TPS Webinar
Register at http://tiny.cc/crlnwebinar2 Join 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. After you register you will receive an email from Alianza Americas with zoom information.
Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia
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[…]
Virtual Ecumenical Advocacy Days – Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored
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. EAD[…]
Chicago Rally Calling for an End to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!
Michigan Avenue and Ida B Wells Drive in downtown Chicago 60605Chicago Rally for an End to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba! Carlos 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[…]
2021 Pedal for Peace: Bike, Run or Walk in Your Barrio
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[…]
Chicago Car Caravan for an end to sanctions against the Cuban people!
Cermak PlazaCuban 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! The Caravan will meet at 12 pm (noon) on Sunday,[…]
Colombia Hoy: ¡Defensores de la paz resisten!
Inglés | Español Unase a nosotros en el Evento Anual de CRLN con Danilo Rueda de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz Sábado, 13 de Noviembre a las 5:30 pm en vivo por zoom Acompáñenos para ver a Danilo Rueda, el secretario ejecutivo de la organización ecuménica colombiana, la Comisión Intereclesial de Justica y[…]
Colombia Today: Peacemakers Resist!
English | Spanish Join us for the CRLN Annual Event with Danilo Rueda from the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm live on Zoom Join 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[…]
¡Adelante CRLN! A Tribute to Sharon Hunter-Smith
University Church 5655 S. University Ave., Chicago, ILPlease 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[…]
Pedal for Peace: Bike in your Barrio
University Church 5655 S. University Ave., Chicago, ILThis 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