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Intercultural Contacts Embody Theology by Mary Stamp Ing Poverty and Oppression 38th Year of Publication Stories inside Homeless Coalition prepares for winter - p. 5 Social Justice Ministry serves in many ways - p. 7 At the Core seeks to feed 18,000 more - p. 9 September 2021 Micah 4:4 [email protected] (509) 535-1813 • 535-4112 CdA St. Vincent de Paul is Volume 38 Number 7 75 years old - p. 12 Calendar on page 11 Monthly newspaper and website covering faith in action throughout the Inland Northwest features 50+ events online at www.thefigtree.org • check The Fig Tree Facebook page daily for news and links Intercultural contacts embody theology By Mary Stamp ing poverty and oppression. Ross Carper’s half-time jobs as “Our commitment to and cel- director of Feast World Kitchen ebration of fair trade is a big and as director of missional en- part of who we are as a church, gagement at First Presbyterian because it supports people who Church intersected with plans for make a livelihood creating beauti- Feast to cater the church’s 32nd ful handicrafts,” he added. annual Jubilee Marketplace. Ross’ work with Feast World However, those plans changed Kitchen also expresses his com- as organizations began canceling mitment to work for justice across events with the local surge in cultures with refugees and im- COVID cases in August. migrants. With pandemic protocols in When in 2016, his full-time mind, it was going to be held work at the church dropped to half for one day, in person, outdoors time, he started a food truck busi- on Sept. 5—instead of two days ness, Compass Breakfast Wagon, inside in November. which brought together his neigh- Now organizers ask people to bors on the lower South Hill. shop fair trade vendors online As he did that, and connected throughout the fall for back-to- with former refugees, many ap- school to holiday gift shopping. proached him about how to start Links to fair trade vendors are a food truck or find a commercial posted at spokanefpc.org/jubilee- kitchen. international-marketplace. In 2019, the restaurant across For five years, Ross has helped the street from First Presbyte- the church plan the Jubilee Mar- rian—an Arctic Circle from the ketplace. 1960s to 2009 and then a sushi “It’s important for people to restaurant—was for sale. First make purchases from fair trade Presbyterian owns other nearby vendors, because they have been buildings—rented by Stepping hit by a lack of fair trade festi- Stones, a COP Shop and an ar- vals,” he said. “Buying fair trade chitecture firm. An elder, who goods supports communities that is a real estate agent, helped the are affected by the pandemic, as Sajda Nelson, who came in 2010, serving Iraqi lamb dish, is at take out window with church buy the restaurant. well as being impacted by ongo- Issa Bahadin, facilities worker who came from Sudan in 2017, and Ross Carper. Continued on page 4 Two women open The Way to Justice By Marijke Fakasiieiki by the justice system. “As women of color, we see World Relief gears up to Virla Spencer and Camerina It seeks to remove barriers things through the lens of race (Cam) Zorrozua, formerly with to access to lawyers, who are equity, because it is our life. resettle Afghan refugees the Center for Justice, opened among the highest paid profes- What we do now is influenced The Way to Justice, in February sionals in the country, Cam said. by everything we have done up nroute to Ft. Lee in Virginia, Mark Finney, executive to provide representation, impact Many lack the thousands of until now and everyone we’ve director of World Relief Spokane, saw the news that litigation, reform policies and do dollars needed to pay retainers. interacted with,” Cam said. EAfghanistan had fallen to the Taliban. advocacy. The Way to Justice offers relief The Center for Justice’s anti- He was joining staff from refugee resettlement offices around From Sept. 25 to 30, The Way to clients who can’t afford an racism mission drew them there. the country in “Operation Allies Rescue” to welcome and to Justice is hosting a Justice attorney. When no one else advocated for complete the applications for thousands of Afghan interpreters Week open house to introduce Virla worked for the Center students of color, they stepped and other allies trying to escape to freedom as their country their services to the community for Justice for more than 10 in. When people ran out of re- crumbles. and to offer assistance through years and Cam for more than sources, they called it discrimi- “Every day I speak with Afghan friends who tell me of their their driver’s relicensing and two years. When it closed, Virla nation. When no one else was family members fearing for their lives and desperate to escape,” post-conviction programs. told Cam, “Let’s start our own listening or paying attention, Mark said, anticipating that 18,000 people are in process to re- The community law firm center.” they did. They approached such ceive “Special Immigrant Visas” (SIV’s), in addition to 50,000 created and led by women of They knew their clients need- situations as advocates and at- of their dependent family members. color addresses barriers facing ed the programs that the center torneys. “It seems like a daunting task to evacuate and resettle that individuals negatively impacted had offered for 20 years. “If programs and services we many people, but I’m convinced that we can do it,” he affirmed. offered were not enough, we In resettling more than 10,000 refugees, he said that Spokane connected clients with commu- has succeeded because “everyone has pitched in.” nity partners.” Virla said. “World Relief will be welcoming Afghan allies to rebuild “We are unapologetically their lives in U.S. communities. Thousands of troops, non- driven by principles of racial profit workers and volunteers across our nation are ready justice. We announce ourselves to spring into action, just as we did in the 1970’s when the as an anti-racist organization,” modern refugee program was birthed from the evacuation of Cam said. Vietnam,” he said. Partnering with Martin Luther “Over the next few months, we will be welcoming new King Jr. Community Center, neighbors from Afghanistan and other parts of the world to Permit No. 1044 No. Permit their office is at 845 S. Sherman, Spokane. We are asking the community to stand alongside these WA SPOKANE Spokane, WA 99202-3571 WA Spokane, the MLK Center’s former site. refugees and other immigrants in our community,” Mark said. PAID 1323 S. Perry St. Perry S. 1323 He suggested three ways to help: U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Their client-centered, holistic Organization The Fig Tree Fig The approach means they meet with Continued on page 5 Non-Profit Continued on page 6 Page 2 - The Fig Tree - September 2021 Religion News Briefs Regional Ecumenical & Interfaith News Around the World Fig Tree offers directories, plans events World Council of Churches News, PO Box 2100 The Fig Tree summer news sors, grants, funding, circulation, nearly $7,000 from sponsors. CH - 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: +41-22 791 6111 includes publication and distri- writing, editing and community The Fig Tree planning is un- Fax: +41-22 788 7244 www.oikoumene.org bution of the 2021-22 Resource outreach. derway for the 2022 Eastern Directory. “She is helping increase in- Washington Legislative Con- WCC honors former head Philip Potter Many volunteers, including come so we can expand our ference, which will be held on More than 100 people attended the virtual Aug. 23 several with Second Harvest of work. The staff and board of Saturday, Jan. 22, and for the webinar marking the 100th anniversary of the Aug. 19 the Inland Northwest, made de- directors will be engaging in Benefit Lunch, Friday, March birth of former World Council of Churches (WCC) gen- liveries of the bulk of the 16,000 strategic planning this fall,” said 4, and Benefit Breakfast, Friday, eral secretary Philip Potter, and coinciding with the 73rd copies possible. There are still editor Mary Stamp. March 9. Organizers of both anniversary of the WCC’s founding at its first assembly copies available to be ordered. The Fig Tree is also gearing events are considering options in Amsterdam, which Philip addressed as a student and The Fig Tree added to the up for the Fall Festival of Giv- of having the events be online, spokesperson for the youth delegates. responsibilities of Marijke Faka- ing from Oct. 21 through Giving hybrid and/or in person. As the first general secretary from the Global South, siieiki, whose new role is as Tuesday in December, as a time For information, call 535- he provided decisive leadership to WCC in a time of three-quarter time development to increase support from ongoing 4112, 535-1813 or email mary@ change, drawing on his deep spirituality and Christian and editorial associate. She is and new sponsors. Last year, the thefigtree.org or resourcedirec- faith,” said Ioan Sauca, WCC acting general secretary. assisting with ad sales, spon- Fall Festival of Giving raised [email protected]. His influence extended beyond his 12 years as general secretary,” said Ioan in a letter to Philip’s wife, Bishop emeritus Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter. From the WCC’s 1948 founding assembly, where he FAN names new director, sets clusters spoke on behalf of youth delegates, through his work on As the Faith Action Network to help move FAN forward. to uphold justice and compas- the WCC youth department from 1954 to 1960 and the (FAN) celebrates its 10th year, Elise, a long-time Seattle resi- sion, stands in public witness with Commission on World Mission and Evangelism from 1967 current co-director Elise De- dent, grew up in Yakima where those whose rights and safety are to 1972, when he became general secretary, Philip was a Gooyer will become the new FAN her family live.
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