2022 Spring Reception

EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT

4OTH ANNIVERSARY
SPRING RECEPTION

Saturday, May 14, 2022 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
St. John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
www.EastBaySanctuary.org/40th



Dear EBSC Family,

We’ve come a long way over the past four decades. Since our founding in
1982 by refugees, community organizers, and congregations speaking out
to protect people fleeing Central American civil wars, East Bay Sanctuary
Covenant has grown into one of the largest affirmative asylum and
immigrant support programs in the country, reaching 10,000+ people yearly.

This is the covenant of Sanctuary - a commitment to our community to
protect, advocate, and transform the lives of low-income immigrants and
asylum seekers as we speak truth to power and defend immigrant rights.

With your help, EBSC:
• Provides free or low cost legal help for over 10,000 people through

our multilingual hotline, phone appointments, and outreach
• Has won over 4,000 asylum cases with a 97.7% success rate
• Fights for a permanent path to residency for over 2.1 million

holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Protects asylum law through lawsuits & organizing campaigns
• Offers arts-based workshops and educational exhibits through our
Amplifying Sanctuary Voices Oral History Project, including our
most recent Climate Migration exhibit on display at UC Berkeley
• Has expanded our Trauma-Informed Support Services, with vaccine,
mental health, housing, and health support for vulnerable immigrants
• Collaborates with Radio B’alam - Mayan Voices Radio Station to
produce a weekly internet radio program reaching the Mam-speaking
community with information on health, housing, and immigration topics
• Created a monthly Support Group for Maya Mam Indigenous
Guatemalan Women, using art as a tool for healing & leadership

Your role in this work is essential.Your support, ideas, and presence in the
Sanctuary Movement are vital as we move into the next forty years of
immigrant justice work.We are excited to celebrate with you!

Together, We Are Sanctuary - ¡Somos Santuario!

Sister Maureen Duignan Lisa Hoffman
Executive Director 40th Anniversary Campaign Chair

Honorees

EBSC honors all of the people involved in the early years of the
sanctuary movement - the refugees who bravely shared their stories;
the community organizers who collaborated across borders to
bring light to the plight of Guatemalan and Salvadoran refugees
and challenge U.S. policies; the faith leaders who took a stand
and inspired their congregations to take action; and the countless
volunteers who contributed their time and resources to the
sanctuary movement.

While this list is far from complete, we would like to especially thank
and honor the following members of the EBSC community:

Peggy Argueta Pastor Max Lynn
Jose Artiga Bob McKenzie
Reverend Molly Baskette Reverend Ron Parker
Gloria Cañas Glenda and Stuart Pawsey
Juan Ramon Cardona Eileen Purcell
Jose Cartagena Heber Santos
John Castelfranco Gus and Flora Schultz
Marilyn Chilcote Locke Jaeger Schultz
Donnette De Paz Susan Seeley
Esteban Marino De Paz Mark Silverman
Reverend John Fike Yamilet, Jacqueline & Steven Urias
Bishop Phil Getchell Marc Van der Hout
Pierre and Maria Labossiere Wilford Ward
Irene Litherland

Program

Welcome
Ada Recinos, EBSC Board Member

Amplifying Sanctuary Voices Storytelling Performance
Featuring the stories of...

Eileen Purcell Peggy Argueta
Jose Cartagena Sister Maureen Duignan
Marilyn Chilcote Locke Schultz
Jose Artiga

We Are Sanctuary

Ela Banerjee Matt Matusiewicz
Luz Hernandez Crecencio Ramirez
Alex Kristallis Bree Davis

Honoring the Founders of EBSC
Sister Maureen Duignan
Closing Remarks
Ada Recinos
Food and drinks on the patio with music by Calle Ocho

Speakers

Ada Recinos – Master of Ceremonies
Ada Recinos is a community activist working at the intersection of social
justice, communications, and fundraising for grassroots nonprofits. She is a
member of EBSC’s Board of Directors.

Ela Banerjee (reading words by Eileen Purcell) is the Community
Partnership Coordinator at Voice of Witness, a nonprofit that advances
human rights by amplifying the voices of people impacted by— and fighting
against— injustice.Voice of Witness is a founding member of EBSC’s
Amplifying Sanctuary Voices oral history project.

Luz Hernandez (reading words by Peggy Argueta) is a first year Master’s
in Social Work student at UC Berkeley and part-time staff at EBSC. Her
story was featured in Solito Solita, a book about unaccompanied minors from
Central America.

Alex Kristallis (reading words by Locke Jaeger Schultz) is an Attorney at
EBSC focusing on affirmative asylum, residency and citizenship applications.

Matt Matusiewicz (reading words by Jose Artiga and Sister Maureen
Duignan) is a Poet and Co-Director of the Amplifying Sanctuary Voices Oral
History Project at EBSC.

Bree Davis (reading words by Marilyn Chilcote) is an Artist and
Development & Communications Associate at EBSC.

Crecencio Ramirez (reading words by Jose Cartagena) is the Founder of
Radio B’alam, a radio station serving the Maya Mam Indigenous community.

Sister Maureen Duignan is the Executive Director at EBSC.

Thanks to everyone who helped to create the program:
Lisa Hoffman,Yuki Fujita, Bree Davis, Ela Banerjee, Rebecca Gerny, and
Matt Matusiewicz.

And a very special thank you to our partners at Berkeley Repertory
Theater, especially Sunshine Deffner and Brit Frazier, for your assistance
in bringing sanctuary stories to the stage in a live performance.

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Board of Directors

Bill Balderston – Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Sister Maureen Duignan, Executive Director –Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Sarah Barry Fike – St. Joseph the Worker
Minda Hickey – Community Member at Large
Pierre Labossiere – Haiti Action Project
Eduardo Martinez, Chair, Richmond City Councilmember
Glenda Pawsey – St. John’s Presbyterian Church
Ada Recinos, Treasurer – Community Member at Large
Alex Schafran – Community Member at Large
Angelica Tripp – Community Member at Large
Roberta Weisbard, Vice-Chair – Community Member at Large

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Staff

Sister Maureen Duignan, Executive Director Esmeralda Perez, Refugee Rights
Jaime Ross, Staff Attorney
Michael Smith, Refugee Rights Program Director Jasmine Ruiz, Refugee Rights Advocate
Kaveena Singh, Managing Attorney
Lisa Gano, Assistant Director Juan Enriquez, Office Administrator
Alex Kristallis, Staff Attorney Liliana Macias, Refugee Rights Advocate
Angela Fitzsimons, Staff Attorney Lisa Hoffman, Development Director
Brenda Gomez Vazquez, Refugee Rights Manuel de Paz, Community Development
Bri Davis, Development & Communications & Education Program Manager

Cristina Campos, Refugee Rights Advocate Miriam Henneberger, Finance Coordinator
Cristina Ceballos, Refugee Rights Advocate Owen Thompson-Lastad, Support Services

Cynthia Coronel Borboa, Refugee Rights Shiori Akimoto, Refugee Rights Advocate
David Garcia, Maintenance Veronica Granillo, Staff Attorney
Isabel León, Support Services Caseworker Yoshi Mendez, Refugee Rights Advocate
Yuko Matsumoto, Refugee Rights Advocate
Esmeralda Mendoza, Refugee Rights

Thank you to our musicians, Calle Ocho!

Calle Ocho is a charanga band specializing in Cuban
son, danzon, bolero and Latin jazz for your listening
and dancing pleasure.

Members include Ahni Robinson (flute), Suzanne
Schrift (bass), Susan Matthews (congas), Charmaine
Giel (percussion), Annette Oropeza (vocals), Rita
Hargrave (timbales), Kit Robinson (tres) and Sandi
Poindexter (violin).
Website: https://www.reverbnation.com/calleocho
Bookings: Kit Robinson, [email protected],
510-333-2124

Thank you to our caterer, Jamshied Basseri!

Chef, wine expert, & caterer offering healthy, creative Mediterranean cuisine
Contact: 510-529-1344 | [email protected]

We are grateful for in-kind donations from:

Thank you for your generous support!

California Department of Social Services California Humanities

The Isabel Allende Foundation UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fund

The San Francisco Foundation Alameda Health Consortium

Horizons Foundation War Taxes Redirected by the People’s

Firedoll Family Foundation Life Fund

Hispanics in Philanthropy Flora Family Foundation

The VanLobenSels/RembeRock AILA Northern California

Foundation City of Berkeley Mental Health

The Y & H Soda Foundation California Arts Council

The Zellerbach Family Foundation Alderyn Fund

Catholic Campaign for Human Lawrence Gibbs & Margaret Corrigan

Development San Francisco Foundation

The First Congregational Church East Bay Anti-Displacement

of Berkeley Horizon’s Foundation

The Sisters of Philadelphia California State Library

Ark Ministries Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Fund Protecting Immigrant Families

We are grateful to St. John’s Presbyterian Church and Trinity United
Methodist Church for their steady support of EBSC since 1982!

Thank you to all of our individual donors and volunteers who have
accompanied and supported EBSC. Each of you makes a huge
difference in the lives of the people we serve!

Congratulations to East Bay
Sanctuary Covenant for 40 years of
lighting a torch of liberty & justice for

refugees from around the world.
– Kathi Pugh & Josh Maddox

We believe in providing the best
possible service to all of our clients.

10837 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530
phone: (510) 542-2900

www.bankstonimmigration.com





Jewell Stewart & Pratt PC

honors all the people who have been part of the
sanctuary movement over the past four decades.

www.jspvisa.com | 456 Montgomery Street, 19th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94104

FELLOM & SOLORIO

Paula J. Solorio | Emma Friaz Gallardo | Pablo A. Lastra | Nancy A. Fellom

Thank you to East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
for your tireless work and dedication to our

immigrant communities.

231 Sansome St. Fl. 6 San Francisco, CA 94104 | (415) 362-1212

is proud to honor EBSC on its 40th anniversary -
and all of the refugee advocates and organizers who

embody the spirit of Sanctuary!

Alex Schafran & Nina Shen
Rastogi congratulate the EBSC
community for all the work done
to save and improve lives over
four decades. We commit to
continue working in solidarity
with immigrants and refugees
for the next four decades, or
until the moment when nobody
must seek refuge.

Jamshied Basseri

Chef | Wine Expert | Caterer

Offering healthy creative Mediterranean cuisine
(All meats, fish, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)

Intimate small group catering for fine food and wine

Special occasion parties, cooking class parties, wine
education and tasting parties

Cooking delicious dishes in-home with extensive
experience

510-529-1344 | [email protected]

The Sisters of St. Francis
of Philadelphia

“I was a stranger and you
welcomed me”

Matt 25:35

Every day the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia respond with diverse gifts in a
spirit of collaboration and of mutual service to the needs of others by seeking
opportunities to be with those who are poor and vulnerable. Consider joining us —
as a sister, as a Franciscan volunteer, or as a Companion in Mission.

TthMhepearSuEoiruasetdseCetlnryoBsvDsaeounuyfpiagSpSnntoat.arn!FntcrtSaaurnna.drciys Explore how you can make a difference.

www.osfphila.org

@SrsofStFrancis www.facebook.com/
SrsofStFrancisPhila/

“Being from the Maya Mam Indigenous community in Guatemala, back
in the 1990s, my family had to flee to survive civil war and genocide.
I was only three years old when I came to the U.S. with my dad, mom,

and two sisters.Thankfully, EBSC helped us apply for asylum.

I grew up in Oakland, and as a child, I remember my dad telling other
Indigenous Guatemalans about Santuario. By age 9, I was taking the

bus to EBSC with older Maya Mam women and interpreting for their
asylum interviews.

Today, I work at EBSC as a paralegal and Mam interpreter, and have
also been leading a support group for Maya Mam women, helping them

to access services and find their voice.We have even started a new
weekly radio program for Mam speakers in the Bay Area!

It’s no surprise that I ended up at EBSC - my sisters are also working
in the field of immigration legal services because we know firsthand
what this help means to immigrant families. Thank you for being part

of this movement with us— Together,We Are Sanctuary!”

In honor of Esmeralda Mendoza and all the refugee advocates who
embody the spirit of Sanctuary – You are the heart of Santuario!

– Dave Rorick

HAITI ACTION COMMITTEE
HAITI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND/HERF

Congratulations to East Bay Sanctuary Covenant for 40 years of
service to the migrant and refugee communities, and to the community
organizers and faith congregations who sparked the US sanctuary
movement and founded EBSC.Also,Thank You to all who have donated

to Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.
— Since the 2004 coup against democratically elected president Jean-

Bertrand Aristide, US-backed regimes have been placed and maintained
in power through stolen elections and death squad terror, marked by
government corruption, land grabs, rising prices, massive poverty, and
years of UN/US military occupation. Police and paramilitary forces
continue to attack demonstrators with bullets, teargas, imprisonment,
and increasingly, massacres. These are the conditions that drive people
to leave Haiti to migrate elsewhere, and the conditions that more
than 25,000 refugees have been forcibly returned to, with few means
to support themselves. We call on the US government to treat those
at the Texas border as refugees, and grant them due process to gain
asylum. We also support Haiti’s democratic majority in calling for a
transition government of sali piblik, or “public health,” led by a coalition
of respected and trustworthy people to rebuild governing institutions

before Haiti can have any free and fair elections.

Mesi Anpil/Thank You EBSC! You set an example for all of us.

From your friends and allies in Haiti Action Committee and
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.

www.haitisolidarity.net | www.haitiemergencyrelief.org

BBeerkrkeleelyeyRReeppertory Theatre is honored

to collaborate with and support East
Bay Sanctuary Covenant and the 40th
Anniversary of the sanctuary movement.

Stage Reading Director, Brit Frazier

SANCTUARY CITY
Playing JUL 8 – AUG 14, 2022

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East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Mail: P.O. Box 4670 Berkeley, CA 94704
Office: 2362 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704

www.eastbaysanctuary.org

Tel: 510-540-5296
Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @EBaySanctuary
Instagram: @EastBaySanctuary
www.facebook.com/EastBaySanctuary