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Formed in partnership with Voces de la Frontera and Centro Hispano of Madison, Dane Sanctuary organizes congregations and organizations to provide physical sanctuary to our immigrant friends and neighbors who are at risk for deportation. We do this as part of the national New Sanctuary Movement.
The Dane Sanctuary Coalition has been created in response to immoral immigration policies that threaten families, instill fear in our communities, and violate the most basic ethical standards all our faith traditions teach – that we are all created in the image of God, endowed with inherent worth and dignity, and deserving of a life free of violence and deprivation.
The mission of the Dane Sanctuary Coalition states:
Based on our shared faith commitments to social justice, we will assist vulnerable immigrant and refugee communities. We will do this, under the leadership of Voces de la Frontera and Centro Hispano, by providing and supporting physical sanctuary as needed, and by acting as a conduit for information, education, and trainings on other immigrant justice actions.
Congregations currently offering sanctuary include First Unitarian Society and Congregation Shaarei Shamayim; Madison Christian Community – Advent Lutheran Church and Community of Hope United Church of Christ; Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ . and Madison Mennonite Congregation. Supporting congregations include First Congregational United Church of Christ; Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, First Baptist Church, James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Lake Edge Lutheran Church, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society, Temple Beth El, Presbyterian House – UW Madison, Beth Israel Center, Christ Presbyterian Church, Lake Edge United Church of Christ, St. Francis House, and The Crossing, Inc. Many more congregations are in the process of deciding what their place in the Coalition will be.
Additionally, the following organizations have joined our Coalition in support of our immigrant and refugee communities: Worker Justice Wisconsin, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Family Farm Defenders, Teaching Assistants’ Association, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – Madison, and the Community Immigration Law Center.