[Peace] Fwd: Sanctuary Campus Petition

[Harry Mickalide]

Signed it!

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Karen Aram via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

>  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/106
> 3/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 o*n 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
>
>
>
> --
> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
> briandolinar.com
>
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