09/22/2026
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. PROTECT EVERY CHILD.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Prayer Vigil, March, & Rally in the Strip District
Begin at 2 pm
At 21 St and Smallman (in front of St Stanislaus)
Conclude at Denny Park (near the Abraxas office)*
Gather with Pittsburgh area neighbors for an interfaith vigil, march, and rally to advocate on behalf of child migrants and vulnerable immigrants. As people of good will from all faiths and no faith, we’re honoring the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on the Catholic Calendar.
Pope Leo’s message for 2026 begins: “Each year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees invites us to turn our attention to different aspects of the complex phenomenon of migration. For this 112th World Day, the theme, “Even just one of these children,” draws our attention to the minors directly involved in the experience of migration and flight, to the care owed to them, and to the Lord’s promise that “whoever receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mk 9:37).
● Daily expressions of respect and care for immigrant neighbors
● Restore legal representation for migrant children
● Call on Governor Shapiro to fight for Immigrant Rights
● Shut down Abraxas: End the holding of unaccompanied children and teens at the secure detention unit run by Abraxas near Reading PA
● Honor Daphy Michel & hold ICE accountable for her death
● Protect immigrant neighbors from intimidation, loss of due process and deportation to dangerous, life threatening places.
● Restore TPS for Haitians and more
