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What is the role of faith leaders right now?

Immigrant community members, allies, faith leaders, grassroots organizations, and immigrant advocates rally in Danbury August 20, 202 to denounce the ICE presence in Connecticut communities.
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Connecticut Public
Immigrant community members, allies, faith leaders, grassroots organizations, and immigrant advocates rally in Danbury August 20, 202 to denounce the ICE presence in Connecticut communities.

This hour we convene a roundtable of faith leaders to ask: what is their role right now? How is it changing?

GUESTS:

  • A.J. Johnson: Pastor at the Urban Hope Refuge Church in Hartford. He is also Director for Neighborhood Organizing at the Center for Leadership and Justice, and Deputy Chaplain to the Connecticut House of Representatives
  • Sierra Fox: Cantor for Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden
  • Sister Mary Ellen Burns: Executive Director and Attorney at Apostle Immigrant Services
  • Hierald Osorto: Senior Pastor at Saint Paul Lutheran Church/Iglesia Lutheran San Pablo in Minnesota

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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Lily is the senior producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show'. She's also a producer of the narrative podcasts 'Generation Barney' and 'Generation Gilmore Girls.' She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show 'Next'. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.