Monthly Archives: December 2016

Takoma Park Welcoming Committee explores local rental housing interest for refugees

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

The “Takoma Park Welcoming Committee” is a volunteer-led response to a Takoma Park city council resolution endorsing refugee settlement in November 2015.  It has been meeting monthly at the Takoma Park Community Center to explore ways to assist resettlement of … Continue reading →

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[UPDATED: NSEERS is dead!] Report your phone calls to Congress about ending NSEERS here

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

[UPDATE, 12/22/16: CNN reports “Obama administration ending program once used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men: “President Barack Obama’s administration said Thursday it was ending a dormant program that once was used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men.”The … Continue reading →

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Muslim registry teach-in advises calling Congressmembers *now*

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

On Saturday afternoon of December 17, over a hundred audience members attended an informative forum at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church titled “Registration Revived? A Teach-In on Resisting Muslim Registries.” Speakers at the event — organized by the Muslim … Continue reading →

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Bystander Intervention Workshop equips participants to help targets of bullying, bias

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

What do you do when you see someone being hassled or worse because of their identity or views? On Thursday evening, December 15, an audience of about eighty people attended a workshop led by MCCRC activist Kit Bonson at the … Continue reading →

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Local gang victim seeks help from PGPD – instead betrayed to ICE

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

On the evening of Sunday, December 4, a large “Takoma Park Mobilization”* assembly at Piney Branch Elementary School heard a moving request by resident Gabrielle Tayac on behalf of “Antonio” (not his actual name).  The undocumented 18 year old Honduran … Continue reading →

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Letter to the editor on sanctuary policy

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

On December 2, Emily Townsend, Jeremiah Nisbet, and Thomas Nephew drafted and sent the following letter to the Washington Post.  We haven’t heard back from them, and have decided to publish it here: To the Editors,   The November 30th … Continue reading →

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