan to wear a mask indoors to protect everyone.  Socially distant seating will be available.  \nVirtually: To join the program virtually at 4:30 please register in advance at: https://bit.ly/TributeProgram.  After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  \nContribute: You can make a contribution in Sharon’s honor at:  https://bit.ly/TributetoSharon or using the enclosed reply form and envelope.  \nDownload Event Flier Here \n  \nPlease send any videos\, photos or greetings for Sharon to Marilyn McKenna at mmckenna@crln.org to be included in her keepsake album.  Also feel free to add a greeting or photo to the album at the event.  
URL:https://crln.org/event/adelante-crln/
LOCATION:University Church\, 5655 S. University Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211113T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211113T193000
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SUMMARY:Colombia Today: Peacemakers Resist!
DESCRIPTION:English | Spanish\nJoin us for the CRLN Annual Event with Danilo Rueda from the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz\nSaturday\, November 13\, 5:30 pm live on Zoom\nJoin us to see Danilo Rueda\, Executive Secretary of the Colombian ecumenical organization Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. He will talk about the national strike and this year’s long\, largely peaceful protests. Colombian security forces have attacked protesters\, killed at least 43\, disappeared dozens\, and are now criminalizing hundreds of activists. Peacemakers are demanding safety\, basic infrastructure for all communities\, social support for those in need\, and a process of accountability for the human rights crimes committed during the long civil war. Mr. Rueda will speak about why the protests broke out and how we can support peacemakers and their vision of social justice and peace. \nDanilo Rueda\nDanilo Rueda is a defender of human rights and of social and environmental peace. He studied philosophy\, theology\, education\, and did postgraduate work in political science. He has been a professor both at the Universidad Javeriana and at Externado de Colombia\, editor of Actualidad Colombiana\, and a columnist and contributor to independent media. He was a member of the Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos and has been technical secretary of the Colombianas y Colombianos por la Paz initiative. He is currently Executive Secretary of the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz and serves as Director of the online media group\, Contagio Multimedia. He is a member of Defendamos la Paz and a promoter of the Pacto por la Vida y la Paz and of the Acuerdo Humanitario Global. He is the representative of victims before the Inter-American Human Rights System. \nOur event is free but registration is required. Register and learn more about donating\, sponsoring or placing an ad in the program book HERE. \nPlease share our event with others!\nCRLN Annual Event Flier & Reply Form ENGLISH  |  CRLN Annual Event Flier & Reply Form SPANISH  |  Facebook post to share  |  Twitter post to share \n\n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/colombia-today/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211113T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211113T193000
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SUMMARY:Colombia Hoy: ¡Defensores de la paz resisten!
DESCRIPTION:Inglés | Español\nUnase a nosotros en el Evento Anual de CRLN con Danilo Rueda de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz\nSábado\, 13 de Noviembre a las 5:30 pm en vivo por zoom\nAcompáñenos para ver a Danilo Rueda\, el secretario ejecutivo de la organización ecuménica colombiana\, la Comisión Intereclesial de Justica y Paz. Hablará\, sobre la huelga nacional y las protestas largas de este año. Las fuerzas de la seguridad en Colombia han atacado a manifestantes\, matado a 43 individuos\, desaparecido a decenas y ahora están criminalizando a centenares de activistas. Los que luchan por la paz exigen un país seguro con infraestructura para todos\, apoyo socioeconómico para los pobres y un proceso de responsabilidad para los que cometieron crímenes contra los derechos humanos durante la larga guerra civil. El Sr. Rueda hablará sobre lo que detonó las protestas y cómo podemos apoyar a los activistas y su visión de la justicia social y la paz. \nDanilo Rueda\nDefensor de derechos humanos y de paz social y ambiental. Comunicador social. Realizó estudios de filosofía\, teología\, educación y de pos grado en Estudios políticos. Ha sido profesor de la Universidad Javeriana y Externado de Colombia. Redactor de Actualidad Colombiana. Columnista y colaborador en medios indepedientes. Fue integrante del Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos. Ha sido secretario técnico de la iniciativa Colombianas y Colombianos por la Paz. En la actualidad es Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz\, J&P. Director del medio virtual Contagio Multimedia. Es integrante de Defendamos la Paz. Promotor del Pacto por la Vida y la Paz\, y del Acuerdo Humanitario Global. Es representante de víctimas ante el Sistema Interamericanos de Derechos Humanos. \nNuestro evento es gratuito pero es necesario registrarse. Regístrese aquí y obtenga más información sobre cómo donar\, patrocinar o colocar un anuncio en el libro del programa aquí.
URL:https://crln.org/event/colombia-hoy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T150000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Car Caravan for an end to sanctions against the Cuban people!
DESCRIPTION:Cuban families in the U.S. initiated a world-wide call for car and bike caravans to say: “End the U.S. sanctions that separate and hurt Cuban families.”  On Sunday October 31 Chicago will join other U.S. cities and many more around the world to support them!\nThe Caravan will meet at 12 pm (noon) on Sunday\, October 31\nAssemble at Cermak Plaza\nsoutheast corner of Cermak and Harlem\, Southside of McDonalds in Berwyn \n  View and download route map here\nStatements of solidarity at kick off.  Bring signs to decorate your vehicle.\nFor more information:  630-915-0654  
URL:https://crln.org/event/chicago-car-caravan-for-an-end-sanctions-against-the-cuban-people/
LOCATION:Cermak Plaza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T170000
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SUMMARY:2021 Pedal for Peace: Bike\, Run or Walk in Your Barrio
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, CRLN and partner organizations in Illinois host Pedal for Peace\, which raises funds that connect us with communities in Latin America and immigrant communities in Illinois. People everywhere have their dreams and goals for receiving education\, access to health care\, and a chance to participate in meaningful ways as citizens. This year\, Pedal for Peace raises funds for 6 different projects that help people realize these dreams. Click here for project descriptions\, to donate online\, or to sign up to bike\, run or walk to help fundraise. Registration is free. You must sign up on line to register\, but you may donate by check if you prefer. Make your check out to CRLN\, put the name of the team you support in the memo line\, and mail it to CRLN\, 5655 S. University Ave.\, Rm. 23\, Chicago\, IL  60637. \nIf you sign up to bike\, ride or walk: \nAugust 20 – September 19:  Choose the day for your activity: \n**alone or with family/friends; \n**On a path\, neighborhood streets\, in a park\, or on an exercise bike; \n**find people to donate to the projects in honor of your activity; \n**Send a photo of yourself in your biking location to shunter-smith@crln.org. Photos will be shared at the celebration program. \nSeptember 26\, 4-5pm:  Virtual program to celebrate our united efforts to empower communities in Latin America and Illinois.  An in person celebration may be possible. More information will be sent to you closer to the date.
URL:https://crln.org/event/2021-pedal-for-peace-bike-run-or-walk-in-your-barrio/
CATEGORIES:Bike-a-Thon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210725T150000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Rally Calling for an End to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Rally for an End to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!\nCarlos Lazo\, a Cuban-American school teacher and Iraq war veteran\, has been on a 1\,300 mile pilgrimage — with six other Cuban Americans—all the way from Miami! He will arrive in Washington\, DC on July 25 to present the Biden Administration with a petition signed by over 25\,000 calling for an end to the U.S. blockade and demanding: \n• the end of all sanctions\n• the restoration of remittances\n• the resumption of flights from the U.S.\, not only to Havana but to all the regional centers of Cuba\n• the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana\n• a restart to the program of family reunification \nChicagoans will rally on July 25 at 1 pm at Michigan Ave. and Ida B. Wells Drive in solidarity with these demands.   \nLet’s support building bridges of love between Cuba and the United States.  \nJoin the call to end the U.S. sanctions now! \n  \nEvents in DC: You can find out more about welcome events in DC at https://www.codepink.org/cuba07252021.\nCar and Bike Caravan in Milwaukee: The car and bike caravan will take place on Sunday\, July 25\, with a send off rally at 1pm at the parking lot of the Mitchell Park Domes\, 524 South Layton Blvd.\, Milwaukee 53215. In addition to Cuban-Americans\, speakers will include Tony Baez who co-sponsored the unanimously adopted Milwaukee School Board resolution calling for normal relations\, and a representative from Voces de la Frontera\, the state’s leading immigrant rights organization. \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/chicago-rally-calling-for-an-end-to-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/
LOCATION:Michigan Avenue and Ida B Wells Drive in downtown Chicago 60605
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210422
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SUMMARY:Virtual Ecumenical Advocacy Days - Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored
DESCRIPTION:EAD 2021 is an opportunity to advocate for climate justice and support the global movement centered and led by people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts due to historic racial and colonial inequalities. #EAD2021 hopes to passionately advocate and reimagine a world that lives out the values of justice\, equity\, and beloved community. \nEAD will include opportunities for worship\, advocacy training and workshops on Latin America (see list of workshops below).  Visit the EAD website to learn more about the event.\nEarly bird registration ends April 7. You can register at https://attendify.co/ecumenical-advocacy-days-pbfNWPy.  Registration fees range from $15.00 – $50.00.   Please contact Marilyn McKenna at mmckenna@crln.orgif registration fees are a barrier to your participation. \nRegister for EAD before April 7\, 2021 if you are interested in participating in the EAD organized lobby day. This gives the EAD staff time to schedule the meetings. If you register after April 7\, you are not guaranteed to have a meeting set up for you. \nPlease contact Marilyn McKenna at mmckenna@crln.org for more information. \n\nLatin America Workshops at Ecumenical Advocacy Days \nMonday 4/19 \n10am CT — MCC\, OXFAM\, Bread for the World\, CWS \nClimate Change as a Driver of Forced Migration from Central America\nClimate change is increasingly a driver of forced migration and displacement in Central America. As climate change worsens droughts\, hurricanes\, and crop diseases in the region\, individuals are forced by hunger or lack of economic opportunities to leave their homes. Come hear from organizations supporting communities impacted by or facing risks from climate change in Central America. Learn how climate change intersects with other root causes of migration\, what works in helping small farmers and communities adapt to a changing climate\, and how you can support U.S. policies to address climate change in the region.\nSpeakers: Susana Lopez from Pastoral de la Tierra San Marcos\, Dulce Gamboa\, Barbara Ford Peace Center in El Quiché\, or Guatemala cluster coordinator \n1:30pm CT – Amazon Watch\nWhat is President Biden’s Agenda in the Amazon Rainforest?\nAs part of his sweeping climate executive order\, President Biden mandated the creation of a U.S. government plan to support protection of the Amazon rainforest and other ecosystems that are important for regulating the global climate. How is the plan shaping up? What proposals have Amazonian Indigenous peoples and other grassroots social movements presented to stop destruction of their rainforest territories? What is the U.S. government’s role in regulating the operations of asset managers and banks that finance destruction and human rights violations in the Amazon? How can Congress be helpful?\nSpeakers: Patricia Gualinga from Ecuador\, Moira Birss from Amazon Watch\, Peter Hughes from REPAM. \n1:30pm CT — MCC [This is from the Eco-Justice track but we are hoping to cross-list it!]\nThe impact of border walls on endangered species and sacred lands\nSince 2017\, billions of dollars have been spent to construct new walls on the U.S.-Mexico border. Construction has caused irreparable harm to public lands from Texas to Arizona\, extracting millions of gallons of precious groundwater in the desert\, encroaching on indigenous lands\, severing migration routes and otherwise imperiling protected and endangered species. Dozens of laws that protect the environment\, public health\, and sacred lands were waived to speed construction. Find out how you can urge the Biden administration and your members of Congress to respond.\nModerator: Tammy Alexander\, Director of National Advocacy and Program\, Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Panelists: Jennifer Johnson\, Border Policy Advisor\, Southern Border Communities Coalition\, Tricia Cortez\, Executive Director\, Rio Grande International Study Center\, Scott Nicol\, Assistant Professor at South Texas College (McAllen) and co-author of two ACLU reports on the history and impacts of walls along the U.S.-Mexico border \nTuesday 4/20\n1:30pm CT — LAWG/ELCA\nTime for Progress: Advocacy for Just U.S. Foreign & Migration Policies towards Latin America\nWith a relentless focus on stopping migration\, U.S. policy in the last few years has ignored many human rights challenges in the Western Hemisphere\, including corruption\, weak rule of law\, and threats faced by environmental activists\, indigenous peoples\, women\, and the LGBTQ+ community. Now we have the opportunity to restore asylum\, protect migrants\, and address the root causes of migration for those fleeing Central America and Mexico. There will also be time to ask questions about what we can do to fully reopen diplomatic relations with and travel to Cuba\, protect peace in Colombia\, and ask our government to prioritize protecting human rights and environmental defenders throughout the Americas. Come discuss with advocates how together we can build a more just immigration and foreign policy towards Latin America in this pivotal year.\nSpeakers: Lisa Haugaard & Daniella Burgi-Palomino (LAWG)\, Joaquin Mejia (Jesuit Center ERIC\, Honduras)\, Melissa Vertiz Hernandez\, Secretaria Tecnica\, Grupo de Trabajo de Politicas Migratorias \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/virtual-ecumenical-advocacy-days-imagine-gods-earth-and-people-restored/
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SUMMARY:Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia
DESCRIPTION:CRLN is seeking congregations to participate in the Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia in April and May of 2021. We will distribute educational resources on Colombia’s Peace Process\, the need to implement it fully\, and the ever-growing number of victims.  We can work with you to help plan virtual worship and action opportunities for your congregation in April and May. For more information contact Marilyn McKenna at mmckenna@crln.org \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/days-of-prayer-and-action-for-colombia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210405T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210318T224001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T182823Z
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SUMMARY:TPS Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register at http://tiny.cc/crlnwebinar2\nJoin us to learn more about advocacy campaigns to gain permanent residency for current TPS holders and to expand TPS to include people from more countries.\nAfter you register you will receive an email from Alianza Americas with zoom information.
URL:https://crln.org/event/tps-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210402T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210318T220250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210401T211324Z
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SUMMARY:Good Friday Walk for Justice
DESCRIPTION:Good Friday Walk for Justice: Rise Up and Roll Away the Stone! This event stems from the Christian tradition of the Stations of the Cross\, where Jesus walked to his execution.  Who is being crucified today and what “stones” block their pathway to new life? At each station\, we will name a particular form of injustice and call for transformation. April 2 marks this event’s 41st year\, and\, like last year\, we will participate in the event online. Register for this event here! \nThis Good Friday\, our collective community remembers that we belong to each other. We believe we have the power to rise up together and lean into the strength of our foundational bonds of justice for all. \nWe have the power to roll away stones of white supremacy\, greed\, and state violenc e. As we roll the stones away\, we commit to co-create systems in which resources are shared\, allowing our imaginations to generate radically new ways of living and thriving in a more just society. \nWe believe that the stone of injustice will be rolled away in our rejection of the status quo. As Easter people we recommit ourselves to choose actions of trans- formation. Together we pledge our efforts to bring about greater justice for all peoples and Earth itself. \nJoin us as together we reflect\, pray\, proclaim and celebrate the many ways that together we are Rolling the Stones Away. \nTo learn more about the walk go to walkforjusticechicago.com. \nTo support this year’s Walk\, make checks payable to CRLN (memo GFWalk) and mail to CRLN\, 5655 S. University Ave\, Chicago 60637 or online: http://bit.ly/3rHuesZ \n  \nIf you can’t join us for the zoom worship service you can watch a video and download the prayer booklet at https://crln.org/gfwj/
URL:https://crln.org/event/good-friday-walk-for-justice-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210324T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210322T185225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T190543Z
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in Migration Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 24 at 4 PM PT // 6 PM CT // 7 PM ET for “Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights in Migration\,” a webinar featuring Juanita Cabrera Lopez (Maya Mam)\, Luis Marcos (Q’anjob’al Maya)\, Giovanni Batz (K’iche’ Maya). Please share with your networks! \nREGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/IndigenousHumanRightsWebinar\nTAKE ACTION: https://bit.ly/IndigenousHumanRightsAction \nINTERPRETATION: Mam Maya\, Spanish\, English\nCLOSED CAPTIONS: Spanish & English
URL:https://crln.org/event/12031/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210318T221233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T222719Z
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SUMMARY:Immigration Legislation & Executive Action Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register at https://tinyurl.com/crlnwebinar1\nPlan to join us for this informative zoom update on immigration legislation and executive actions.\nYou will receive an email from ICIRR after you register with the zoom link.
URL:https://crln.org/event/immigration-legislation-executive-action-webinar/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210322
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210318T202223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T214529Z
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SUMMARY:La Lucha Sigue Film & Panel with Bertha Zúniga Cáceres & Miriam Miranda
DESCRIPTION:World Premiere of La Lucha Sigue a new film about Honduran land defenders followed by a panel discussion with Bertha Zúniga Cáceres and Miriam Miranda\nIn Honduras\, the most dangerous place in the world to be a land defender\, the Lenca and Garífuna people are not backing down. They are fighting to uphold their rights and Indigenous and Black cultures in the face of state backed megaprojects and narco-traffickers who seek to assassinate them\, destroy their lands\, and erase their existence. Register to watch the WORLD PREMIERE of La Lucha Sigue at 2:00 pm CT Saturday March 20 as part of the Building Movements in Defense of Life\, a free bilingual film festival featuring true stories of resistance to industrial capitalism.  Stay after the film for a panel featuring the protagonists of the film\, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres and Miriam Miranda on Saturday at 3:30 PM CT. \nOn Sunday at 3:30 PM CT Bertha and Miriam will join a panel with all the women featured in the film festival. You will need to register for the Sunday panel separately and select large group discussion.  See the whole schedule and register at:  https://www.mutualaidmedia.com/schedule \n  \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/la-lucha-sigue-film-panel-with-bertha-caceres-miriam-miranda/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20210302T154338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T154445Z
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SUMMARY:Press conference for Senate bill on human rights and anti-corruption in Honduras
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a press conference calling on Senator Duckworth to sign onto the Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021. Senator Durbin is an original co-sponsor of the bill\, introduced by Senator Merkley of Oregon. \nCan’t join us? Click here to find a description of the bill and a sample script; call your Senators and ask them to sign on.
URL:https://crln.org/event/press-conference-for-senate-bill-on-human-rights-and-anti-corruption-in-honduras/
LOCATION:Federal Plaza\, 230 S. Dearborn St.\, Chicago\, 60604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201114T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201114T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200820T223345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T162547Z
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SUMMARY:"Building Bridges\, Connecting Communities/Construyendo Puentes\, Conectando Comunidades"
DESCRIPTION:English |  Spanish\n\n  \nThank-you to everyone who joined us for Building Bridges\, Connecting Communities!\n\nWatch Building Bridges\, Connecting Communities\nDon’t forget to click here for the Program Book  to use as a guide for the event.\nRead articles and reflections and see a list of our wonderful sponsors\nand the activists they honored.\nYou can click here for the lyrics to the Rebel Diaz performance!\n  \n\nIn difficult moments we are tempted to give in to despair. This year\, we have faced profound challenges across the globe. From homes to hospitals to cities and towns\, the current health crisis and calls for racial justice have touched us all\, but they also made more apparent the flaws of our societies. However\, it is now that we must remember that we are a people of justice united by a common thread of hope. It is hope that unites us in our calls and emails to elected officials\, in our protests on the streets. It is hope that connects us to our brothers and sisters in their struggles thousands of miles away. It is hope that connects us to neighbors in solidarity when we struggle. Our keynote speaker Sr. Maria Magdalena embodies this hope and reflects what CRLN’s friends\, members and allies strive to live out every day. It is this hope that brings us together to commemorate another year of work for justice and to push toward the next.\n\n\n\n \nResponding to the Causes and Challenges of Forced Migration  \nSister María Magdalena Silva Rentería – Originally from Zacatecas\, she moved to Mexico City in 1982 to join the Josefina Sisters. During the earthquake in Mexico in 1985\, she coordinated the shelters for affected people. She is a member of the national team of the Human Mobility Pastoral of the Mexican Episcopal Conference. Currently\, she is the Director of CAFEMIN (House for Shelter\, Training and Empowerment of Migrant and Refugee Women)\, as well as the Coordinator of REDODEM (Network of Organizations Documenting and Defending Migrants). \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n2020 Honorees\nThe Sanctuary Working Group/ Chicago & the Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Memorial Center/ Havana \n\n\n\n\nMusic by Rebel Diaz\nWe are Rebel Diaz. Somos hermanos- RodStarz and G1- who grew up in Chicago and came up in The South Bronx. Somos hijos de political refugees from Chile who fled a CIA-funded dictatorship in the 1970s. Revolution raised us\, and the culture of Hip-Hop provided us our own Nueva Cancion. We’ve been doing rebel rap since the Clinton era\, sharing our story and those of our people; el barrio\, the hood\, the poor\, los inmigrantes. Our bilingual sound has been shaped by pieces of South American folk\, house\, and latin percussion gettin down with boom-bap breaks and 808s. Hip-Hop and a vision for liberation have taken us around the world. With DJ Illanoiz and our band\, we’ve rocked stages in front of thousands at festivals\, and in front of dozens in squat house living rooms. We learned about tomas in our international tours\, then came back to The Bronx\, took over an abandoned building and started a community center\, The RDACBX. We’ve given lectures at Ivy League schools but are college dropouts. We went from rapping about being ‘periodistas de la esquina’ to actually hosting a television news program on the global network Telesur English. We’ve been blessed to open for the likes of Public Enemy\, Calle 13\, and Rage Against the Machine. The New York Times\, Washington Post\, and NPR among others\, have featured our work and words. Educators across the world use our music and videos as learning tools. Today\, we continue in la lucha with our families and in our community through our music and multimedia work.
URL:https://crln.org/event/register-2020-annual-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201018T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200820T212834Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Pedal for Peace: Bike in Your Barrio
DESCRIPTION:In these times\, we have dreamed up a new way to participate in this annual event! This will be a decentralized Pedal for Peace\, and we also have opened it up to people who run or walk. It is more flexible–choose your date within the next month to participate! Finally\, we will all gather online to celebrate the results of our collective action. Click here to participate (join) or donate.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSeptember 12– October 11\, you get to choose the day to bike\, run\, or walk the distance of your choice. \n\nAlone or with family/friends\nOn a bike path\, neighborhood streets\, park\, or exercise bike\nSend a photo of yourself in your biking location holding a sign with the name of the location (neighborhood\, bike path\, etc.) appearing in the photo to shunter-smith@crln.org to share with other participants.\n\n  \nOctober 18\, 4-5 pm: Online Zoom program to celebrate our united efforts to empower our communities in Illinois and Latin America. We will send out the link to you on the day of the event. While we cannot gather at this time\, we can celebrate the way we remain connected by our global hearts and similar missions. \n  \nYour fundraising or donations help us support the following: \n\nscholarships for rural Indigenous students in Guatemala and El Salvador\nhealth promoter trainings in rural and Indigenous or Black communities in Colombia\neducating high risk communities in El Salvador and Honduras about Coronavirus and critical steps they can take to protect themselves and their families\nvoter registration and issues education in immigrant communities in Lake County\, IL\nfunding for those who must renew DACA work authorization at exorbitant new rates.\n\n  \nYou can raise funds online using social media tools or you can use a paper pledge form to collect checks (contact shunter-smith@crln.org for a pledge form or if you have questions). Whichever method you choose\, sign up to join one of the teams to raise funds or donate to one of the teams at charity.gofundme.com/pedal-for-peace-bike-in-your-barrio \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/2020-pedal-for-peace-bike-in-your-barrio/
CATEGORIES:Bike-a-Thon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201003T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201003T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
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SUMMARY:12th Annual El Pueblo Canta
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets and sponsorship at waucc.org/2020ElPuebloCanta \n  \nFEATURING: El Wadi Ensemble \n  \nPLUS: special performances by VOICES\, the Wellington Choir\, and the “Dare to Dream” Centro Romero Youth Choir. \n  \nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 3\, 2020 \n  \nTIME: Doors open at 5:30pm–Traditional Latino and Middle Eastern food for purchase \n           Concert: 7:00 – 8:30pm \n  \nLOCATION: Wellington Ave. UCC\, 615 W. Wellington Ave.\, Chicago\, IL. Located on the corner of Broadway and Wellington\, a few blocks south of Belmont Ave. Close                         to the Halsted\, Broadway and Clark St. buses\, as well as the Red or Brown Line CTA trains  \n  \nTICKETS: $25 general admission\, $15 students/limited income\, children under 12 free (childcare available\, RSVP at 773-935-0642)  \n  \nAdvance tickets and sponsorship at waucc.org/2020ElPuebloCanta \n  \nCall 773-935-0642 for more details \n  \nPARKING: Complimentary parking passes generously provided by Advocate IL Masonic Hospital at garage at Halsted and Wellington. \n  \nAll proceeds will go to support the immigrant justice work of Centro Romero\, CRLN\, and Wellington Ave. UCC \n  \nBUILDING COMMUNITY WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME!
URL:https://crln.org/event/12th-annual-el-pueblo-canta/
LOCATION:Wellington Ave Church\, 615 West Wellington Ave\, Chicago\, Wellington Ave Church\, 615 West Wellington Ave\, Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200719T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200713T223858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T224903Z
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SUMMARY:Concert honoring Cuban Medical Brigades and calling for an end to U.S. Sanctions
DESCRIPTION:  \nA GLOBAL MUSICAL HOMAGE HONORING CUBAN MEDICAL BRIGADES AND CALLING FOR AN END TO U.S. SANCTIONS \nThe event will stream online on SATURDAY JULY 18 AND SUNDAY JULY 19 AT 7 pm \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nCultural organizers from the US and Canada have come together with the Instituto Cubano de la Musica (ICM) in Cuba to host a special tribute recognizing the distinct contributions to the world during the Covid-19 pandemic. The concert will salute Cuba’s heroic and outsized contributions to health care around the world as doctors have volunteered this year to serve in more than 26 countries.The two-day cultural event will feature the legendary talent nurtured on Cuban soil and recognized world-wide as virtuoso artists. Musicians located outside of Cuba influenced by numerous Afro-Cuban styles or who are playing in solidarity with the aims of the event are also participating. The roster of talent amassed for this historic event signifies the concert as one of music history’s most memorable gatherings. \nInterspersed with the music\, tributes by long-time friends of Cuba\, other artists\, politicians in the US\, religious leaders\, academics\, and activists will join the program to make remarks and offer context to the program. \nClick here for SATURDAY’S line-up  \nClick here for SUNDAY’S line-up \nThe program will broadcast LIVE from Havana’s Instituto Cubano de la Musica and from points around the globe while physical distancing is still observed. \n \nBroadcast via the Twitch.tv/HotHouseGlobal channel. \nThe HotHouseGlobal Twitch Channel will also be simulcast on \n• HotHouseGlobal on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fqiXc40zwA \n• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hothousechicago \n• And on the HotHouse web site www.hothouse.net/HotHouseGlobal \nInside Cuba\, the live stream will be broadcast across Cuba on national television. Co-presenters around the world will also create Watch parties on Facebook to expand the reach and audience for this legendary event. The archival version will be available on HotHouseGlobal’s You Tube channel after the live stream two-day event is concluded. The program will be presented for free without pay walls and all labor related to the program has been donated. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/concert-honoring-cuban-medical-brigades-and-calling-for-an-end-to-u-s-sanctions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200306T162345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T190942Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual "Free Them All" Forum
DESCRIPTION:CRLN and its predecessor organization\, the Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance\, had its beginnings in the fight against U.S. funding for the adbuctions\, disappearances and torture of non-combatant citizens in El Salvador and Guatemala. How can we remain silent when Chicago police have tortured our own citizens into confessing to crimes that they did not commit? While some have been released from prison\, we must demand that all those who were tortured be released and pardoned. \nWe urge you to show up online and be present at this virtual educational rally and action around demanding the IMMEDIATE pardon for all survivors of police torture\, organized by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and co-sponsored by CRLN. \n  \nThe event will livestream HERE on the event page on Facebook Live. \nLearn more about the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Police Torture at: cfist.org \nBe sure to sign the online petition for CFIST at: https://www.caarpr.org/cfistpetitiontogov \n#FreeThemAll #FreeThemAllForum
URL:https://crln.org/event/public-forum-for-campaign-to-free-incarcerated-survivors-of-police-torture/
LOCATION:Chicago Teachers Union Hall\, 1901 W. Carroll Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200418T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200408T162536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T162738Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: El Salvador's Water in the Time of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nDate and time: Saturday\, April 18\, 2pm CST\nIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic\, how can you wash your hands with no access to clean water? You can’t. After decades of right-wing attacks on essential public services\, like health care and water\, many people in El Salvador do not have the access they need to protect their health in this critical time\, much less easily carry on daily cooking and cleaning tasks. \nJoin CRLN ally CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) for an online conversation with water defense activist and national labor union leader\, Marielos de Leon\, to learn how organizers in El Salvador are advancing the struggle for water rights for all–and the important role that international solidarity can play today.  \nYou must register to participate in this webinar.
URL:https://crln.org/event/webinar-el-salvadors-water-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200326T223830Z
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SUMMARY:“Ancestral Movements: Indigenous Territory and Migration” with Silvia Raquec Cum
DESCRIPTION:Webinar\, “Ancestral Movements: Indigenous Territory and Migration”\nwith Maya Kaqchikel presenter Silvia Raquec Cum\, Migration Program Coordinator\, Association Pop No’j\nApril 16\, 2020\, 6:00pm CST \nWhile state forces threaten their safety and dignity\, Indigenous peoples and migrants resist with courage and resilience. Join us for this webinar to learn about resource extraction\, migration\, and the work of Indigenous people in Guatemala to build a world beyond colonial borders. Register here for English translation webinar.  Register here for Spanish language webinar. \n  \nThis educational session will prepare you to participate in a wide coalition campaign\, of which CRLN is a part\, to end the Asylum Cooperation Agreements (ACAs) between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Presidents of Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador. The ACAs allow the U.S. to deport asylum seekers and require them to seek asylum in these three countries. None of these countries has a well-functioning process for applying for asylum nor the capacity to shelter and feed people deported while they wait. No Congress has approved these agreements.
URL:https://crln.org/event/ancestral-movements-indigenous-territory-and-migration-with-silvia-raquec-cum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200410T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135704
CREATED:20200305T204605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200327T162656Z
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SUMMARY:Good Friday Walk for Justice
DESCRIPTION: 40th ANNIVERSARY GOOD FRIDAY WALK FOR JUSTICE \n April 10\, 2020\, 12:00 NOON \nHOPE RISES IN COURAGEOUS COMMUNITY \n  \n“When it is all too much\, when the news is so bad that meditation itself feels useless\, and a single life feels like too small a stone to offer on the altar of peace\, find a human sunrise. Find those people who are committed to changing our scary reality. Human sunrises are happening all over the earth\, at every moment. People gathering\, people working to change the intolerable\, people coming in their robes and sandals or in their rags and bare feet\, and they are singing\, or not\, and they are chanting\, or not. But they are working to bring peace\, light\, compassion to the infinitely frightening downhill slide of human life.”  (Alice Walker\, Naropa University\, 2007) \n  \nIn these challenging times\, when all around us we see injustice\, violence\, lies\, and despair\, it is important to remember and claim that “another world is possible!” And not only is it possible\, but it is being created and nurtured by all of those working together to build a world of justice\, compassion\, truth\, and hope! \n  \nCRLN has created the responsive reading for the 4th station\, “Helped in the Struggle.”  \n  \nIn light of the coronavirus pandemic\, the “walk” part of Good Friday Walk for Justice is cancelled. \n  \nHOWEVER\, even though we cannot gather right now\, WE CAN STILL PRAY and take courageous action for justice in our communities!  We will honor this 40th Anniversary Good Friday Walk for Justice by publishing our Prayer Booklet online.  We encourage you to pray this modern-day Way-of-the-Cross on Good Friday in the safety of your homes with members of your households.  The booklet will be available at walkforjusticechicago.com by Monday\, April 6. The Planning Committee and Station Coordinators will record an audio/visual performance of the responsive readings and have it available for download at the website or link to it from the website as well. In that way\, you can feel more connected to those leading the prayers and others participating in the event. \n  \nDuring this extended period of social distancing\, the need for “Hope Rising in Courageous Community” is more important than ever.  Please share this resource widely\, and take heart in the words of author and poet\, Alice Walker\, who reminds us that “Human sunrises are happening all over the earth\,” and that the work to “bring peace\, light\, compassion” to this world shines on. \n  \nAnd PLEASE send your email address to planning committee convener Nancy Jones at nancyjones193@gmail.com so we can keep you in the loop about next year’s Good Friday Walk for Justice. \n  \n  \nTo support this year’s Walk\, make checks payable to CRLN (memo: GFWalk) and mail to CRLN\, 5655 S. University Ave.\, #23\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, or pay online at bit.ly/wfj20. \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/good-friday-walk-for-justice-2/
LOCATION:Plaza\, NE corner of Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL
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SUMMARY:Confronting Forced Migration and Violence in the Americas Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Need something good to do while you are sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic? Watch a series of five\, one-hour webinars this Saturday and Sunday\, April 4 and 5\, facilitated by CRLN’s ally orgranization\, SOAWatch. Presenters include veterans in the movement for peace and social justice in Latin America like Laura Carlsen\, Jennifer Harbury\, John Lindsey-Poland\, and Dana Frank\, along with newer faces involved in Abya Yala (“Las Americas”) and activists along the U.S.-Mexican border. \nThe series will examine the impact of US-backed state violence in the hemisphere\, the root causes of forced migration and militarization\, and will teach you how to use effective narratives\, mutual aid\, research and lobbying to nourish our collective work as we face the current humanitarian crisis. \nFor a description and time period for each webinar and to register separately for each webinar that interests you\, go to https://www.soaw.org/webinar-series-april-4-5-2020-confronting-forced-migration-violence-in-the-americas \n 
URL:https://crln.org/event/soaw-webinar-series-april4-5/
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SUMMARY:Reimagining Diversity and Inclusion via Epistemologies of the South
DESCRIPTION:A dynamic\, arts-based workshop that will involve participants in a collective exploration of the conflicts we face surrounding epistemological diversity and inclusion in higher education. Discuss approaches to decolonizing knowledge and learn strategies to address different epistemologies. This workshop will be facilitated by Fany Aguinda\, an indigenous Kichwa youth leader from Tzawata\, Ecuador and Chelsea Viteri\, a mestiza educator-facilitator-artist from Quito\, Ecuador. Fany and Chelsea are members of the Pachaysana Institute\, a collective of Ecuadorian and international educators\, teaching artists\, development specialists and community organizers who seek to bridge the divide between community development and international development\, as well as between local and global education. \nUniversity education is shaped and guided by western epistemologies. Clearly\, this eurocentric approach to knowledge has made innumerable contributions to contemporary life. Nevertheless\, it goes without saying that non-western epistemologies and ontologies have been excluded — even obliterated — in its name. Bonaventura de Sousa Santos refers to these alternative ways of thinking as “Epistemologies of the South\,” and the acts against their inclusion as epistemicide — an integral part of an ongoing colonial project of domination over territory\, resources and human bodies. For most of us\, epistemicide is a subtle but violent act and one that we never perceived during our education. However\, it has resulted in collective biases related to how we define what is legitimate knowledge and who can be viewed as a legitimate knower. Our views are often limited to a western legacy\, which is tied to colonial and patriarchal violence. Even in projects with the best of intentions\, this limited epistemological framework often results in work that is extractive and exploitative of communities\, yielding scarce benefits to those outside of the ivory tower. What then\, would it look like to decolonize community-university partnerships for the common good? \n  \nThis event is free and open to the public. \n  \nCo-sponsored by the Global Learning Office (GLO)\, Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)\, Latinx Studies Program\, Department of Theater\, and the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University. In partnership with the Center for Experiential Learning and the Latin American Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago. \n  \nSee Eventbrite page and RSVP here. \n  \n***Please note that Fany and Chelsea will conduct a similar workshop at Loyola University Chicago on Friday\, March 13 from 12-1:30 PM in the Mundelein Center 1410.***
URL:https://crln.org/event/reimagining-diversity-and-inclusion-via-epistemologies-of-the-south/
LOCATION:Guild Lounge\, Scott Hall\, Northwestern University\, 601 University Place\, Evanston\, IL\, 60208
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