A small handmade bear can calm a frightened child—and soften a moment filled with fear. At ICE field offices, volunteers are offering comfort and solidarity through simple acts of care, stitched together one bear at a time.
One Bear at a Time
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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.
A Living Pilgrimage of Peace
A quiet afternoon with Buddhist monks in metro Atlanta becomes a meditation on peace as daily practice, embodied hospitality, and the courage to become a living pilgrimage.
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."
Decolonize Gratitude
This Thanksgiving, gratitude is more than a feeling—it’s a practice of truth, care, and solidarity. How can we honor Indigenous histories, support displaced neighbors, and let our gratitude move from words into action?
Love in the Face of Cruelty
In the shadow of Atlanta’s ICE field office, heartbreak and hope meet. Through quiet acts of compassion, Casa Alterna volunteers remind us that love—especially in the face of cruelty—is a sacred form of resistance.
Love in Public: Hospitality as Resistance
Casa Alterna’s radical hospitality transforms lives and shows love in public as resistance.
The “Yes” That Heals
He arrived on his 18th birthday, facing detention or deportation—until one simple "yes" changed everything.
Compas at the Gate
On a stretch of sidewalk outside Atlanta’s ICE office, a quiet revolution unfolds—where tenderness becomes resistance, and love dares to show up, morning after morning.
Beloved, Not Exceptional: A Vision for Our Shared Future
In the wake of 9/11, American exceptionalism turned nationalism into a civil religion, fueling injustice and fear. This essay calls for an interfaith response of truth, love, and solidarity to resist empire and build a Beloved Community rooted in justice and peace.
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