Voices of Solidarity at Xavier University

10/30/2020

I am part of a Faculty Learning Community on discernment and I would like to ask you, as ASLS alums or Social Justice Apartment alums or VOS alums or friends of, to share your insights on disccernment with me.
This can take various forms:

responding to prompts such as what help did you get on discerning your way forward from these programs or, looking back, what more would you like to have had, what would you be interested in now

This could be in writing or in individual and/or zoom conversations.

reading a book together and discussing, such as A Sacred Voice is Calling or Dean Brackley´s book A Call to Discernment or James Martin on this topic
how should/could advising and help with discernment be different with current students and alums during the pandemic and with the racism and white supremacy that has come to the surface during the current administration

We talk about how reflection in academic service learning can lead to insights on academics, civic responsibility, personal and spiritual growth. This happened to a greater and lesser extent over time and with different programs. Some of you were involved in ASLS AND the SJ Apartments AND VOS, while some of you were in only one or two of the programs.
Anything else that occurs to you?
If you might be interested in any of the above, please let me know and send me a current email for you. Mine is still [email protected]
I would like to try out some of this with a few of you between Thanksgiving and New Year´s.

04/22/2020

Hey, everybody! There is a new page for Voices of Solidarity to look for and like. I am going to download the photos and then deactivate this page. Currently the new page does not say Xavier on it--I found it by searching for Voices of Solidarity Cincinnati. Look for social media activities this week--yesterday's was a presentation on Covid-19 and asylum. Once I get this page dectivated, maybe Xavier can be added to the name of the other one. Important to keep following this issues especially with new immigration policies being announced on twitter. Covi-19 came into the U.S. with our own citizens and in New York they brought it from Europe. (see NYT April 8). Here is an interactive link where you can locate information on Coive-19 in each of the Latin American countries.

Everywhere. AS/COA Online looks at how governments are responding to COVID-19 across the region.

03/08/2018

Continuing a pattern of retaliation against immigrant rights organizers, the Tucson office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has taken Alejandra Pablos into custody and have refused to release her stating that she is subject to mandatory detention without access to a bond. Pablos was a l...

12/20/2017

Advocates for Mexican journalist detained in remote West Texas facility ask U.S. government for asylum

12/18/2017

As 2017 is coming to an end, so does the chances for Congress to pass a Clean DREAM Act. This Friday congress will vote for next year’s budget bill, after that, the holidays are here and the year could end with no Clean DREAM Act. THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN. Everyday DACA are expiring and DACA recipients are becoming undocumented. WE MUST CALL NONSTOP TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CONGRESS TO PASS A CLEAN DREAM ACT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
Here's a call script. Most of the times you call you will be sent to voicemail:
Hello! My name is [name] and I’m calling from [place in your state]. I want the Senator/Representative [congressman's name] to pass a Clean DREAM ACT before this Friday. As his/her constituency this is a very important issue for me because [say why to passing a clean DREAM ACT is important to you and or our country]. Thank you.
Numbers elected officials:
OH: Brown (202) 224-2315. Portman (202) 224-3353
KY: McConnell (202) 224-2541. Paul (202) 224-4343
IN: Young (202) 224-5623. Donnelly (202) 224-4814
MI: Peters (202) 224-6221. Stabenow (202) 224-4822
We only have so much space, so if you don't see your elected official's contact info please visit these sites.
https://www.house.gov/representatives
https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact
Know that there are hundreds of Dreamers in DC right now doing sit-ins, civil disobedience, rallies, and etc. El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido ✊

09/07/2017

YES meeting today! We will be going over the details of our plan for the upcoming 6 months. Come and learn how you can be apart of it. Our meeting is at 6 pm, open to high school and college age students! Send us a DM for the address!
There is an opportunity for the DREAM ACT 2017 to pass this year, and we're working towards it!

09/04/2017

Sorry, we haven't posted in a few days. We've been working our buts off for tomorrow! Check out our YES member in today's Cincinnati local channel 9 news!

09/04/2017

Senior White House aides met Sunday afternoon to discuss how to roll out the controversial move affecting hundreds of thousands of Dreamers.

08/30/2017

Today is VOS's first meeting of the year!!! We will be meeting at CFJ from 730-830. We will have food and will be discussing all of our future plans are for this upcoming year. I hope to see you there!!!!

Yaaay VOS!!!