Brockton Interfaith Community

Youth SOL Leaders and Brockton High School seniors Joy Kariuki, Victoria Fleuriot, and Isa Lauture have been selected as the ONLY high school students in the country to present alongside college graduate scholars at Stonehill College’s 4th Annual National Conference hosted by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice!

They will be speaking at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Stonehill's Martin Institute Auditorium. The event is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Yesterday our youth leaders spoke at LUCE’s rally to get ICE out of courts. Tonight, they will host a teach in that invites young people into action steps as part of our campaign with our statewide network . Join us tonight to take action and protect our statewide network from harmful federal actions!

As our Protect Our People campaign moves forward, leaders of Youth SOL Brockton , the youth organizing program of MCAN’s affiliate Brockton Interfaith Community, invite youth statewide to learn about their youth developed strategy in the face of federal overreach at a Zoom teach-in next Thursday, March 19th.

Young people HAVE ALWAYS BEEN a driving force of social movements and social change. Protecting young people IS in Governor Maura Healey's self interest.

This is an opportunity to introduce young people in your congregations and organizations to organizing and to connect them with other young people who are leading the way.

Register for the Teach-In at bit.ly/FLCYouthSOLTeachIn

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“Massachusetts has a responsibility to protect its residents from federal overreach and harmful enforcement practices. The Protect Act takes important and necessary steps toward that goal.

As a clergy leader serving in Framingham, I minister alongside many immigrant families. I have talked with people who are afraid to attend court dates, seek medical care, or even bring their children to school because of fears of civil immigration enforcement.

When families withdraw from public life out of fear, the entire community suffers. ”

The Rev. Sarah D. Máto, Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in
Framingham is a member of MCAN’s Faith Leader Caucus

The Protect Act is moving through the House and is explicitly focused on immigration enforcement. Legislation takes time. It is uncertain. And even strong bills often emerge from negotiation narrower than the moment demands. That is why we have continued to press the Governor to use her executive authority now — to advance the full framework of non-collaboration, accountability, and state sovereignty without delay.

This is #20 in our series - catch up with earlier posts and stay tuned. Learn more and join us at: mcan.us/dignitywethepeople

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Maura Healey

"Any religion that advocates a return to "traditional values" and supports the militarization of our communities......has hosen the politics of empire."
Rev. Aaron Payson , The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, a leader with MCAN affiliate Worcester Interfaith

What do your values say in this season of injustice?

Learn more at: https://www.mcan.us/dignitywethepeople

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