From our neighbors at Holy Family Catholic Church in American Canyon...

Holy Family Catholic Church

101 Antonina Avenue, American Canyon, CA 94503

We had the same event last year and we are very thankful of your support - we were able to help about 90 community members. We hope to do the same this year and to help more people. At the event, there will be numerous attorney and accredited representatives to provide 1x1 free legal consultation to attendees. We will also have a presentation/discussion about immigrant rights, recent policy changes, public charge, DACA, TPS/AOS, family petitions, community's efforts in keeping immigrant families feel safe. I believe a lot would benefit on this event especially that there are a lot of immigrant families in our communities.   

CALL TO ACTION UPDATE:

At its regular meeting on July 9, 2019, the Council adopted an emergency ordinance limiting the amount of rent increases during a pendency emergency, regulating evictions and rolling back rents to a pre-emergency levels.  Council also requested that staff determine if a longer time period could be used for reaffirming the Proclamation. 

Staff has determined that Government Code section 8630 will allow for a 60-day time period between reaffirmation of the Proclamation.  However, in order to take advantage of the 60-day period, Council will need to amend Resolution 19-069 in which it required a 30-day time period.

The 60-day time period amendment was approved at the special City Council meeting held on August 1, 2019.
 

ATTEND THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 16TH AT 6 PM
 

CALL TO ACTION JULY 9TH:  Support your neighbor by attending the Common Ground press conference and
City Council Meeting on

Tuesday July 9th at 6 p.m. at City Hall (555 Santa Clara Street)

What if you received a note taped to your door stating your rent was going up by $1000 in 60 days?  It happened at both Strawberry Hill and Holiday Garden apartment complexes. Many of the residents are elderly Filipino immigrants; others are seniors or disabled on fixed incomes or the working poor.  They don’t know where they will go. Some of our St. Basil parishioners live in those apartments.  Our neighbors could become homeless in a matter of weeks.  

The City Council of Vallejo has promised to help them-- and we need to show the city council that these tenants have the community’s support!
 
Saint Basil’s is partnering with the Vallejo Catholic parishes and other religious churches and institutions in Vallejo as members of Common Ground to support these neighbors-- and our community as a whole.  Stop by on your way out of mass and sign up if you want to learn more about how to help.  Or leave your name and phone number with the Parish Office 644-5251. We ask that you sign up so our volunteers can call you to remind you.

Through the SHEPHERD toolkit, you can learn about human trafficking from a Catholic perspective, equipping yourself with the educational tools to raise awareness of human trafficking.
For more information on how to become a "Shepherd" see the USCCB website:
http://www.usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/become-a-shepherd-tool-kit.cfm
 

As members of the Social Justice Group of St. Basil Parish, we come together to affirm and actively support the Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

Activities may include planning prayer services, preparing petitions which reflect social justice concerns for the Sunday Liturgy and serving at local outreach services.
 
The group may sponsor guest speakers for the Parish. We welcome members who may want to explore specific social justice issues with our group to discern, pray, and act with a faith perspective.

Through the group we receive information regarding various social justice events happening outside the Parish and bring it to the Parish's attention.

The ministry is open to all. The time commitment is minimal.