Fast for Families

Immigration activists gather for prayer vigil at the ‘Fast for Families’

By Katherine Burgess — November 13, 2013
Many at the event told stories of having themselves immigrated or having friends endure the pains of familial separation due to the immigration system.

Activists to fast on Capitol Hill until Congress passes immigration reform

By Katherine Burgess — November 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) “We know that Martin Luther King Jr., were he here today, would be standing here with us," said the Rev. Barbara Williams Skinner, co-chair of the National African American Clergy Network. "Cesar Chavez would be standing with us and Gandhi would be standing with us. We think that’s enough power to change the Congress.”
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