Press Release: Uniting NC

Uniting NC is holding a press conference tomorrow at 12:30 in east Raleigh to unveil its new community-funded billboards. We would love to have some supporters there to hold up signs and show that these messages have community support. Let us know if you can come out. Details below.

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Kristin Collins, Uniting NC Director, 919-791-7976
Dec. 13 press conference to announce immigrant-friendly billboard campaign

Raleigh, NC — Triangle faith leaders will gather next week to announce the start of a statewide billboard campaign in support of immigrants. At a time when fear and anger about immigration has created deep divides in other states, faith leaders will call on North Carolinians to “welcome the stranger” this holiday season — and remember that immigrants, like all human beings, are deserving of respect, compassion and fairness.

The billboard campaign is part of a statewide effort, led by the Raleigh-based nonprofit Uniting NC (unitingnc.org), to put a human face on immigration and change the negative rhetoric that often reduces immigrants to stereotypes and statistics. The billboards were funded by more than 250 community members who support the messages. The first billboards will appear in Raleigh, and others will follow in Durham, Mebane, Charlotte, Asheville and Goldsboro. Press conference will be held at the site of one of the billboards.
When: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 12:30 p.m.

Where: The offices of Que Pasa Media, 4600 New Bern Ave, Raleigh
(Just east of New Hope Road.)

Who: Rabbi Eric Solomon, Beth Meyer Synagogue
Reverend Diane Faires, St. Paul’s Christian Church
Fiaz Fareed, Islamic Association of Raleigh Outreach Coordinator