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SUMMARY:ICE in Our Back Yard - Indivisible Weston Speakers Forum
DESCRIPTION:\n\nICE in Our Back Yard\nIndivisible Weston Speakers
 Forum  \nSunday\, February 1st from 4 - 5:30 p.m. \nWeston Community
 Center\, 20 Alphabet Lane\, Weston\, MA 02493  \n \n\nClick Here to
 RSVP\nWe might not see it\, but ICE is in our back yard.\n\n\n 	Why are
 they here? Are they rounding up criminals and freeloaders\, or are they
 terrorizing hard working\, taxpaying\, law-abiding neighbors?\n 	What are
 the historical precedents for anti-immigrant sentiment and policy in the
 U.S.?\n 	Who is and who is not entitled to due process in the U.S.?\n 	What
 does ICE activity in our neighboring towns mean for the families of those
 who are detained? How have their lives changed?\n 	What does the crackdown
 on immigration mean for American society?\n\nTo help us see and better
 understand the reality and context of ICE’s incursion into our
 community\, this forum will feature a scholar\, a clergyman\, an attorney
 who is the CEO of a 100+ year-old immigrant and refugee settlement
 organization\, and a volunteer at Waltham’s immigrant crisis response
 organization.  \n\nModerator:\nRipley Hastings is a Boston business
 lawyer and current Moderator of the Weston Town Meeting.  He has served
 in several local public offices over the past 45 years including multiple
 terms on the Weston Select Board and School
 Committee. \n\nPanelists:\nRev. Andrew Harris is a member of the Bearing
 Witness organizing team and pastor at the United Church of Christ\,
 Congregational\, in Burlington.  Bearing Witness is a group committed
 to peaceful\, nonviolent standouts in front of the ICE Detention Center.
 They bring people together across political differences to show broad
 collective support for immigrants’ rights \nKelly Henderson is on
 several teams within FUERZA\, a neighborhood watch committed to
 supporting immigrant neighbors in Waltham.  Guided by principles of
 solidarity\, rapid response\, and advocacy\, FUERZA works to uphold the
 rights and safety of our neighbors\, keep families together\, and build a
 more just and inclusive community.\nProf. Carrie Preston\, a Weston
 resident\, is Chair of the Department of English and the Associate Director
 of the Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University.  Her research
 and teaching interests include border and critical forced displacement
 studies. \nJeffrey Thielman\, Esq. is the President and CEO of the
 International Institute of New England which creates opportunities for
 refugees and immigrants to succeed through resettlement\, education\,
 career advancement and pathways to citizenship.  They provide family
 reunification\, education\, skills training\, job placement and legal
 services. IINE’s work is critical to the growth of the region’s
 economy.\n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Forum, Hearing, Info Session,Government,Lecture
LOCATION:Weston Community Center\, 20 alphabet lane\, weston\, MA\, 02493\,
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