To report any ICE activity or if you need help, please call ICIRR's Family Support Network hotline: 855-435-7693 (855-HELP-MY-FAMILY).
Sign up for verified text alerts on ICE activity at bit.ly/ILEYESonICE.

Para denunciar actividad de ICE o si necesita ayuda, llame a la línea de atención de la Red de Apoyo Familiar de ICIRR: 855-435-7693 (855-HELP-MY-FAMILY). Regístrese para recibir alertas por mensaje de texto sobre la actividad de ICE en bit.ly/ILEYESonICE.

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October 11, 2026 - Walking with Migrants

Sacred Heart & St. Eulalia, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Charles Borromeo, the Kino Border Initiative and the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership invite you to a program on narrative change and coalition-organizing. At this event, you will learn about:

  • Changing the narrative around migration to one of dignity.

  • Building skills and capacity for accompaniment and advocacy.

  • Organizing, supporting and building coalitions.

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September 30, 2026 - New Resource Launch: A Catholic Organizer’s Guide to Discernment

This summer, Alex Gruber completed a fellowship with CSPL, creating A catholic organizer’s field guide to discernment—a theologically grounded, practical guide to help catholic organizers utilize discernment throughout their work.

Please join us for a discussion with the author and fellow Catholic organizers!

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May 1, 2026 - March to May Day

Since returning to office, Trump’s regime has attempted to spread fear, separate families, and force our communities to comply in advance with his agenda of hate. In response we took to the streets, joined together with our neighbors, and kept each other safe in Chicago and across Illinois. 

This May Day we are asking you to join us once again to take the streets, demand an end to ICE’s terror, and show that the people are more powerful than those in power. 

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How do discernment and community organizing go together ?

A Catholic Organizer’s Field Guide to Discernment is a hands-on, practical resource designed to help community organizers use the spiritual practice of discernment to guide and enrich their spiritual lives and their work to build the Kin-Dom of God. You can access a preview of the field guide for free!

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