Jo has been volunteering with AIDNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest) for several years and will share what she has learned from this experience. AIDNW’s work is at the Detention Center in Tacoma (now called the “NW Processing Center”). She will share about the work AIDNW and some of the other organizations that that … Continue reading Learning from AIDNW

How do we welcome the stranger in our midst? With immigration issues in the news every day, we need to find the ways to open our hearts to those who seek a better life here. Tahoma UU member Jo Anne Geron shares her experiences of working with Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (AIDNW), and offers a perspective of who the stranger is and how we can welcome them.