Kino Border Initiative Archives - Bridge to Rutland https://bridgetorutland.com/category/kino-border-initiative/ Supporting asylum seekers in Rutland County, VT Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:43:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://bridgetorutland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Kino Border Initiative Archives - Bridge to Rutland https://bridgetorutland.com/category/kino-border-initiative/ 32 32 The KBI Newsletter, July 2023 https://bridgetorutland.com/the-kbi-newsletter-july-2023/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:51:54 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=1799 We are pleased to be sharing the newsletter from our liaison on the southern border: Bienvenidos | Welcome “Who is my neighbor?” A young legal scholar famously posed this question to Jesus in the gospels. As you likely know, Jesus reframed the question by offering up the story of the Good Samaritan. Then, he closed with a question...

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]]>  KBI Newsletter, April 2023 https://bridgetorutland.com/kbi-newsletter-april-2023/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:01:48 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=1594 We’re pleased to be able to share the below update from our partner on the southern border: Bienvenidos | Welcome It may surprise you to hear that I still struggle with doubt and feelings of inadequacy as a parent. Despite having a stable home, a deeply committed husband and a supportive community, I often wonder if...

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]]> Kino Border Initiative August newsletter https://bridgetorutland.com/kino-border-initiative-august-newsletter/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:26:44 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=775 Bienvenidos | Welcome As I have been sharing about our Strategic Plan, I find myself dwelling on our priority of holistic accompaniment. Some of our other initiatives are more readily legible. For example, most people know what I mean when I say policy change or local hospitality. Holistic accompaniment contains more layers than first meets the eye....

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]]> Kino Border Initiative July Newsletter https://bridgetorutland.com/kino-border-initiative-july-newsletter/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:59:33 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=754 We’re happy to share this message from our partner on the southern border: Bienvenidos | Welcome Migration, and working in the immigration space, innately involves movement and change. We receive new brothers and sisters each day. Circumstances, and even policy, can shift in an instant. In the midst of this dynamic landscape, we work to...

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]]> Update from our collaborator, KINO https://bridgetorutland.com/update-from-our-collaborator-kino/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:33:31 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=728 Check out this update from our collaborator on the southern border, the KINO Border Initiative! Bienvenidos | Welcome We have capped off the Easter season with our great feast of Pentecost. Pentecost is my favorite liturgical holiday – a day in which I have clearly heard and responded to the invitations of the Holy Spirit,...

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]]> KBI newsletter July 2021 https://bridgetorutland.com/kbi-newsletter-july-2021/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:59:26 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=462 Bienvenido | Welcome At the end of this month, we will celebrate Fr. Sean Carroll, SJ stepping into the role of Provincial for the USA West Province. On the same day, we will honor feast day of Saint Ignatius. Over the course of his life, Ignatius crafted a legacy alongside Jesus that has impacted the...

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]]> KBI signs letter to Biden Administration https://bridgetorutland.com/kbi-signs-letter-to-biden-administration/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:38:29 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=384 As we eagerly prepare for our first asylum-seekers to travel to Rutland County, we have been watching with rising alarm as the troubling situation along the southern border continues. We have been particularly disturbed by reports from NPR, such as: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/31/982953853/texas-migrant-facility-was-severely-overcrowded-ap-reporter-says We are sharing this letter that was recently signed by our collaborator on the...

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]]> KBI signs a letter to DHS & the State Dept. https://bridgetorutland.com/kbi-signs-a-letter-to-dhs-the-state-dept/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:40:21 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=352 Our partner on the southern border, the Kino Border Initiative, has signed a letter to DHS and the State Department. This letter provides a good overview of the issues facing asylum seekers right now: https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/letter-dhs-and-state-department-mpp-wind-down-process

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]]> KBI Newsletter October 2020 https://bridgetorutland.com/kbi-newsletter-october-2020/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 11:37:56 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=237 Volume 7, Issue 10.                                                            October, 2020¡Bienvenido! Welcome! In this month’s newsletter, we look at the international obligation that countries have to uphold the rights of child migrants and...

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]]> Kino Border Initiative Newsletter Sept 2020 https://bridgetorutland.com/kino-border-initiative-newsletter-sept-2020/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:00:04 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=214 ¡Bienvenido! Welcome! We have recently witnessed a wave of activism and organizing in the KBI migrant community, which is instilling a newfound sense of purpose and hope in our work and mission. We are inspired by their strong spirit and hope that it serves as a catalyst for continued advocacy and action among our supporters and...

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