Racial Justice

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FROM OUR SEVEN MEMBER DENOMINATIONS

SCRIPTURE PASSAGES ABOUT IMMIGRANTS:

Leviticus 19:34 The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 25:35 I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Hebrews 13:1-3 Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.

Maine-based immigrant-led and immigrant-serving organizations:

Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC): https://maineimmigrantrights.org/

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP): https://ilapmaine.org/

Maine Initiatives Immigrant-Led Organizations: https://maineinitiatives.org/grantmaking/immigrant-led-organizations-fund

Important resources to order or download:

Non-profit organizations and churches can order free bundles of 250 red cards from Immigrant Legal Resource Center: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

To order or print your own “know your rights” cards from Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): https://www.cliniclegal.org/resources/protecting-your-community/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-cards

For “know your rights” flyers and videos from ILAP: https://ilapmaine.org/know-your-rights

ACLU provides comprehensive info about immigration rights with specific scenarios: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights

To download a free Rapid Response Toolkit from CLINIC: https://www.cliniclegal.org/toolkits/rapid-response-toolkit

Family Care Plan: https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/agencies-entities/interim-unified-agency/ministry-areas/immigration-issues/family-care-plan

Programs and resources from MCC’s seven member denominations:

EPISCOPAL:

Episcopal Migration Ministries: https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/

Episcopal Office of Government Relations: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/migration-refugees-immigration/

The National Cathedral Sanctuary Ministry: https://cathedral.org/congregation/ministries-outreach/sanctuary-ministry/#:~:text=The%20Washington%20National%20Cathedral%20Sanctuary,%2C%20deportation%2C%20and%20family%20separation.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA):

PCUSA Office of Immigration Issues: https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/agencies-entities/interim-unified-agency/ministry-areas/immigration-issues

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quaker):

For the American Friends Service Committee Bystander Toolkit: https://afsc.org/bystander-intervention-toolkit

Check out the Friends Committee on National Legislation Immigration page: https://www.fcnl.org/issues/just-immigration

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION:

Unitarian Universalist Association Immigrant Justice website page: https://www.uua.org/immigration#:~:text=We%20are%20providing%20sanctuary%20to,have%20welcoming%20policies%20towards%20immigrants.

Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network: https://www.muusan.org/

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST:

The United Church of Christ resource page on immigration is packed with info, resources, and links: https://www.ucc.org/justice_immigration-2/

To reach Maine Conference Minister Rev. Dr. Marisa Laviola: [email protected]

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA:

To read the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s social message on immigration: https://www.elca.org/faith/faith-and-society/social-messages/immigration

Lutheran Office of Public Policy in California has a helpful resource page: https://lutheranpublicpolicyca.org/immigration-migration-2

To learn more about ELCA’s AMMPARO project (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities): https://www.elca.org/our-work/publicly-engaged-church/ammparo

Global Refuge: https://www.globalrefuge.org/

New York Synod Sanctuary and AMMPARO Ministry: https://www.mnys.org/our-work/sanctuaryammparo-ministry/

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

New England Conference of the United Methodist Church immigration resource page: https://www.neumc.org/sanctuary

New England Justice for Our Neighbors: https://newenglandjfon.org/

To join the UMC Rapid Response Team working for immigrant and refugee justice, contact: https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/meet-the-staff/the-rev-kendal-mcbroom

To read the UMC resolution on welcoming the migrant to the U.S.: https://www.umc.org/en/content/book-of-resolutions-welcoming-the-migrant-to-the-us