Speaking Truth: Dignity, Democracy, and Due Process

What does solidarity look like when democracy, dignity, and due process are at stake? In a powerful speech delivered at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Anton Flores-Maisonet reflects on the human cost of displacement, detention, and U.S. intervention abroad—and the ways Casa Alterna stands with asylum seekers in the fight for justice and humanity.

How do you sustain hope?

"Hope is not a mood or an idea—it is a practice. In the face of injustice and fear, we sustain hope through solidarity, courage, and small acts of care that bind us together."

Mary, Don’t You Weep

This essay is a powerful reflection on the sacred, sorrowful work of accompanying immigrants facing detention and deportation. Meet Mary, a weeping food vendor, and witness the fierce hope and dignity that persist amid rising cruelty.