Come celebrate the diversity of cultures that make up our community with an afternoon of food, music, art projects for children, and special guests. The 5th Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony recognizes the contributions of individuals and organizations that have created a welcoming atmosphere for immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana community. The event is Saturday, September … Continue reading Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration

Our community is immigrant friendly but ICE is not..familes are still being separated.  On Tuesday, September 11, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, the Immigration Forum will first go over what has been happening so we can better decide correlated next steps. Come and learn, come and share your observations and come and let's to something … Continue reading ICE still in our communities: What can be done?

            On Saturday, September 1, 1:00 pm, at the Kankakee County Courthouse, there will be a rally to protest expanding Kankakee to become one of the largest ICE detenion centers in Illinois.  Below is information from the Facebook event: "What is this about? Kankakee County’s Jerome Combs Detention Center houses … Continue reading Help Protest Expansion of Kankakee County as an ICE Detention Center!

The News Gazette published an article on the rise of ICE activity in Champaign County.  Read this article by Cheatsheet of Champaign County for the details. It summarizes the News Gazette article

On July 11 Bend the Arc:CU along with several other faith based groups will hold a rally in front of the Champaign County Courthouse, 101 E Main St, Urbana.  We will be protesting the practice of removing parents from families leaving children vulnerable.  Come hear short speeches from faith leaders and then march with us … Continue reading Rally with Faith Groups on July 11 to End Family Separations