Civil Rights Forum
Purpose: This forum educates the public, and participates in fun and interesting projects that advance civil rights for all.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Kim Leiphon (email Margie for questions or to get more involved)
Meetings: Monthly on the third Sunday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, at Greatest Grains, 1600 N Harrison, Davenport, IA.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Kim Leiphon (email Margie for questions or to get more involved)
Meetings: Monthly on the third Sunday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, at Greatest Grains, 1600 N Harrison, Davenport, IA.
Upcoming Meetings
Civil Rights Forum Monthly Meeting
Sunday, August 12 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm - Greatest Grains, 1600 N Harrison, Davenport IA
The regular monthly meeting will be August 12 (not the third Sunday since too many people would be gone). We are concentrating on immigration issues, including DACA and forming a community coalition to respond to ICE raids and encourage local sanctuary efforts. The PACG Board voted at the June 2018 meeting to join the QC Sanctuary Coalition.
We will also be discussing Drug Policy Reform, and how we want to tackle those issues from a Civil Rights approach. Contact Alta Price if you want to get involved in either immigration or drug policy reform.
We will also be discussing Drug Policy Reform, and how we want to tackle those issues from a Civil Rights approach. Contact Alta Price if you want to get involved in either immigration or drug policy reform.
What You Can Do Now - Help Form a Community Sanctuary Coalition
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities (UUCQC) voted May 20 to be a Sanctuary church. The story was covered in the Quad City Times and there was local television coverage, including from WQAD.
The church would house immigrants facing a final notice of deportation for as long as it takes to get their appeal heard. This keeps families together as potential deportees would not be locked up in detention centers. Very detailed information about the Sanctuary Project is available at the UUCQC website.
The PACG Civil Rights Forum calls upon PACG members and other churches and community groups to step up and help form a community Sanctuary coalition to support and expand these efforts. Attend the weekly Sanctuary Task Force meeting on Tuesdays at 6:45 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, 3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport to offer your support.
Alta Price, PACG Civil Rights Forum
The church would house immigrants facing a final notice of deportation for as long as it takes to get their appeal heard. This keeps families together as potential deportees would not be locked up in detention centers. Very detailed information about the Sanctuary Project is available at the UUCQC website.
The PACG Civil Rights Forum calls upon PACG members and other churches and community groups to step up and help form a community Sanctuary coalition to support and expand these efforts. Attend the weekly Sanctuary Task Force meeting on Tuesdays at 6:45 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, 3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport to offer your support.
Alta Price, PACG Civil Rights Forum
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