Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As you know, President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and Congress has less than six months to pass the Dream Act to protect 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation.
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition invites people of all faiths to stand in solidarity with immigrant youth by organizing a Dream Sabbath, ideally before the end of October. A Dream Sabbath can be dedicating time during a regular weekly worship service to having immigrant youth share their stories and asking congregants to take action in support of the Dream Act, or it can be a vigil, meeting with your Senators and Representatives, etc.
The Dream Sabbath toolkit can be found here (PDF) and here (DOC). Please make sure to put your event on this map: bit.ly/DreamSabbathMap by the end of October, so we can demonstrate the breadth of support from people of faith across the country. Please share these resources far and wide!
More Resources:
- Video from DACA recipients from one Presbyterian Church in New Hampshire
- Hymn written for undocumented youth and young adults, “Young Joseph the Dreamer“
