Potrero Hill Democratic Club monthly meeting
Tuesday, March 4, 6:30pm
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
Panel discussion: The state of immigration today – impacts, risks, and actions we can take. Cruel, outrageous policies and directives – targeting immigrants, their families, and others – affect all of us. Sharing their perspectives in a lively discussion on the situation were:
- Kim Tavaglione, Executive Director, San Francisco Labor Council
- Sarah Souza, activist & DACA recipient
- Father Gregory Houck, pastor, St Teresa’s church
- Sister Lucia Lodolo, pastoral associate, St Teresa’s church, with parishioner Rose Marie Ostler
Educator & PHDC board member Sara O’Neill ably moderated.
City Attorney David Chiu opened the program with a few words about what he’s been up to regarding this issue, beginning with challenging the president’s unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship. His office is working nonstop to protect our democracy.
Here are some resources shared by the panelists:
- Immigration: Know Your Rights Training, Sat. March 15, 10am – 4pm, City College Mission Center, 1125 Valencia St
- SF Immigrant Services & Resources: https://www.sf.gov/departments–immigrant-services-and-resources
- SF Rapid Response: https://sfilen.org/resources/sf-rapid-response-network/
24 Hour Hotline – ONLY to report ICE activity within San Francisco. The number is 415-200-1548. They have language capacity in Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin). They usually have just 1 dispatcher at a time, so if the line is busy it is because they are speaking with someone else. In order to make sure that they respond to callers in a timely manner they ask that individuals calling use the line only to report ICE activity in San Francisco. Alameda County also has a hotline at 510-241-4011.
- Raid Verification – Raid verification for all calls of alleged ICE Enforcement activity within San Francisco. Raid verification is an important component of our work in order to dispel myths and lessen fear. They physically go and verify or announce false alarms to rumors about ICE activity.
- Attorney Activation – If an individual is detained after an ICE raid or ICE Activity they will activate our attorneys to go down to 630 Sansome (immigration processing center) to file for representation of the individual. They will also work to secure long-term representation if the person needs it.
