Hands that harvest: a day without immigrants

Thousands of immigrants are boycotting work, school and shopping today as they urge the nation to imagine “A Day Without Immigrants.” To learn about immigration issues, peruse the wealth of materials available on Mennonite Central Committee’s immigration education website.

MCC’s suggestions for action on May 1 include fasting, prayer, and participation in a letter-writing campaign.

A new MCC resource, "Loving Strangers as Ourselves,” offers biblical reflections on the topic.



See also:
May 2006 Sojourners article, “Blessing the Hands That Harvest”: How consumers and farm workers together can make a better meal.

“Justice on the Table,” a 25-minute video
http://www.moving-image.com/orders/justice/justice.html

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United)
http://www.pcun.org/

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers
http://www.ciw-online.org/