by Bee Moorhead | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Faith Leader Statements, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts
This week, the three ELCA Lutheran bishops of Texas issued a joint letter to Governor Abbott urging him to end Operation Lone Star. The letter was coordinated by the ELCA AMMPARO Program and Texas Impact. Read the letter...
by Becca Edwards | Aug 11, 2023 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Economic Participation, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Resources, Texas Climate & Energy
Litany for Texas Workers for Sunday, September 3, 2023 (Adapt for Your Faith Tradition) God, we ask your presence and blessing upon workers, this Labor Day and every day. God of care, empower us to move and rest in your restorative justice for all. God,...
by Kyle Riley | Aug 11, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
These past few weeks have clearly showcased, how US immigration piecemeal policies and illegal state intrusion of federal immigration enforcement laws, have created the conditions that allow for the infliction of rampant patterns of cruelty against families and...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 4, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
The above photograph depicts Pastor Barberi, some Courts & Ports participants, praying alongside asylum seeking families waiting for a CBP One appointment at an encampment in Matamoros. Immigration issues are often, erroneously, thought of as a “border problem”....
by Bobby Watson | Aug 4, 2023 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
News broke this week that another dead body was found in the buoys on the Texas border in Eagle Pass as a part of Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a state response to “crack down” on cartel activity and illegal migration. The news comes as Texas is under fire for a...
