From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
From Sparks to Light is the podcast about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These are the stories of people who are giving back in different ways. Learn what inspires them and what they learned along the way. We hope their stories inspire you to find your spark and encourage you to shine your own precious light in the world.
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
The Fight for Justice - Evelyn Wiese, J.D.
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
I grew up a stone's throw away from the New York harbor where Lady Liberty resides. As the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, I always took her promise of welcome for granted.
But California native Evelyn Wiese knows a different story. Our immigration system is broken. There are currently has about 20,000 people in detention. We have not always welcomed the stranger. We do not treat our migrants with dignity. As you will hear in this conversation, despite the promise to protect victims of violence and persecution, we treat migrants as though they were prisoners, detaining them often in squalid conditions for the “crime” of wanting a better life.
Evelyn is committed to fighting to dismantle the U.S immigration detention system and, more broadly, for the human right to migration. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
To get involved with the fight for Immigrant’s Rights, contact one of the organizations below:
Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
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To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago
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