RACINE – The Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC) will be hosting a prayer vigil tonight at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center at 5:30 p.m. All local officials, religious leaders, business owners and community members are invited to attend this vigil as the City of Racine stands together “for peace and the end of […]
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Afghan Family Resettles In Racine; More Families Expected; Volunteers Play Big Role
RACINE – One Afghan family has resettled in Racine this month and as many as four more families are expected within the next few weeks. Afghan Family Reunited Last Wednesday, the five-member family was reunited when a 22-year-old woman and her nearly 2-year-old son arrived from a New Jersey military base. They joined the woman’s […]
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Cash Bond Set At $100k In Weekend Homicide
MOUNT PLEASANT – A $100,000 cash bond was set Monday for Tamir L. Williams, 33, a hair salon employee accused of killing a 21-year-old customer over not paying for a haircut here Saturday afternoon. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Williams, of 1024 Main St. #311, with first-degree intentional homicide-use of a dangerous weapon […]
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Racine Interfaith Coalition Plans July 26 Racial Justice Vigil
RACINE – Local faith leaders and other community leaders will gather on Monument Square next Monday (July 26) to declare their support for a faithful reckoning with the reality of our country’s racist past and the ways in which systemic racism continues to harm and disadvantage Black and indigenous people of color. The vigil, organized […]
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Local nonprofit helps Racine’s undocumented families
Over150 million stimulus checks have been given to US citizens in the past year. In contrast, in just the past few months alone, over 30 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits, including hundreds of thousands of people in Wisconsin. Undocumented immigrants, however, don’t have access to this much-needed help. The Racine Immigrant Support Initiative, […]
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Racine Interfaith Coalition’s Turn Up the Vote Racine Launches Next Phase on July 4
On July 4, the Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC) will launch the next phase of its non-partisan voter outreach program, Turn Up the Vote Racine, with an informational video posted on the Turn Up the Vote Facebook page. Since 2011, a dedicated group of volunteers has worked year-round to educate voters about such topics as how […]
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Racine Interfaith Coalition
Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements Mission: The Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC) is a group of diverse faith communities working together to address the root causes of social injustice and poverty in the Racine community. RIC does this through community organizing, education and the application of our common faith values to the structures, systems, and laws […]
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Public invited to join Racine Interfaith Coalition in prayer for ‘families torn apart’
UPDATE: Because of the weather, the prayer vigil for the people who have been taken and continue to be taken by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has changed. They are meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 614 Main St. ORIGINAL STORY: Community members are invited to join the members and clergy of the Racine […]
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Stay of deportation of community activist Ricardo Fierro sought today
A stay of deportation is expected to be filed today in federal court by attorneys for Ricardo Fierro, a well-known community activist. Fierro, 39, from Racine, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week. He is undocumented and originally from Mexico, according to a report on the Hispanic News Network. […]
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5 Things Happening This Week
Stay in the know with our 5 things. Here’s what is going on this week. https://www.racinecountyeye.com/calendar/paint-sherry-lou-lighthouse-gallery/ https://www.racinecountyeye.com/calendar/united-way-information-session/ https://www.racinecountyeye.com/calendar/ric-holds-annual-leadership-retreat/ https://www.racinecountyeye.com/calendar/benefit-andrew-mattes-held-moose-lodge/ https://www.racinecountyeye.com/calendar/spend-chili-winter-evening-river-bend/
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What’s Happening This Week
You’ve got a busy schedule. But here’s what is going on around you this week. Click on the push pin to see the event, location and details.
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Prayer Vigil Set To Honor Orlando Mass Shooting Victims
The Rev. Dr. Tony Larsen will lead a Racine Interfaith Coalition prayer vigil at 6 p.m. on Thursday on Monument Square in downtown Racine. The vigil is being held to remember those who were killed and injured in the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida at the Pulse nightclub early Sunday morning, June 12. This attack […]
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Racine Interfaith Coalition, NAMI and NAACP Take On Prison Reform
Hundreds of people packed into a banquet room at Infusino’s Restaurant Wednesday night to learn about prison reform, how Wisconsin is the highest in the nation in the percentage of black men it incarcerated, and what Racine County is doing to address the issue. The Racine Interfaith Coalition, a group composed of 26 congregations, the National Alliance on […]
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Armed Anti-Islam Rally Planned at Muslim Center of Racine
A group of people who say they are merely showing their support for America are planning a rally Oct. 10 against Islam at the Muslim Center of Racine. The rallies are organized by an anti-Muslim group called the Global Rally for Humanity, a story at rawstory.com reads. The rallies are also inviting participants to open carry their […]