Join us on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, from 7pm to 10pm at the Philadelphia Praise Center at 17th and McKean in South Philly. For complete details, visit the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia website at www.sanctuaryphiladelphia.org.

Here you can preview some of the items that have been donated for the silent auction that will be part of the evening. We'll be adding new posts to highlight donations including handmade Bolivian rosewood letter openers ..... framed photo from 1980s Sanctuary Movement by Harvey Finkle..... gift basket of natural body wash and lotions..... hand painted, hand carved, one of a kind walking stick made by the pastor of Arch Street UMC..... T-Shirt, Honey, and free ticket to Mill Creek Farm Benefit Party .... sculpture by Joe Brenman.... Hammock Chair.... painting by Michelle Ortiz.... more! So check back soon!

All proceeds from tickets and the auction will support the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia's "Community Leadership Development" project to cultivate leaders in directly affected immigrant communities.


Wednesday, October 13, 2010

"Sanctuary Solidarity, DC, 1986" by Harvey Finkle

Value = $250       Starting bid = $190
"Sanctuary Solidarity, DC, 1986" - 11" x 14" black and white photo, framed
Donated by Harvey Finkle, documentary photographer


Philadelphia documentary photographer Harvey Finkle was honored in 2009 with a Bread & Roses' Tribute to Change award celebrating the accomplishments of community organizers and activists whose work inspires and creates real change.  In the video "Justice Behind the Lens" that accompanied the award, Harvey is called "an incredible human being" and  an unsung hero who has been photographing people for decades.  But he doesn't just take photographs.  Harvey is a witness who spends times with the people and communities he is photographing.  As one person said, "He uses a camera to advance humanity."  (Learn more about his legacy in this brief video from Bread & Roses.)

During the 1980s, Harvey was frequently on the scene with the Sanctuary Movement as it emerged and evolved in Philadelphia, photographing families, children, men, and women fleeing from Central America and seeking safety in the US, as well as local activists who reached out in solidarity to accompany them and advocate for change in US policy.  Nowadays, Harvey is again standing on the side of justice for immigrants and refugees -- showing up with his camera at rallies in support of Cambodians facing deportation, bus rides to marches on the Mall in DC for immigration reform, the NSM Public Forum calling for an end to police / ICE collaboration.  Look for him!  And find out more at his website www.harveyfinkle.com.

Harvey shares this photograph of a Guatemalan child and banner from a political rally for the Sanctuary Movement in Washington DC in 1986 as a sign of his support for our continuing struggle in today's New Sanctuary Movement.
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