Hundreds of people from Sacramento’s faith community rose at dawn and marched 1.6 miles to the steps of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, motivated by the need for just and comprehensive immigration reform. “As soon as possible, we need to arrive at a workable solution to immigration reform that keeps families together and uplifts American values,” said Lucia Zamora of Guadalupe Parish.
September 08, 2009 | Sacramento Bee
Under signs stating "Protect our families" and "We contribute to America," several hundred people marched Saturday through downtown Sacramento, urging President Barack Obama to make good on his campaign promise of comprehensive immigration reform.
September 02, 2009 | Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento Area Congregations Together, or ACT, a faith-based nonprofit organization, is working with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to provide services to immigrant parishioners through its Immigration Support Network.
August 19, 2009 | News 10, Sacramento
On August 19, 2009, 140,000 leaders from ACT, PICO and other groups joined Pres. Obama on a conference call to talk about health care reform. We received coverage locally of this call and Sally Smith, ACT Leader from Trinity, was interviewed. Check out the link above to read the story and watch the news clip.
May 03, 2009 | Sacramento Bee
A top California gambling official told 300 Southeast Asians on Saturday that services for problem gamblers in their native languages could be in place by September.
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