Annunciation House Newsletter

By Amy Joyce
In houses of God there are often stained glass windows depicting saints and martyrs and symbols of their holiness and sometimes of their death. In my dreams, the house at 1003 E. San Antonio has windows of stained glass—on them are images of guests, past and present. The scenes they depict are colorful, [...]

by Megan Hope
For the last two years, immigration has been the talk of the nation—not just for the likes of Annunciation House supporters, but for everyone. Even folks hitherto quite unaware of the immigrants in their midst leapt to attention, talked about the issue, blogged about it, marched, turned up their radios, and picked up [...]

By Katie Sharar
 
In the 1980s, thousands of Central Americans arrived in the United States to seek refuge from repressive and violent governments. Virtually all were denied asylum, in spite of the fact that they were fleeing persecution, life-threatening repression, and extensive human rights abuses. In large part, this is because granting asylum is a [...]

 
A Tireless Advocate for Immigrant Justice:
Mahony Accepts Voice of Voiceless Award in El Paso
by Kathy Revtyak
“No estamos rendidos! Estamos aqui hoy para pedirles que no se desanimen y que no pierdan la esperanza. Tenemos que seguir luchando y vamos a seguir luchando!” (We have not given up! We are here today to ask you not [...]

 
 
By Amy Joyce
 
Just and humane immigration reform—that prioritizes family unification and that puts the 12 million or so undocumented immigrants in the United States already enriching our social fabric and contributing to our economy on a pathway to citizenship—is what we want, what we have been striving for, what we still pray for and call [...]

by Heather Schaub
 
Since 2000 the United States has witnessed a forty percent rise in hate groups. Many of these new hate groups have exploited the issue of illegal immigration to fuel their own agendas. Their ideology has flourished in the culture of fear that has taken hold in the American subconscious. After 9/11, panic about [...]

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Sensenbrenner-King bill, otherwise known as HR 4437, one of the most anti-immigrant pieces of legislation ever passed by the US House of Representatives, Annunciation House is announcing its 2007 Voice of the Voiceless Award recipient.
For long-time advocacy and solidarity with immigrants and the [...]