In August, COPS/Metro leaders Lorraine Gonzales, Mark Wittig, and Sr. Pearl Ceasar, as well as lead organizer Josephine Lopez Paul, were invited by Father Jim Schellenberg to a two part discussion on his talk show "Food for Thought". The conversation centered around COPS/Metro's efforts in the diocese, as well as the recent papal visit from last November.
COPS/Metro Featured on San Antonio Talk Show Food for Thought
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Read MoreCOPS/Metro Joins Congressman Castro and Others for a “Field Hearing: Examining the Community Impacts of Mass Deportation and Proposed ICE Warehouse.”
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More than 200 leaders filled today’s public field hearing hosted by Congressman Joaquin Castro on mass deportations and the proposed ICE detention center in San Antonio. Congressman Castro was joined by TX State Senators Jose Menendez, Roland Gutierrez, TX Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, and San...
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