They are changing America by changing the people
I laughed when I saw this story. Two years ago this office opened likely because they (World Relief) got a whiff of more federal money going to Ft. Wayne, IN as hundreds of mostly Burmese refugees were being resettled there each year. In June 2008 you could tell that Catholic Charities already had its turf … Continue reading World Relief in Ft. Wayne, IN is closing, not enough refugees being resettled
This is the beginning of the straight news story about the end of the Advantage program for Ft. Wayne, Indiana refugees: FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A state funded program that assists Burmese refugees coordinate health care needs will end this summer. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s 18-month contract with Advantage Health Solutions … Continue reading Ft. Wayne: health program for Burmese refugees to end
Here we have a lawyer, Patrick Proctor, for the Burmese Advocacy Center writing an opinion piece in the Journal Gazette in which he says anyone who mentions the reason why (spitting and urinating in the laundromat) the sign was placed in the first place is just as bad as the original sign maker. (original post on this incident … Continue reading Ft. Wayne update: Burmese advocates won’t let laundromat sign incident go
The Ft. Wayne, IN laundromat sign story continues to be our top story for the past week at RRW. Below are two comments to the story that indicate how heated the issue has become. A couple of years ago (January 2008) I advocated, as did a writer at the News-Sentinel, that Ft. Wayne needed a PUBLIC meeting … Continue reading Comments worth noting: Turmoil growing in Ft. Wayne over laundromat sign incident
Update March 20th: Ft. Wayne lawyer stirs the pot further, here. Update March 18th: Controversy is growing in Ft. Wayne, here. Update March 12th: More on this story, here. A teachable moment for all, including for Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities and other groups that work with Burmese immigrants should use the incident to educate newcomers … Continue reading Ft. Wayne, IN laundromat sign: no Burmese people allowed