Adela Duncan, a Paz Amigos volunteer and a founding member of the group, talks about how changes in U.S. immigration policy, events in Central America and the worldwide pandemic are affecting the work of this local group which helps people released from immigration detention. Join us this Sunday, June 6, at 11 a.m. at Grace Fellowship Hall.

The Stewart Detention Center, near Lumpkin, GA, once housed nearly 2,000 men. Now the population of men has dropped to a few hundred, but hundreds of women are now incarcerated there. Most of these people will be departed, many will be released, often with little or no resources to reach families throughout the United States.

Paz Amigos, one of the groups our Fellowship has supported, was founded to help these men and women. Adela Duncan has been working with the group for years. She’s also an expert in public affairs, communications and  U.S. policy in Latin America, and she’s fluent in Spanish. She’ll update us on some of how big changed in this country and throughout the world are affect the work of Paz Amigos.

We’re holding this service in person at Grace Fellowship Hall. Almost all of our members and friends have been vaccinated for COVID-19. If you are not at least two weeks past being fully vaccinated, please do wear a mask and maintain six feet of social distance at in-person events. We also continue to offer services live on Zoom and recorded on YouTube.

The Friday Lunch Group has resumed in person lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Mandarin Cafe on Veterans Parkway, and the Wednesday Night Discussion Group meets in person at the Meeting House. Adult Religious Education, Children’s Religious Education and child care remain suspended as the pandemic wanes.

If you have a question about joining the Zoom service, check out these instructions or email us at [email protected] with “Zoom help!” in the subject line. 

 

Topics: Civil Rights, Human rights, Immigrants and Refugees