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Agencia ALPHA and COPAHNI (Confraternity of Hispanic Pastors of New England) along with the Safe Community Act Coalition rallied today at the State House to demonstrate our disappointment against the lack of leadership from the House of Representatives to support and pass amendments that would have protected our immigrant families.

During the rally Pastors and faith leaders prayed for our legislators to come out of their “political comfort zone” and to pass legislation that would protect the most vulnerable in our society. After that we visited all Representatives and delivered letters with black ribbons as a sign of mourning for lack of legislative support towards immigrants in our State.

Agencia ALPHA y COPHANI (Confraternidad de Pastores Hispanos de Nueva Inglaterra) junto con la Coalición del Safe Community Act hicieron acto de presencia en un rally en la Casa del Estado para demostrar nuestro desacuerdo hacia la falta de liderazgo de parte de los Representantes al no pasar las enmiendas que hubiesen protegido a nuestras familias migrantes.

Durante el rally Pastores y líderes de fe oraron porque nuestros legisladores “se salgan de su zona política de comodidad” y pasar pólizas que protejan a los más vulnerables de nuestra sociedad. Después visitamos a los Representantes y les dejamos cartas con listones negros como una señal de nuestro luto ante la falta de interés de parte de nuestros legisladores para pasar enmiendas que protejan a nuestras familias migrantes.

• Pastor Samuel Acevedo started the rally with a powerful prayer asking for forgiveness for our sins and calling our legislators to act with justice, love and mercy towards our community.
• Pastor Samuel Acevedo inicio el rally con una poderosa oración pidiendo perdón por nuestros pecados y haciendo un llamado a actuar con justicia, amar la misericordia y caminar con humildad.

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577405172386849/

• Pastor Sergio Perez closed the rally today. Please go the minute 11:25 to hear his words.
• Pastor Sergio Pérez cerrando el rally de hoy. Ir al minuto 11:25 para escuchar las palabras del Pastor Sergio Pérez.

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577004365760263/

• Liza Cagua-Coo Reading the message delivered to each Representative at the State House
• Liza Cagua-Coo leyendo el mensaje y entregando la carta a cada Oficina de los Representantes Estatales.

https://www.facebook.com/patriciasobalvarro/videos/2308196452528925/

• Members of the coalition delivering a powerful message to each Representative at the State House.
• Miembros de la Coalición entregando un poderoso mensaje a cada uno de los Representantes de la Casa del Estado

https://www.facebook.com/agenciaalpha.org/videos/1577078249086208/

Boston 25 News

https://www.boston25news.com/news/beacon-hill-s-lack-of-action-on-safe-communities-act-frustrates/797353077

Press Advisory – Vigil & Rally Mourning Our Legislatiors Moral Failure and Demanding Action

WHEN & WHERE: On Tuesday, July 24, on the 2nd floor of the State House at 12 noon.

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Please RSVP to:    csio@tsne.org

Video 

Press Conference with Senador Markey

A collection of press from today that includes AP story published in San Antonio, TX, and Lexington, KY, and Charlotte, VA!  I note NBC estimated there were 2,000 people at today’s event!

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/06/19/family-separation-protest-boston/

The Anti-Defamation League celebrated its 10^th annual “A Nation of Immigrants” Community Seder on March 5, 2017 at the UMASS Boston Campus. Agencia ALPHA was invited to be a part of this amazing event and what a privilege to be able to share with guests and volunteers about our own campaign “Immigrants Make America Strong”. Click to see and hear from dozens of immigrants and native-born individuals who shared powerful declarations about immigrants’ contributions to this nation. We were honored to have been visited by the Mayor of Cambridge, Marc C. McGovern and State Representative Juana Matias. Check out their videos! We are thankful to all who took the video challenge and participated in this effort.

A special shoutout to the Massachusetts Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League for a wonderful event and for allowing us to be part of this amazing experience!

http://newengland.adl.org/event/noiseder/

http://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/mayorsoffice

https://juanamatias.com/

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