Op-Eds and Blog Posts
Opinion pieces on immigrants, immigration policy, and the justice movement in Alabama
What’s Behind Alabama’s Jobs Numbers, Stephen Stetson (2/12/12)
http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/17493387/article-What%E2%80%99s-behind-Alabama%E2%80%99s-job-numbers-
Repealing Alabama's Immigration Law Would be Heard Worldwide, Scott Douglas (3/29/12)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/03/your_view_repealing_alabamas_i.html
Immigration Law's Reputation Infamous Worldwide, Christian Marcelo Blanco (4/6/12)
http://www2.oanow.com/news/2012/apr/06/immigration-laws-reputation-infamous-worldwide-ar-3553688/
Unlearning Discrimination, Stacey Schrimsher (4/11/12)
http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/Letters-to-the-editor,94192
In Alabama, Letter of Law Trumps Law, Angie Wright (4/15/12)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/04/viewpoints_in_alabama_letter_o.html
Blog Posts on immigrants, immigration policy, and the justice movement in Alabama
Jesus our Buen Coyote, Angie Wright (1/31/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=299
A People’s Time to Move, Angie Wright (2/3/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=308
A Prayer for the Alabama Legislature, Rev. Fred Hammond (2/27/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/a-prayer-for-the-alabama-legislature/
11th Circuit Court Hearing on HB56 / HB 87, Rev. Fred Hammond (3/2/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/11th-circuit-court-hearings-on-hb-56hb-87/
Selma to Montgomery, Angie Wright (4/2/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=366
Alabama, Stuck in Reverse, Pamela H. Long (4/21/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/alabama-tweak-bill_b_1442751.html
It’s No Exaggeration, HB658 is Mean Spirited, Rev. Fred Hammond (4/24/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/its-no-exaggeration-hb-658-is-mean-spirited/
Facts, or Factors?, Pamela H. Long (4/25/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/facts-or-factors_b_1449845.html
Standing with the Powerless and Marginalized Immigrants, Rev. Richard Stryker (4/30/12) http://www.northalabamaumc.org/blogs/detail/674
They Would not be Moved, Angie Wright (5/3/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=368
HB56: How Alabama Won the Anti-immigrant Race by Beating Arizona at Its Own Game, Victor Palafox (5/3/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-palafox/hb-56-how-alabama-won-the_b_1475736.html
Love Does no Harm to a Neighbor, Rev. Fred Hammond (5/4/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/love-does-no-harm-to-a-neighbor/
Doctrine of Discovery, Rev. Fred Hammond (5/6/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/doctrine-of-discovery/
On the side of marginalized immigrants (General Commission on Religion & Race of the United Methodist Church, 5/9/12)http://www.gcorrdropstheiword.org/2012/05/09/on-the-side-of-marginalized-immigrants/
Finding the Civility in Civil Disobedience, Pamela H. Long (5/10/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/civility-civil-disobedience_b_1504077.html
Immigration and the Golden Rule, Rev. Richard Stryker (5/11/12) http://www.northalabamaumc.org/blogs/detail/692
Alabama’s Shame Deepens Rev. Fred Hammond (5/17/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/alabamas-shame-deepens/
Citizenship Test, Pamela H. Long (5/22/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/citizenship-test_b_1531898.html
Tweaks Leave Worst Parts of HB56 in Place, Stephen Stetson (5/25/12) http://arisecitizens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1391%3Aimmigration-law-update&catid=18%3Astate-government&Itemid=35
America’s Voice (5/29/12) Protest in Montgomery Against New Alabama Anti-immigrant Law, HB658 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/protest-in-montgomery-against-new-alabama-anti-immigrant-law-hb-658/
The Louisiana Justice Institute, Report From Resistance in Alabama to Racist Anti-Immigrant Bill HB56, by Ingrid Chapman
http://louisianajusticeinstitute.blogspot.com/2012/02/report-from-resistance-in-alabama-to.html
Standing on the side of the love (6/6/11) http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/tag/rev-diana-allende/
What’s Behind Alabama’s Jobs Numbers, Stephen Stetson (2/12/12)
http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/17493387/article-What%E2%80%99s-behind-Alabama%E2%80%99s-job-numbers-
Repealing Alabama's Immigration Law Would be Heard Worldwide, Scott Douglas (3/29/12)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/03/your_view_repealing_alabamas_i.html
Immigration Law's Reputation Infamous Worldwide, Christian Marcelo Blanco (4/6/12)
http://www2.oanow.com/news/2012/apr/06/immigration-laws-reputation-infamous-worldwide-ar-3553688/
Unlearning Discrimination, Stacey Schrimsher (4/11/12)
http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/Letters-to-the-editor,94192
In Alabama, Letter of Law Trumps Law, Angie Wright (4/15/12)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/04/viewpoints_in_alabama_letter_o.html
Blog Posts on immigrants, immigration policy, and the justice movement in Alabama
Jesus our Buen Coyote, Angie Wright (1/31/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=299
A People’s Time to Move, Angie Wright (2/3/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=308
A Prayer for the Alabama Legislature, Rev. Fred Hammond (2/27/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/a-prayer-for-the-alabama-legislature/
11th Circuit Court Hearing on HB56 / HB 87, Rev. Fred Hammond (3/2/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/11th-circuit-court-hearings-on-hb-56hb-87/
Selma to Montgomery, Angie Wright (4/2/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=366
Alabama, Stuck in Reverse, Pamela H. Long (4/21/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/alabama-tweak-bill_b_1442751.html
It’s No Exaggeration, HB658 is Mean Spirited, Rev. Fred Hammond (4/24/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/its-no-exaggeration-hb-658-is-mean-spirited/
Facts, or Factors?, Pamela H. Long (4/25/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/facts-or-factors_b_1449845.html
Standing with the Powerless and Marginalized Immigrants, Rev. Richard Stryker (4/30/12) http://www.northalabamaumc.org/blogs/detail/674
They Would not be Moved, Angie Wright (5/3/12) http://www.gbm.org/blog/?p=368
HB56: How Alabama Won the Anti-immigrant Race by Beating Arizona at Its Own Game, Victor Palafox (5/3/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-palafox/hb-56-how-alabama-won-the_b_1475736.html
Love Does no Harm to a Neighbor, Rev. Fred Hammond (5/4/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/love-does-no-harm-to-a-neighbor/
Doctrine of Discovery, Rev. Fred Hammond (5/6/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/doctrine-of-discovery/
On the side of marginalized immigrants (General Commission on Religion & Race of the United Methodist Church, 5/9/12)http://www.gcorrdropstheiword.org/2012/05/09/on-the-side-of-marginalized-immigrants/
Finding the Civility in Civil Disobedience, Pamela H. Long (5/10/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/civility-civil-disobedience_b_1504077.html
Immigration and the Golden Rule, Rev. Richard Stryker (5/11/12) http://www.northalabamaumc.org/blogs/detail/692
Alabama’s Shame Deepens Rev. Fred Hammond (5/17/12) http://serenityhome.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/alabamas-shame-deepens/
Citizenship Test, Pamela H. Long (5/22/12) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-h-long/citizenship-test_b_1531898.html
Tweaks Leave Worst Parts of HB56 in Place, Stephen Stetson (5/25/12) http://arisecitizens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1391%3Aimmigration-law-update&catid=18%3Astate-government&Itemid=35
America’s Voice (5/29/12) Protest in Montgomery Against New Alabama Anti-immigrant Law, HB658 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/protest-in-montgomery-against-new-alabama-anti-immigrant-law-hb-658/
The Louisiana Justice Institute, Report From Resistance in Alabama to Racist Anti-Immigrant Bill HB56, by Ingrid Chapman
http://louisianajusticeinstitute.blogspot.com/2012/02/report-from-resistance-in-alabama-to.html
Standing on the side of the love (6/6/11) http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/tag/rev-diana-allende/
