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Damaris Velásquez at Our Shared Table 2018 MIRA COALITION

Damaris Velásquez, co-founder and director of programs at Agencia ALPHA, a faith-based immigrant advocacy organization in Boston, was undocumented for 23 years.

Speaking at Our Shared Table, MIRA’s 14th annual Thanksgiving luncheon at the State House, she offered her own story as proof that immigration status doesn’t define your worth or potential. She was undocumented when she bought a house with her siblings, when she graduated from college, and when she founded Agencia ALPHA with her best friend.
“Don’t allow this broken system to try to define your identity,” she said to immigrants in the audience. “Your story does not stop with this system.” She also urged elected officials to seize the opportunity to show that they see and hear immigrants, “because documented or undocumented, we exist, and history has proven that immigrants make America strong.

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If you want to help to keep our families together and do not know how? This training is for you!

Report Rally “Mourning Our Legislators’ Moral Failure & Demanding Action

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agencia ALPHA and COPAHNI (Confraternity of Hispanic Pastors of New England) along with the Safe Community Act Coalition rallied today at the State House to demonstrate our disappointment against the lack of leadership from the House of Representatives to support and pass amendments that would have protected our immigrant families.

During the rally Pastors and faith leaders prayed for our legislators to come out of their “political comfort zone” and to pass legislation that would protect the most vulnerable in our society. After that we visited all Representatives and delivered letters with black ribbons as a sign of mourning for lack of legislative support towards immigrants in our State.

 

Agencia ALPHA y COPHANI (Confraternidad de Pastores Hispanos de Nueva Inglaterra) junto con la Coalición del Safe Community Act hicieron acto de presencia en un rally en la Casa del Estado para demostrar nuestro desacuerdo hacia la falta de liderazgo de parte de los Representantes al no pasar las enmiendas que hubiesen protegido a nuestras familias migrantes.

Durante el rally Pastores y líderes de fe oraron porque nuestros legisladores “se salgan de su zona política de comodidad” y pasar pólizas que protejan a los más vulnerables de nuestra sociedad. Después visitamos a los Representantes y les dejamos cartas con listones negros como una señal de nuestro luto ante la falta de interés de parte de nuestros legisladores para pasar enmiendas que protejan a nuestras familias migrantes.

 

  • Pastor Samuel Acevedo started the rally with a powerful prayer asking for forgiveness for our sins and calling our legislators to act with justice, love and mercy towards our community.
  • Pastor Samuel Acevedo inicio el rally con una poderosa oración pidiendo perdón por nuestros pecados y haciendo un llamado a actuar con justicia, amar la misericordia y caminar con humildad.

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577405172386849/

  • Pastor Sergio Perez closed the rally today. Please go the minute 11:25 to hear his words.
  • Pastor Sergio Pérez cerrando el rally de hoy. Ir al minuto 11:25 para escuchar las palabras del Pastor Sergio Pérez.

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577004365760263/

  • Liza Cagua-Coo Reading the message delivered to each Representative at the State House
  • Liza Cagua-Coo leyendo el mensaje y entregando la carta a cada Oficina de los Representantes Estatales.

https://www.facebook.com/patriciasobalvarro/videos/2308196452528925/

  • Members of the coalition delivering a powerful message to each Representative at the State House.
  • Miembros de la Coalición entregando un poderoso mensaje a cada uno de los Representantes de la Casa del Estado

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577078249086208/

Boston 25 News

https://www.boston25news.com/news/beacon-hill-s-lack-of-action-on-safe-communities-act-frustrates/797353077

 

 

 

 

Last Coffee Hour

Durante nuestra “Hora del Cafe” aprendimos a identificar los elementos de un crimen de odio versus incidentes motivados por el odio; como responder ante dichos eventos y los recursos comunitarios disponibles para toda persona que lo necesita. Agradecemos al equipo de la Liga de Anti-Difamación por compartir con nosotros.

Learning how identify the elements of a hate crime versus biased-motivated incidents; and learning how and when to respond such these events, and remembering that we are not alone. There are many organizations and good people like Anti Defamation League looking out for us.

Thank you Norman Abbott, Nora and Amy for educating and empowering us!!