On Display NOW through June 30th in the Fellowship Hall

This display consists of 16 original oil portraits of Minnesota students who represent the reality that in 2065, the USA will become 54% percent people of color. It includes a half-round soundscape of student voices.

This powerful and beautifully done exhibit is traveling to various locations so we are fortunate to have it for a time here at Nativity.

For more information on the artist and the project:  www.joannahallstrom.com/Project-2065/Project-2065-Portraits

Viewing hours: Sat. 5 – 7pm, Sun. 8am – 12pm

The AMMPARO (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation, and Opportunities) strategy was approved at the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly to address the needs of the thousands of unaccompanied children and migrant families who come to the U.S. each year.

The AMMPARO strategy includes the Guardian Angels program. Guardian Angel volunteers accompany migrant children and families as they go through the U.S. immigration court system, providing the physical presence of the church in the courtroom.  For more information about AMMPARO, and additional resources about immigration issues, go to www.elca.org/AMMPARO`.”

Guardian Angel Volunteers

The Saint Paul Area Synod will be hosting the next Guardian Angels training on:
Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 9:00am-11:30am. The training will be at Gloria Dei Lutheran (700 Snelling Ave S, St. Paul) and will prepare volunteers to attend immigration court. The Guardian Angels training is open to anyone interested in being more involved in immigration and justice work. If you have any questions, you can contact Elise d’Entremont, Guardian Angels volunteer coordinator, at eliseinstructor@gmail.com

The first Anti Racism Team (ART) Friday night movie of 2019 watched Harvest of Empire film. It was a documentary reviewing the United States relationship with Latin America, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico since our nation was formed. It was an eye opening, informative history that has present day implications for our immigration/asylum situation. Great discussion led by Nativity member Vladimir Poveda who came to USA from Nicaragua in 2006. Suggestions during discussion suggested using the word undocumented vs illegal as we deal with USA’s broken immigration system. Share the fact that asylum seekers that are “fleeing” their countries to avoid violence and have international law on their side to be processed as asylum seekers. Harvest of Empire helps one understand the history of the violence created by dictators that the USA has often helped place in power and why people are fleeing their country.
Nineteen Nativity youth watched Harvest of Empire the following Sunday! We have embedded the video below for your convenience.

Limited copies of DVD will be at welcome desk.
Next film in this series will be Friday, March 15 at 6:30 showing Immigration Battle.  It looks at how the immigration battle is fought and discussed behind closed doors in Congress.