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A Biography ofThe Most Reverend Filipe Teixeira, OFSJC The young men sitting around a table in the offices of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Uphams Corner are angry. The Feds are cracking down on suspected gang members in the neighborhood, and although they look like typical city kids in their jeans, jackets, and red Sox caps, they're far from it. Ranging in age from 12 to 32, all have been arrested at one time or another for crimes ranging from robbery to a stabbing. All are currently on probation. All were born on the island nation of Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa, which means the increased legal scrutiny could get them deported."Man, they're trying to smoke us," says Roberto, a 25-year-old just released from prison. "How they gonna help us by deportin' us?"Angel, a 32-year-old father of three who looks about 19, chimes in. "Same thing happened with the Irish, the Puerto Ricans, the Blacks, and now us." They may be aware that th...
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Stop the attacks on Bishop T and his church, SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE AMERICAS!   Bishop Filipe Teixeira, OFSJC has been on the front lines of battles for justice in Brockton, Boston, and throughout the region and the country. He has marched shoulder to shoulder with people’s movements fighting against racism, police brutality, sexism, anti-Muslim and anti LGBTQ bigotry. He has fought tirelessly for the rights of Immigrants, workers and unions, people with disabilities, for fully funded public education. He has been a stanch defender of the Black and Brown communities. His militant outspoken advocacy has earned him the hatred of oppressors and exploiters from Brockton to Boston to Washington DC. Bishop T, and his congregation need our solidarity in action NOW!  Statement of Bishop T; “On April 19, 2017, after a nearly decade long legal battle,  Brockton Housing court ORDERED the demolition of our religious sanctuary within sixty days for the...
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HATE CRIME IN BROCKTON, MA

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