Sanctuary Ministry Action Alert #75

October 24, 2022 Prepared by the Washington National Cathedral Sanctuary Ministry  What: Disrupt the Racist Deportation Machine: The Black Immigrant Perspective Event – a Panel Discussion on the Black Migrant Experience addressing the experiences of Black immigrants in the United States.  Why: The national debate over immigrant rights is part of the on-going conversation on

Sanctuary Ministry Action Alert #65

August 10, 2022 Prepared by the Washington National Cathedral Sanctuary Ministry  WHAT: Buses from Texas and Arizona filled with migrants continue to arrive daily in our city. After long and unimaginable journeys, those aboard transit DC. before proceeding to their final destinations. The Sanctuary Ministry and other members of the faith and mutual aid community

The Immigrant Experience in Prince George’s County Part 5

If you missed the previous parts of our video series on the immigrant experience in Prince George’s County, Maryland – please check them out using the following links: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4. Thank you again to Dr. Judith Freidenberg from the University of Maryland for allowing us to

The Immigrant Experience in Prince George’s County Part 4

If you missed the first three parts of our video series on the immigrant experience in Prince George’s County, Maryland – please check them out using the following links: part 1 / part 2 / part 3. Thank you again to Dr. Judith Freidenberg from the University of Maryland for allowing us to promote this

The Immigrant Experience in Prince George’s County Part 3

If you missed the first two parts of our video series on the immigrant experience in Prince George’s County, Maryland – please check them out using the following links: part 1 / part 2. Thank you again to Dr. Judith Freidenberg from the University of Maryland for allowing us to promote this series! We will

The Immigrant Experience in Prince George’s County Part 2

If you missed part 1 of our video series on the immigrant experience in Prince George’s County please check it out here! Thank you again to Dr. Judith Freidenberg from the University of Maryland for allowing us to promote this series! We will be posting a new video each Tuesday from July 12th – August

How to Take Action

Many times it is difficult to know how to help immigrants and refugees, especially when the problems seem so big. In this blog you will find a call for action for simple steps you can take to make a real impact in someone’s life. As some of you are aware of the news sending immigrants

Conflicted: Voices of Central American Migrants

by Wendy Buendia Art is meant to provoke emotion, it is the ultimate goal of discovery in oneself and the world. Reading is a less formally categorized artistic medium, but brings the same influence that more “traditional” artistic mediums have on sculpting minds and hearts. The cultivation of one’s perspective can only be achieved through

Introduction to South Sudan from Why We Wander

Written by our very own Bethany Woodson about her experience working with refugees in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Check out the full article below and stay tuned for more about the refugee situation in Upper Nile and Bethany’s experiences in the humanitarian sector! Greetings from Upper Nile State, South Sudan. I recently arrived in

What Are Immigrants Fleeing From?

By Rossella Battaglia I work for an Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called Movimiento por la Paz as a community worker in a reception center located in Madrid. People we welcome can be identified as follows: sub-Saharan Africans coming mainly from Mali, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Gambia, Burkina Faso who begin their migratory process in their own