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Saturday, March 23, 2019
Program 3:00–4:30 pm,
Auditorium
Exhibit open 1–5 pm,
History Center
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center Street, Berkeley


Representatives of East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, a leader in offering sanctuary to immigrants and refugees for over 30 years, will describe the early history and evolution of the sanctuary movement in Berkeley. Speakers will include?Sister Maureen Duignan, EBSC Executive Director; Glenda Pawsey, EBSC Board Member and early Sanctuary volunteer; Manuel de Paz, Director of Community Development and Education; and one or more recipients of EBSC services.?

For information about Berkeley's role in launching the sanctuary movement, first among churches and then among cities, see Kat Jerman's essay, on FoundSF.

The exhibit,?Building Bridges, Not Walls: Berkeley, America’s First Sanctuary City, explores multiple times when the Berkeley City Council has passed sanctuary resolutions?and draws various other connections between Berkeley, immigration, humanitarianism,?and internationalism. March 23 is the last day to see the exhibit.

Light refreshments provided after the program
Admission free ?? Donations appreciated? ?? Wheelchair accessible
Phone: 510-848-0181