Seattle Catholics find a ‘revival’ of justice organizing in migrant solidarity campaign

By Cory Johnson | FāVS News Reporter

SEATTLE — Catholic leaders in western Washington say they feel a wave of energy in the church as hundreds of parishioners have continued to gather in public displays of faith and solidarity of migrants over the past eight months.

Anna Robertson works as an organizing director at Discerning Deacons, a nonprofit that supports the Catholic Church’s discernment to ordain women as deacons. She heard about immigration raids in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, along with accounts of non-violent protests and mutual aid to protect people of color, and felt called to act.