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Category: immigrants

Midwives of hope

August 2, 2021July 10, 2022 Anton1 Comment

We are called to be midwives of hope.

Posted in hope, immigrants, immigration detention, Remain in Mexico policyTagged family reunification, midwives, midwives of hope

The grit of life

July 18, 2021July 10, 2022 Anton1 Comment

These are glimpses of grace in the midst of the grit of life.

Posted in Hospitality, immigrants

This is Mother’s Day

May 9, 2021July 10, 2022 Anton1 Comment

Mothering is hard work, but it’s also a gift of grace and love. Let’s celebrate those who mother us and work to end systems that are ungracious and unloving towards moms everywhere.

Posted in Atlanta Friends Meeting, hope, Hospitality, immigrants, Mother's Day, parenting

Su Casa es Su Casa

February 18, 2021December 16, 2022 Anton2 Comments

Housing is not only a human right, it's a beautiful gift that must be available to all.

Posted in equity, housing, immigrants, joyTagged home ownership, housing equity, Latinx asset building, Latinx home ownership

No place to go

January 28, 2021 Anton1 Comment

O’s never lived in the United States and when he was freed he had no place to go.

Posted in hope, Hospitality, immigrants, Stewart Detention CenterTagged Casa Alterna, immigration detention, radical hospitality

A Happy, Hopeful, Hard New Year

January 1, 2021August 4, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

When a woman who is almost 50 years old requests a stuffed animal, you know it's a happy, hopeful, hard new year.

Posted in asylum, Atlanta Friends Meeting, hope, immigrants, Irwin County Detention Center, New Year's DayTagged asylees, asylum, immigrant women, Irwin County Detention Center, women's issues

Yes, Please

August 24, 2020August 4, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

"My partner and I were attacked; he was killed and I had to flee."

Posted in asylum, Atlanta Friends Meeting, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Hospitality, immigrants, LGBTQ, love, Stewart Detention CenterTagged asylum, Hospitality, immigration detention, LGBTQ, trauma

What do you do?

November 4, 2019August 3, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

Someone at Atlanta Friends Meeting recently asked me, “What do you do?”

Posted in Atlanta Friends Meeting, cycling, Guatemala, immigrants, Innovation Law Lab, International Community School, Paz Amigos, Presencia, UncategorizedTagged Guatemala, Immigration, Innovation Law Lab, Paz Amigos, Presencia, Quakers

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