Interfaith Gathering to Show Support for Our Immigrant Neighbors (organized by Love Thy Neighbor)

Name: Interfaith Gathering to Show Support for Our Immigrant Neighbors (organized by Love Thy Neighbor)
Start: 2026-03-29T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Charlottesville Downtown Mall

Schedule

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Charlottesville Downtown Mall | Charlottesville, VA

Interfaith Gathering to Show Support for Our Immigrant Neighbors on Sunday, March 29th, at 2pm on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville. We will gather at the West End of the mall (toward the Omni Hotel). There will be group singing, inspirational readings, a procession from the West End to the East End (near the Free Speech wall). There will be tables with information about volunteer opportunities and ways that you can help to support our immigrant neighbors.
There is strength in numbers! Please share this invitation with members of your faith community and your friends and come express your support. In the event of rain, please bring your umbrellas!
Love Thy Neighbor (LTN) is committed to an interfaith engagement in support of our immigrant neighbors. Our commitment is rooted in our core moral values that teach us to love one's neighbor, welcome the stranger, and to protect the integrity of the family. Today there are hundreds of individuals who have participated in LTN activities. Several faith communities including Grace Church/Red Hill, Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Religious Society of Friends, and Tabor Presbyterian Church, along with congregants from a range of other faith communities and others who are not affiliated with faith communities, have already signed the LTN Statement on Immigration Enforcement below:
Love Thy Neighbor / Statement on
Immigration Enforcement
We, as members of faith communities and people of
conscience, are guided by moral values to support
the family and to show compassion to the stranger.
We condemn the enforcement of policies that
shatter immigrant families, when neither parents
nor children have been charged with violent crimes.
We condemn detention without informing family
members of the whereabouts of their loved ones or
permitting communication and visitation.
We call upon our elected leaders and fellow citizens
to ensure that immigrant families remain together
and are treated with fairness and humanity.
Here is a link to a Google Document for you
to sign:
https://tinyurl.com/LoveThyNeighbor2025-2026