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What you can do: A summary

3/18/2015

 
Roger Farmer prepared this nice summary this evening for the Just Peace Outreach Group.



What you can do: 

Call ICE in Washington DC at 202-732-3000 or 888-351-4024. Tell them you are calling on them to stop the deportation of Mennonite pastor Max Villatoro of Iowa City (A# 094-338-085).  Max is not a threat, he is a servant leader in the community and should be returned to his family and church.  

Make a short video appealing for Max's release, upload it to YouTube, and send the link to Matt Hildreth, Director of Online Programs for America's Voice, whose email address is:  mhildreth@americasvoice.org

View the thirty-three videos already posted at: 
http://americasvoice.org/blog/supporters-of-pastor-max-send-video-messages-to-president-obama-asking-him-to-stop-maxs-deportation/

More videos are better !!  Send yours as soon as possible. 

Sign these petitions if you have not already done so: 

Don't Deport Pastor Max Villatoro:   16,846 signatures as of 3/18/2015 - 9:00 pm    
http://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/max_villatoro?referring_akid=521.3875.o_fASP

Faithful America is the largest and fastest growing online community of Christians putting faith into action for social justice.  

Keep Families Together - MoveOn petition:  22,347 signatures as of 3/18/2015 - 9:00 pm  
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/keep-families-together-4

MoveOn is a community of more than 8 million Americans from all walks of life who use innovative technology to lead, participate in, and win campaigns for progressive change.

Stop the Deportation - Groundswell petition:  7,294 signatures as of 3/18/2015 - 9:00 pm  
http://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/petitions/stop-the-deportation-of-beloved-iowa-pastor-and-community-member-max-villatoro

Groundswell is an online community of people who believe faith can be a force for good in the world. Powered by Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. 

Other information resources: 

Central Plains Mennonite Conference Facebook page (check out the new profile picture and see if you know anybody): 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Plains-Mennonite-Conference/138385716212367

Americas Voice Press Release describing Max's case
http://americasvoice.org/blog/whats-at-stake-with-pastor-max-case-will-ice-director-saldana-obama-administration-live-up-to-stated-enforcement-policies/

On March 17, Pastor Max Villatoro’s new immigration lawyers, David Wolfe Leopold and Associates, filed an emergency motion to reopen his deportation case with the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Read the full story at: 
http://americasvoice.org/blog/update-pastor-maxs-attorney-files-emergency-motion-to-reopen-deportation-case/

 


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