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In Pembroke, the well-intended efforts of mostly white nature conservationists overlook one thing: The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them. Now, a generations-old way of life is threatened by the push for conservation.

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When I was a child, my parents used to tell us the story of the St. Louis. Now we are comparing the Central American exodus to this doomed ocean-liner. “We sometimes refer to the caravan as the ‘St. Louis' aka "The Voyage of the Damned'.

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As an organization with many members who have disabilities, Hand in Hand is making important connections between immigrant liberation and disability justice.

The sanctuary movement needs an anti-war voice. This article was produced in partnership with Foreign Policy In Focus.

First Congregational Church has been joined by 13 faith communities in the Amherst area that provide food and support for Perez.

Immigrant communities throughout California led the fight for legislation that does away with deportation practices, such as local police arrests for "civil immigrant warrants", and helps ensure that spaces like schools, health facilities, courthouses and other spaces are safe and accessible to all.