Sunday January 10th at 8 pm

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Saturday January 16th at 6 pm.

KDOC is channel 56.2.

For more information go to www.elsembrador.org or call Maria Hilda Gonzalez 818-260-0222

If you would like your local Catholic or Public Television station to broadcast “Posada,” contact their station manager and say that you would like the station to air it.

For a trailer to “Posada” go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIg3j3H-uGw

Javier Stauring – “Posada’” narrator, Mark McGregor, Amalia Molina, two panelists and Wilbert Garcia discuss “Posada” at “The Big Picture.” November 3, 2009.

The Spirit of Las Posada’s- Alive at Gonzaga University

Recently, Gonzaga University hosted two events: Posada’s Around The World on Thursday, December 3rd, and Gonzaga University’s 2nd annual celebration of Las Posada’s held Sunday December 6th.

Posada’s Around The World was co-hosted by Javier Navaro, a senior at Gonzaga and Fr. Mark McGregor, a Communication Arts professor and director of Posada’s Project. The hosts were joined by presenters: Michael Imasua, Jhobany Tortolero and Dr. Laura Brunell. The event was sponsored by an emerging Gonzaga club called La Raza Latina, that helped to provide refreshing treats with tamales, Mexican cookies and hot chocolate.

The purpose of the event was to celebrate a posada’s of migrants around the world through education, film, prayer and singing. By becoming educated about their situation and praying for them we can take the first step to helping them.

The presenters reflected on movie clips that depict regions such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and their situation.

The 2nd annual celebration of Las Posada’s took place Sunday night beginning at the front entrance of College Hall. It braved the chilly temperatures when the procession went to the side entrance of College Hall, then to the Admission office. Adrian Reyes and members of the Admissions office played the role of in-keepers, turning away Joseph, Mary and the crowd. Then the procession wound its way to the 3rd floor University Chapel, where the mass-goers of the 8:30 Mass welcomed the participants of Las Posada’s.

The Celebration really inspired a call to service. “Touching and inspiring to Las Posada’s with the students, friends and staff of Gonzaga. It helps us to remember to open doors to God and to our neighbor,” said Fr. Mcgregor.

1. Posadas Episcopales led by Hector Rodriguez

2. Neighborhood Posada led by Evelia Chairez

3. The Archdiocese of Seattle

4. The Archdiocese of Yakima

5.  and Joa LaVille in Marshalltown, IA

Halfway Home: Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Custody
Women’s Refugee Commission, February 2009
The Women’s Refugee Commission and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP embarked on a landmark study of the conditions of care and confinement for children in immigration proceedings without a parent or guardian. The link to the pdf format is listed below.

http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/docs/halfway_home.pdf

http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/publications/explore/upload/explore_spring2008_web.pdf

Click here to read the full article.

Spokane, WA–”Posada”, an award-winning documentary film written, directed and produced by Rev. Mark McGregor,  S.J., will be shown on Saturday, November 14th, at Carl Hayden High School at 1 PM.  Aguila Youth Leadership Institute, which serves Latino youth, is hosting a free viewing of “Posada”. Last week “Posada” was screened by The Big Picture Documentary Films Series for Faith and Culture, in Los Angeles.

“Posada”, translated into English means “shelter.” The 57-minute documentary focuses on the journeys of three boys and a mother who immigrate to the United States. It compares their journeys to Las “Posada”s, a traditional Christmas procession from Mexico that re-enacts Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter.

“Posada” is part of the “Posada”s Project, a national initiative in the United State that McGregor directs.  It promotes Las “Posada”s and education and advocacy for immigrants.

“The project’s overall goal is to help motivate millions of people to participate in Las “Posada”s. The project also affirms America’s heritage as refuge for immigrants and refugees,” Rev. McGregor said. “My deeper motivation to do “Posada” came from hope-filled conversations with the films featured subjects- Densi, Johny, Wilber and Amalia.”

Amalia Molina, author of “The Power of Love: El Poder del Amor.” Its featured youth are Johnny Figueroa, Densi Diaz and Wilber Garcia. Among the film’s experts and advocates, is narrator Javier Stauring, a Human Rights Watch honoree and co-director of the Office of Restorative Justice for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Rev. Rick Ryscayage, S.J. Director of the Center for Faith and Public Action at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT.

“Posada” represents McGregor’s artistic response to the American Bishops’ call for the Justice for Immigrants campaign. The documentary was inspired by Las “Posada”s, the annual Mexican Christmas celebration that is also held in many Latino communities in the United States.

Recent grants from Our Sunday Visitor Foundation and the Catholic Communication Campaign have paid for development of a DVD companion guide, an updated Website, distribution of “”Posada”” and other resources to help communities affected by immigration. An important development is the “Build A Bigger “Posada”s” Contest, which aims to unite schools, churches and organizations serving migrants and refugees.

“Posada” received the Best Short Documentary award from the 2008 Orlando Hispanic Film Festival, and earned the Prize for Human Rights and Religion by the 2007 Religion Today International Film Festival in Trent, Italy. The Telly Awards gave it a Bronze Award. Rev. McGregor produced “Posada” with students and production assistance from Fairlfield University, where he taught from 2003-2007. Its post-production was overseen by Loyola Productions, Inc. Rev. McGregor also received a fellowship from Santa Clara University to help with the project.

“Posada” is available to retailers and direct consumers at www.LoyolaProductions.com Journalists can receive additional information about “Posada” through its Pressroom at www.LoyolaProductions.com/”Posada” or direct contact through Joseph Ossello at (509) 768-1673 or via e-mail at joeposadasproject@gmail.com

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Click here to download the PDF of the report.