About this episode
Rob and Rachel discuss immigration advocacy with Mizari Suárez and Rev. John Gallaher.
In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Mizari Suárez and Rev. John Gallaher. Suárez is the Executive Director of Neighbors Immigration Clinic and Gallaher is the Pastor at Embrace UMC. Suárez has a community-organizing background with deep connections to the immigrant rights movement on a local and national level. As a previously undocumented immigrant, Mizari knows firsthand the importance of affordable immigration legal services and culturally competent outreach to immigrant communities. Suárez is a facilitator and community organizer/connector. Neighbors, an affiliate of the United Methodist Immigration Law and Justice Network, ****is to provide low-cost legal services to our immigrant neighbors, educate our community on the immigration journey, and advocate for immigrant rights. In this episode, Suárez and Gallaher reflect upon the story of Neighbors, what services they provide, success stories from their clinic, common misconceptions about the immigration process, current immigration policies that church leaders should be aware of, the role of faith in immigration advocacy, and practical ways that pastors and church leaders can get involved. To learn more…
People in this episode
Hosts: Rob, Rachel
Guests: Mizari Suárez, Rev. John Gallaher
Topics covered
- immigration rights
- community organizing
- faith and advocacy
- legal services
- church involvement
Keywords
- immigration
- legal services
- community organizing
- faith
- advocacy
- church leaders
- immigrant rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Neighbors Immigration Clinic, Embrace UMC, United Methodist Immigration Law and Justice Network
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