Date:
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2600 E Phillip Ln, Appleton
ESTHER is pleased to bring this event, hosted by the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, to the attention of ESTHER members and friends.
Laureen Anderson-Stepanek, an immigration lawyer, will present on allyship and substantive steps we can take to support immigrant rights vs. the “feel good” response. We will also hear from the leadership of Unidos Por Un Futuro Mejor, a local immigrant rights and education group. The Fox Cities SURJ Rapid Response team will present on meaningful ways we as bystanders can respond to emergency situations and disrupt detainments. The Fellowship Shared Sanctuary Committee will provide education on the sanctuary movement and ways to be involved in this effort at the Fellowship.
Ms. Anderson-Stepanek, a partner in the Chicago law firm Katsivalis & Anderson Law, LLC, has spent her whole legal career as an immigration lawyer, concentrating, her practice in complex immigration matters since 2002. As Ms. Anderson-Stepanek's practice has grown she has expanded 
into the areas of family and removal defense, specifically those related to criminal issues and appellate matters, including to the federal court.
This event is part of The Fellowship’s “Justice Connection Saturday” series. Childcare will be available. No sign-up required.
As part of Black History Month 2019, the City of Appleton is presenting the film, Eyes on the Prize, at the Appleton Public Library. Join us for a film viewing and community conversation.
Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, this film traces the civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott to passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The State of Affairs: What is Black Liberation in 2019?
Keynote speaker: Funmilola Fagbamila, Nigerian American scholar, activist, playwright and artist. Professor of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. A founding member of the Black Lives Matter movement, Professor Fagbamila will speak and engage the community in conversations on Black Liberation.
Mr. I’m Possible, Keith Brown, will speak about Black history and engage Professor Fagbamila in a conversation about the state of Black America.
This presentation by Sean Wilson, Smart Justice Statewide Organizer for the ACLU of Wisconsin, describes the ACLU of Wisconsin’s unprecedented multi-year effort to reduce Wisconsin’s jail and prison populations by 50 percent and to eliminate racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Theme: Why Keep Dreaming? A Time For Action
Join us to watch 
