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Welcoming

immigrants

and

Refugees Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN)

WELCOMES NEW NEIGHBORS!

-Talk to your immigrant neighbors or co-workers.

--Speak up when you hear misinformation about

immigrants.

--Sign up for our announcements list, and attend

the events.

--Call or write government representatives and

local me-

dia.

--Join AKIN

and one of

our action

commit-

tees. Annu-

al dues $5

or amount you choose: $___ -

-Host a conversation with immigrants/ AKIN vol-

unteers, and members of your group CONTACT

US E-Mail: weareakin@gmail.com AKIN and oth-

er Allies: P. O. Box 342, Alcoa TN 37701 Please

indicate if you would like to be on our listserv

and occasional mailings. _____

For mailing:

Name___________________________________

Address_________________________________

City/state/zip____________________________

Phone/email_____________________________

We invite you

to be an ally!

“We are now in the same position as people of faith that we were In the 1950s and 1960s when the laws then mandated that we support segregation and discrimina-tion against our fellow human beings. But our faith tells us to love one another and to practice hospitality toward every-one, especially the vulnerable in our society.” Susan Montgomery, United Methodist Women speaking to Knox County Commission.

We urge all Tennesseans to

welcome our new neighbors.

Join us with your voice and

your involvement.

No human being is illegal.

ABOUT AKIN

WALKING TOGETHER:

AKIN asks government

officials and the larger

community to listen to the

voices of our immigrant

neighbors. We believe

such listening is also our

own obligation as people

who hope to be

responsible allies.

In Knoxville we partner with groups like the

“Comité Popular” (People’s Committee),

and the immigrant youth group “Unknowns

Working to Be Known.” At a statewide lev-

el, we work closely with the Tennessee

Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

(TIRRC).

PROJECTS:

Convening Community Conversations

AKIN arranges conversations about immi-

gration. We work with groups of all kinds,

including churches, neighborhood associa-

tions, labor unions, schools and civic or-

ganizations. We also help identify U.S.-

born and immi-

grant resource

people for public

speaking and

presentations on

immigration-

related topics.

Reforming Immigration Enforcement

AKIN wants an end to racial profiling and

family separation. A mass deportation

machine has emerged in our society with

effects that hurt us all. AKIN works to stop

the growth of this machine, urging Knox

County to reject programs like 287(g)

that harm immigrant families and create

distrust that interferes with good polic-

ing.

Reforming Immigration Policy

AKIN seeks just and humane immigra-

tion reform. We believe a reasonable

pathway to citizenship is the right thing

to do for our immigrant neighbors, and

the smart thing to do for our society as a

whole. We work to bring local voices

into the broader debate about repairing

our broken immigration system.

Use form on reverse to become a

part of AKIN

Join Us

We Welcome and Stand with our New Neighbors. It is time to make East Tennessee a place that embraces immigrants and their families.

Photos are from public actions asking Knox County Sheriff J.J. Jones to withdraw from a request for the 287g program of the Immigra-tion and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Inter-national Fair at William Blount High School, Maryville