Tuesday, June 20 - Sanctuary City: how to help our newest neighbors
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Sanctuary City: how to help our newest neighbors
Help Make Chicago a Welcoming City for Immigrants
Our newest neighbors are more than 10,000 asylum seekers sent here as a political stunt by the shameless governor of Texas. They're sleeping in police stations and impromptu shelters and more are arriving every day. Is our Sanctuary City meeting the moment? What can Indivisibles do to help?
Those questions were the topic at the most recent Blue Thursday, our monthly political mixer at the Hideout (see the video here).
Our guest speakers were Juan-Antonio Montesinos, a leader of the Chicago Volunteers Police Station Response Team, and Madison Savedra, who has been covering the story for Block Club Chicago.
Here’s a list of suggestions made by our guests and by interested people in the audience. Please note that these suggestions have not been vetted by Indivisible Chicago.
Donate to the Chicago Police Station Response Team at opencollective.com, a donations platform that hosts the only direct funding for the team that has taken the lead in volunteer work for the asylum seekers. They have volunteer teams and leaders for each of the city’s 25 police districts. You can also contact the leadership via this platform.
Read about, donate to, and/or contact the Figueroa Wu Family Foundation, a Pilsen-based nonprofit founded by Chicago physicians.
This article from Block Club Chicago dates from the beginnings of the crisis but lists several social service agencies that may still be seeking support or volunteers: Here’s how you can help migrants arriving in Chicago from Texas.
Sign up as a volunteer on this city of Chicago intake form. Your results may vary. The city also publishes a donations page with links to donate needed items through Amazon.com and the Instituto del Progreso Latino.
Many Chicago alderpersons are collecting items and coordinating volunteer efforts. Find your alder’s website and office location here.
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