Lights for Liberty

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news One man was escaping gang violence, another death threats due to his sexuality. A father sought a safer home for his children than conflict-ridden El Salvador. Reading about the issues asylum seekers face is not the same as meeting them and hearing their stories face-to-face...

A crowd of hundreds met on the lawn of the First Congregational Church in Montclair, a statement of purpose for “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps”.

— PHOTOS BY KATE ALBRIGHT On Friday, July 12, “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps” brought hundreds to the lawn of the First Congregational Church in Montclair. Throughout the nation thousands of Americans came out to protest detention camps and the inhumane conditions faced by detained refugees....

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news They wanted peace in a time of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. In today’s world, they are concerned with potential warfare with Iran, immigration and detention camps. The Friday peace vigils on Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue are coming back after years on hiatus. T...