[Peace] Fwd: Sanctuary Campus Petition

[Karen Aram]

 if you haven’t signed the petition yet, supporting sanctuary on campus, please do now as a vote is taking place this afternoon.


Dear PNers,

If you haven't gotten to sign the sanctuary campus petition yet, here's another chance. The link is here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_1we4HxeYxRIOBg6bWSHNtO85HI5Nk-2DM6bHdygxddCLzg_viewform-3Fedit-5Frequested-3Dtrue&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=1XH2Dulq6QXrlk-FONHYSjpnnMeO1O_ny1UgbP7ZSHs&e=>.

If you have not signed, please consider doing so. If you have signed, please consider reaching out to someone who has not and asking them to do so. If we act as multipliers we can build wonderful momentum and a strong show of solidarity as the movement builds momentum!

Below are a few points worth considering.


1.       The sanctuary movement is becoming part of a national movement among educators.  University of Pennsylvania, recently announced itself as a Sanctuary Campus: http://www.phillyvoice.com/campus-wide-email-penn-assures-its-sanctuary-its-undocumented-student/?utm_campaign=pv-site&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=news<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.phillyvoice.com_campus-2Dwide-2Demail-2Dpenn-2Dassures-2Dits-2Dsanctuary-2Dits-2Dundocumented-2Dstudent_-3Futm-5Fcampaign-3Dpv-2Dsite-26utm-5Fmedium-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dnews&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=IxVp7bvapbMm1KlusJeTyepSoe8NeM0sm7VvHW-Dl1M&e=>

FROM NPR: “This week, hundreds of university presidents and chancellors from across the country wrote an open letter <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.pomona.edu_news_2016_11_21-2Dcollege-2Duniversity-2Dpresidents-2Dcall-2Dus-2Duphold-2Dand-2Dcontinue-2Ddaca&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=6kc_PeUN1FfQRaX-YL_cduTb3GcxszRNKKWiMJ0wvnY&e=> calling for preservation of the protections for the roughly 750,000 young people approved for DACA nationwide. Some administrators from Illinois are signed on to that letter, including the chancellors of the University of Illinois’ Chicago and Urbana campuses.” http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-deferred-decision<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nprillinois.org_post_illinois-2Dissues-2Ddeferred-2Ddecision&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=7Zgv6TW0_9I3uicr3hIsKsKm2KE84HbpV7l8Zwds6FY&e=>


 2.       Sanctuary is not a political impossibility in Illinois. Community groups have been active in thinking about how to actively protect undocumented students, including the Illinois is Safe Platform  (http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/1063/take-action-call-governor-rauner-and-tell-him-to-support-illinois-is-safe-platfo<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icirr.org_news-2Devents_news_details_1063_take-2Daction-2Dcall-2Dgovernor-2Drauner-2Dand-2Dtell-2Dhim-2Dto-2Dsupport-2Dillinois-2Dis-2Dsafe-2Dplatfo&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=S7g1hzaUQ825bQsLfOLpKrXcq_QdAaAd8dS6OUOvgY4&e=>)
Our own Dick Durbin has been a leader on these issues at the national level: http://www.durbin.senate.gov/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.durbin.senate.gov_&d=DQMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=zLw6Q2UxykuR3p1TywaUZnPuxgCt3H4giq2McosfrwA&m=tRTXEDT_j-XzAZ0SKJDwOv7qEqsWx2T3s1NSLwGS0us&s=OUoCO5lzCTKVJTzj6ktRx3rngwx5LnfoeFHg3syoxAs&e=>


3.       Students are asking us to show strong public support right now!Many of us have heard from students how important it is for us to publically show that “we have their back.” A declaration of support is an important way to send a strong message to students that we are here to make this as productive, engaged and community-based learning environment as we can.


4.       Sanctuary at Illinois is part of a broader coalitional effort on campus.Many people on campus including students, faculty and administrators are putting their heads together to come up with workable and ethical solutions to the concerns many of our students now face.  Wide public support through this petition brings moral authority and energy to the cause and is a key piece of a broader coalitional movement to create institutional responses that necessarily move at a slower pace.

Best,
Efad



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Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
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