Rev. Sasha will be in Minneapolis Jan. 21-24

Rev. Sasha will be away from Wednesday, January 21 through Saturday, January 24 to join a nationwide call for faith leaders to offer moral witness in Minneapolis against ICE abuses in the Twin Cities. She will join faith leaders from multiple traditions, including a large contingent of Unitarian Universalist clergy. Plans permitting, she will be back on Sunday, January 25. Rev. Sasha and other faith leaders are going to Minneapolis because ICE has descended upon the community there in Operation Metro Surge and sparked a crisis not just locally but across the nation. ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis presents one of the greatest threats to democracy and the rule of law in our nation today. This violent authoritarian power grab must be stopped before it spreads across our entire country, endangering communities everywhere. Rev. Sasha is also going to Minneapolis because, in 2009 when her own community in Arizona was under threat from violent, inhumane, and deeply unjust immigration enforcement efforts, Unitarian Universalist and other faith leaders from across the nation came to Phoenix, Arizona to witness for justice. Now it is her turn to offer the same care and support to another community in crisis. If you would like to support this week’s efforts in Minneapolis, you can donate to support MARCH – Multiracial Antiracism, Change & Healing by visiting https://march.nationbuilder.com/donate. If you would like to donate to offer mutual aid to communities under siege in Minneapolis, please visit https://givebutter.com/mntogether. If you would like to join Rev. Sasha in Minneapolis in spirit, please light a chalice or candle at home on Thursday and Friday, and email her your name. She will carry your names close to her heart during the public witness events in Minneapolis.