A story of refugees staged in the church where the real-life events occurred

When: September 6–23
Where: Southside Presbyterian Church, 317 W. 23rd Street, Tucson, AZ 85713
Price: $10–25

Tags: #sitespecific, #immigrants, #refugees, #war, #history, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory (see below)

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Based on real people and events Sanctuary chronicles the Tucson birth of the 1980’s Sanctuary Movement.

In 1981, when Carol and Mica find out about detained Salvadorans fleeing civil war, they set out to process political asylum applications. After they meet Victor, a Salvadoran in a Border Patrol detention center, they realize they’re going to need help. They call on Father Hartford, who is first to meet Nidia, another Salvadoran with strong but different opinions on the Salvadoran civil war.

Carol and Mica enlist pastor Jeff Chord of Southside Presbyterian Church, who sits on the National Presbyterian Council and before long Quaker Will Hewitt joins the group with ideas of his own. As the number of detained Salvadorans and Guatemalans continues to grow, the group must choose whether or not to stand up for what they believe. Will they choose the law of man or the law of God?

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Contact Level: None to Light (Business/Acquaintance), with consent.

Content Advisories: Discussions of war and other refugee stories.

Venue is accessible.