Ohio Faith Communities Launch DREAM Sabbath, Call it Campaign for Compassion and Justice
Representatives from Ohio communities of faith kicked-off DREAM Sabbath as a part of a nationwide effort to urge leaders in Congress and Ohio to pass the DREAM Act. Last year, the DREAM Act was 5 votes short of passage in the U.S. Senate, and now faith communities are uniting with DREAM eligible youth to call for compassion and justice and push for immigration policies that do not unfairly punish youth for the acts of their parents.
Speakers highlighted the 10 upcoming events in Ohio, including ones in Kent, Oberlin, Columbus, North Omsted and Dayton, as part of the national DREAM Sabbath campaign that features 210 + events in 41 states across the nation. Over the course of the next three weeks in Ohio and throughout the nation, a diverse array of religious communities across the theological and ideological spectrum will offer prayers in support of the DREAM Act and lift up the personal stories of young people in their own communities who would benefit from the DREAM Act.
In the midst of an increasingly divisive political environment, and with the backdrop of record numbers of deportations and family separations, the voice of the faith community is more important than ever in speaking out on behalf of young people across our country who deserve the chance to give back to the only country they know.These are some of the events Faith groups are holding in Ohio:
Broad St. United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 a.m.
501 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 221-4571
Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Sunday, October 9th at 11am
505 Porter Road
North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 777-6622
St Paul United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 16th at 11am
101 Huffman Ave
Dayton, OH 45403
(937) 439-2949
For more information on DREAM Sabbath and events across the nation visit:
http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/index.php/2011/07/01/dream-sabbath-launch/
