10/23/2026
Compassionate action for our shared humanity!
The Journey will bring these personal experiences into our community through an evening of readings based on the real stories of people from our own community whose lives have been affected by immigration enforcement and detention.
The readings are drawn from the experiences of people in our local communities who have been affected by immigration enforcement and detention. Organizers believe that hearing these experiences firsthand can provide an understanding of the issue that statistics alone cannot.
When someone is detained, the impact can reach far beyond that individual. Families may be separated. Children, schools, employers, congregations, and community organizations may all feel the effects. Neighbors may suddenly find themselves trying to help a family whose circumstances have changed overnight.
The event will therefore focus not only on what happens during immigration enforcement, but also on the question of what a community does after hearing about it.
From listening to action:
Organizers do not want the evening to end when the readings are over.
Attendees will receive a handout describing specific ways they can become involved, including volunteering, helping affected families, donating to SUN ICS, contacting elected representatives, attending municipal or county meetings, participating in peaceful demonstrations, talking with neighbors, and learning more about what is happening in their communities.
The organizers also encourage civic participation, including voting and remaining engaged between elections.
We hope you will leave knowing what you can do next.
At its heart, the evening is about listening.
Organizers are asking attendees to listen for the person behind the paperwork, the family behind the detention, and the life that existed before someone was taken away.
Once we know what is happening to people in our own community, we have to decide what we are going to do with that knowledge.
