National Fast For Families Visits Philadelphia Area, Promoting Immigration Reform
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By Cherri Gregg
SPRINGFIELD (Delaware County), Pa. (CBS) Fast for Families is a movement for immigration reform that started at the Capitol in DC last fall.
Now they are taking the show on the road, in a decorated bus, making stops in the Greater Philadelphia area.
A small but enthusiastic group of protesters stood outside of US Rep. Pat Meehans office in Springfield (Delaware County) today, holding signs and demanding that he get off the fence by voting for comprehensive immigration reform.
Weve been calling on people to fast because now is the time, said Lisa Sharon Harper (at lectern in photo), who works for the DC-based Sojourners.
Harper says she and many others fasted for 22 days last November just feet from the US Capitol. And she says their effort caused lawmakers to come to their tent and listen to the stories of immigrants.
Harper says the response encouraged Fast for Families to take their effort on the road to spread the word.
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National Fast For Families Visits Philadelphia Area, Promoting Immigration Reform
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