Jennifer Kottler
Rev. Jennifer Kottler is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Sojourners. A long-time advocate for justice, Jennifer has served in advocacy ministry for more than seven years through her work at Protestants for the Common Good (Chicago, IL), the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, and the Chicago Jobs Council.
Heather Wilson
Heather Wilson is Marketing/Circulation Assistant at Sojourners and a freelance photographer. She has spent the past 10 years working throughout the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East, doing photography and communications work for developmental non-government organizations.
Key Provisions in SB1070 Struck Down
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton struck down key provisions in Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 law today and ruled that states cannot preempt federal law. According to The Washington Post:
Sheldon Good
Sheldon C. Good is the media assistant for Sojourners.
Will Travers
Will Travers is a musician, activist, and scholar of nonviolence with a degree from the University of Michigan. Having spent time at Boston’s Albert Einstein Institution and New York’s Catholic Worker, he now heads the NYC-based band/nonprofit, Lokashakti, promoting peace and social justice through collective nonviolent action. This blog post is provided through a partnership between Waging Nonviolence and Sojourners.
Settler, Immigrant, Alien - Andrew Wainer
“What part of illegal don’t you understand?”
This question—usually launched by immigration restrictionists and aimed at immigration advocates—is a good one. The United States considers itself a country of laws, and letting people off the hook for major legal transgressions isn’t (officially) tolerated or popular.
