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Postville Immigration Raid

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Why Should We Care And Be Involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008, Mary Mccauley Nov 2009

Why Should We Care And Be Involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

An address given by Mary McCauley about her experience providing support to those directly impacted by the Postville raid.


Iowa, Other Raids Rallying Points In Push For Immigration Changes, Patricia Zapor May 2009

Iowa, Other Raids Rallying Points In Push For Immigration Changes, Patricia Zapor

Postville Project Documents

Catholic News Service article from May 12, 2009: A year ago a dramatic workplace immigration raid turned the town of Postville, Iowa, on its head, with the arrest of 389 immigrant workers rippling through to most of the town's 2,300 residents, straining resources and ultimately leading to closed businesses around town.


Clergy, Religious Offer Perspectives On Aftermath Of Postville Raid, Mark Pattison May 2009

Clergy, Religious Offer Perspectives On Aftermath Of Postville Raid, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from May 1, 2009: Reverberations from the immigration raid in Postville last May are still being felt in the town and throughout the Archdiocese of Dubuque, of which Postville is a part.


Town's Economy Is Hit Hard After Immigration Raid, Mark Pattison May 2009

Town's Economy Is Hit Hard After Immigration Raid, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from May 1, 2009: When Father Paul Ouderkirk assumed the pastorate of St. Bridget Parish in Postville in 2000, he estimated the town's population at 2,000. Within a year, he said, it had grown to 2,500.


American Dream Still Shines For Women Detained In Postville Raid, Mark Pattison Apr 2009

American Dream Still Shines For Women Detained In Postville Raid, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from Apr. 27, 2009: When Marta Veronica Cumez Solovi was driven to the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville where she once worked, she said she had a sense of dread about going back there.


Response To Recognition At Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, April 26, 2009, Mary Mccauley Apr 2009

Response To Recognition At Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, April 26, 2009, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

An address given by Mary McCauley on her receiving an award from the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition on April 26, 2009. She acknowledged all those impacted by the Postville raid and accepted it in their honor.


Camayd-Freixas Corrections To Transcript, Erik Camayd-Freixas Jan 2009

Camayd-Freixas Corrections To Transcript, Erik Camayd-Freixas

Postville Project Documents

Corrections to the transcript of his statement on the Postville raid to a Congressional subcommittee in 2009.


Story Of Our Lives Spanish Commentary By Juventino Lopez Pichia, Juventino Lopez Pichia Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Spanish Commentary By Juventino Lopez Pichia, Juventino Lopez Pichia

Postville Project Documents

A commentary on the creation of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives written by one of the men that wrote and performed the play.


Story Of Our Lives Image 2 Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Image 2

Postville Project Documents

A color photograph of the seven authors of the play La Historia de neustras vidas : the story of our lives.


Story Of Our Lives Image 1 Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Image 1

Postville Project Documents

A photograph of the seven men who wrote the play. This image was used on the cover of the play.


Oral Statement Of Camayd-Freixas, Erik Camayd-Freixas Jan 2009

Oral Statement Of Camayd-Freixas, Erik Camayd-Freixas

Postville Project Documents

The oral and written statements of Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas, who served as a translator for those detained after the Postville raid. He appeared before a Congressional committee. Also included in the document is his personal account of what it was like to be an interpreter for the detainees.


La Historia De Nuestras Vidas Spanish Script, Teatro Indocumentado Jan 2009

La Historia De Nuestras Vidas Spanish Script, Teatro Indocumentado

Postville Project Documents

A play that recounts the experiences of seven of the people caught up in the Postville immigration raid in 2008.


Story Of Our Lives Image 3 Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Image 3

Postville Project Documents

A color photograph of the seven men who wrote the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives, along with a woman who organized the presentation in Madison, Wisconsin on December 19, 2009.


Transcript Of Hearing Before The Judiciary Subcommittee, Erik Camayd-Freixas Jan 2009

Transcript Of Hearing Before The Judiciary Subcommittee, Erik Camayd-Freixas

Postville Project Documents

The statements of Erik Camayd-Freixas, David Leopold, Robert R. Rigg, and Lora Costner before the U.S.House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law concerning the Agriprocessors plant immigration raid in Postville, Iowa.


Response To Receiving Cristine Wilson Medal For Equality And Justice, From Iowa Commission On The Status Of Women, August 29, 2009, Mary Mccauley Jan 2009

Response To Receiving Cristine Wilson Medal For Equality And Justice, From Iowa Commission On The Status Of Women, August 29, 2009, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

Mary McCauley briefly recounts the experience of helping those impacted by the Postville raid in accepting the Cristine Wilson medal.


Archdiocesan Pastoral Staff, Advent Day Of Reflection, January 16, 2009, Mary Mccauley Jan 2009

Archdiocesan Pastoral Staff, Advent Day Of Reflection, January 16, 2009, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

A reflection on hope and what gave the Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants hope through their experiences.


Postville Raid Information Jan 2009

Postville Raid Information

Postville Project Documents

Brief explanation of the Postville raid, what happened after, and what can be done to assist those impacted.


Story Of Our Lives Spanish Poster For Chicago Performance, Teatro Indocumentado Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Spanish Poster For Chicago Performance, Teatro Indocumentado

Postville Project Documents

A poster announcing the performance of La Historia de nuestras vidas on March 22, 2009 at the Luther Memorial Church in Chicago.


The Day Democracy Died: The Postville Raid And The Criminalization Of Migrants, Erik Camayd-Freixas Jan 2009

The Day Democracy Died: The Postville Raid And The Criminalization Of Migrants, Erik Camayd-Freixas

Postville Project Documents

Dr. Camayd-Freixas writes of his experience serving as a translator for those detained in the Postville raid, components that lead to the immigration situation in the United States, and areas for comprehensive immigration reform.


Story Of Our Lives Front Cover, Teatro Indocumentado Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Front Cover, Teatro Indocumentado

Postville Project Documents

The front cover of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives. The seven men who wrote the play are Javier Lopez Sajche, Aaron Junech Vega, Luis Enrique Moncada Quiroz, Onofre Macario Aguilar, Juventino Lopez Pichia, Oscar Mejia Santos, and Victor Sis Tepaz.


Story Of Our Lives Written Statement From Co-Director Alex Skitolsky, Alex Skitolsky Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Written Statement From Co-Director Alex Skitolsky, Alex Skitolsky

Postville Project Documents

A commentary on the creation of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives written by the co-director of the play.


Story Of Our Lives Kate Blair's Directors Notes, Kate Blair Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Kate Blair's Directors Notes, Kate Blair

Postville Project Documents

The stage directions for la Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives, written by the director Kate Blair.


A Commentary About The Dramatization La Historia De Nuestras Vidas (Translated Into English), Juventino Lopez Pichia Jan 2009

A Commentary About The Dramatization La Historia De Nuestras Vidas (Translated Into English), Juventino Lopez Pichia

Postville Project Documents

An English translation of commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia on the creation of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives. He is one of the men that wrote and performed the play.


La Historia De Nuestras Vidas (The Story Of Our Lives) English Script, Teatro Indocumentado Jan 2009

La Historia De Nuestras Vidas (The Story Of Our Lives) English Script, Teatro Indocumentado

Postville Project Documents

A play that recounts the experiences of seven of the people caught up in the Postville immigration raid in 2008.


Central College, Pella, Iowa, October 21, 2009, Mary Mccauley Jan 2009

Central College, Pella, Iowa, October 21, 2009, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

Mary McCauley recounts the experience of serving those impacted by the Postville raid and some of their experiences working at Agriprocessors. She also recounts some of the responses, positive and negative, from people around the United States on their efforts to provide aid to those impacted.


Story Of Our Lives Personal Interviews, Teatro Indocumentado Jan 2009

Story Of Our Lives Personal Interviews, Teatro Indocumentado

Postville Project Documents

The transcriptions of the stories that form the basis of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas ; the story of our lives. The stories cover their childhoods, their decisions to come to the United States, their experiences getting to Postville, what it was like to work at the Agriprocessors plant, and the raid and what happened to them after the raid.


Closing Remarks, Prayer And Rally First Anniversary Of The Raid, St. Bridget’S Church, Postville, Iowa, May 12, 2009, Mary Mccauley Jan 2009

Closing Remarks, Prayer And Rally First Anniversary Of The Raid, St. Bridget’S Church, Postville, Iowa, May 12, 2009, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

The closing that Mary McCauley gave at the prayer service marking the one-year anniversary of the Postville raid.


Reflection Given During Prayer Service On The Occasion Of The Visit Of Rigoberta Menchu To Postville, Iowa, November 8, 2008, Mary Mccauley Jan 2009

Reflection Given During Prayer Service On The Occasion Of The Visit Of Rigoberta Menchu To Postville, Iowa, November 8, 2008, Mary Mccauley

Postville Project Documents

A reflection on the Postville immigration raid given at a prayer service for the visit of Rigoberta Menchu on November 8, 2008.


Prayer Service On The Anniversary Of The Postville Raid Program Jan 2009

Prayer Service On The Anniversary Of The Postville Raid Program

Postville Project Documents

Program of the prayer service at Saint Bridget's Catholic Church on the anniversary of the Postville raid, May 12, 2009.


One Year Anniversary Vigil Flyer From St. Bridget's Catholic Church Front Jan 2009

One Year Anniversary Vigil Flyer From St. Bridget's Catholic Church Front

Postville Project Documents

Announces the prayer vigil and remembrance ceremony on the one-year anniversary of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.