News
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Spark Summer Day Program Featured on WJFF-Radio Catskill
Read more: Spark Summer Day Program Featured on WJFF-Radio CatskillThe first Summer Day Program to be held at our new location at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in South Fallsburg […]
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Voices of Hope Concert Preview in Chronogram Magazine
Read more: Voices of Hope Concert Preview in Chronogram MagazineChronogram Magazine has published an excellent story about RMM, featuring a preview of our Voices of Hope Festival Concert and […]
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Richard Witt Speaks to ABC-TV
Read more: Richard Witt Speaks to ABC-TVExecutive Director Richard Witt spoke to ABC-TV on June 17, 2025, sharing the fear that immigrants feel about the simple […]
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RMM Featured on WJFF-90.5 FM Radio Catskill
Read more: RMM Featured on WJFF-90.5 FM Radio CatskillJuana Cortes de Torres, Esq., the Director of our Immigrant Legal Rights Project, gave an interview on public radio station […]
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RMM Featured on ABC-TV Report on Immigration
Read more: RMM Featured on ABC-TV Report on ImmigrationABC-TV aired an extensive report on immigration enforcement, particularly as it affects Long Island communities, on Feb. 3, 2025. The […]
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RMM Featured in New York Times Report on Immigration
Read more: RMM Featured in New York Times Report on ImmigrationRMM was featured in an extensive New York Times report on immigration, which tells of the struggles of our people […]
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RMM Featured in Daily Freeman
Read more: RMM Featured in Daily FreemanRMM’s Executive Director, Richard Witt, was interviewed by the Daily Freeman, a newspaper based in Kingston, NY (Hudson Valley). The […]
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Good Friday Prayer Vigil at Border Patrol Station
Read more: Good Friday Prayer Vigil at Border Patrol StationOn April 18, 2025 — Good Friday — RMM and the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester co-sponsored a gathering that drew […]
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Maria Christina Martinez at Marble Collegiate Church
Read more: Maria Christina Martinez at Marble Collegiate ChurchMaria Christina Martinez, who has served on RMM’s Board and currently acts as our Legislative Advocacy Consultant for the Immigrant […]
Actions
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Call Your Congressperson!
Read more: Call Your Congressperson!One of the most effective ways you can contribute to the dialogue on immigration is to reach out to your […]
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Support the TEMP Bill
Read more: Support the TEMP BillDear Allies of RMM, It is hot outside! And as you may have read in the New York Times, this is becoming […]
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An Attack by Agribusiness
Read more: An Attack by AgribusinessDear Allies of RMM, Agribusiness has launched an attack to undo what we’ve worked decades to achieve. As allies of […]
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Statement on Lawsuit by Agribusiness
Read more: Statement on Lawsuit by AgribusinessDear Allies of RMM, As many of you are aware, New York State farmworkers recently sustained an attack from the […]
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Statement on Agribusiness Lawsuit Hearing
Read more: Statement on Agribusiness Lawsuit HearingOn Feb. 21, 2024, Judge John Sinatra Jr., presiding over the U.S. District Court in the Western District of New […]
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Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Against Affirmative Action
Read more: Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Against Affirmative ActionThrough the decades of Rural & Migrant Ministry’s existence, we have come to learn the value, and indeed, the absolute […]
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Statement on Conflict in the Middle East
Read more: Statement on Conflict in the Middle EastSearching for Hope I have watched the situation in the Middle East unfold with horror and trepidation, and I have […]
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Richard Witt at St. John the Divine
Read more: Richard Witt at St. John the DivineRMM’s Executive Director, the Rev. Richard Witt, was honored with an invitation to preach Sunday morning at the Cathedral of […]
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Support Pindar Vineyard Workers
Read more: Support Pindar Vineyard WorkersJustice for Farmworkers Campaign Grapes at the Table Pindar Wines needs to come to the bargaining table with farmworkers Background: […]
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RMM on the Radio
Read more: RMM on the RadioJoin Andres Chamorro every Thursday on 91.3 FM from 10am to 12noon for great music, fascinating interviews and updates about […]
Welcoming the Stranger
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Welcoming the Stranger in Our Midst
Read more: Welcoming the Stranger in Our MidstDear Friends, For more than 40 years, Rural & Migrant Ministry, Inc., has worked to ensure the wellbeing of the […]
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Welcoming the Stranger: How You Can Help
Read more: Welcoming the Stranger: How You Can HelpDear Allies of RMM, Rural & Migrant Ministry, Inc., is heartened by the many responses we’ve received to the recent […]
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Welcoming the Stranger: A Story of Humanity
Read more: Welcoming the Stranger: A Story of HumanityEditor’s Note: As the emerging influx of refugees, sent by officials in New York City, takes root in the coming […]
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Help RMM Welcome Asylum-Seekers in Rural New York
Read more: Help RMM Welcome Asylum-Seekers in Rural New YorkWe have all read about the plight of recent refugees to New York City and the tremendous pressure upon them […]
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Welcoming the Stranger: Making a New Beginning in Upstate New York
Read more: Welcoming the Stranger: Making a New Beginning in Upstate New YorkEditor’s Note: As the emerging influx of refugees, sent by officials in New York City, takes root in our communities, […]
Stories of RMM
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Reconnecting with RMM Ally Jen Chapin
Read more: Reconnecting with RMM Ally Jen ChapinAt the intersection of artistry, humanity and the driving beat of justice lies the heart of Jen Chapin. As an […]
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Youth Leaders Take RMM’s Cause to Albany
Read more: Youth Leaders Take RMM’s Cause to AlbanyALBANY — They spoke pointedly and from their hearts, sharing stories of their families, their friends, their neighbors. They spoke […]
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Youth Arts Group Members Learn from Each Other
Read more: Youth Arts Group Members Learn from Each OtherThey gather around a large table draped in serapes, eating pepperoni pizza and sharing about the highs and lows of […]
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Artist Educators Bring Joy to Overnight Camp
Read more: Artist Educators Bring Joy to Overnight CampFor more than 35 years, Rural & Migrant Ministry’s Overnight Leadership Camp has been giving children an unforgettable summer experience. Rural, […]
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Camp Contradance Is All About Inclusion
Read more: Camp Contradance Is All About InclusionOpening day of Summer Overnight Leadership Camp each year has a very popular tradition: an evening contradance, led by Paul […]
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Celebrating Justice and Diversity in Western NY
Read more: Celebrating Justice and Diversity in Western NYThe Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of New York, shared her experience at November’s Justice […]
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Justice Concert Unites Folks in Western NY
Read more: Justice Concert Unites Folks in Western NYIt was an afternoon that offered food for body and soul: The inaugural Justice Concert, to benefit Grace! Church in […]
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Coffee House Full of Warmth and Joy
Read more: Coffee House Full of Warmth and JoySCARSDALE—It promised to be a celebration filled with warmth and joy, and it did not disappoint. The halls of Hitchcock […]
Events
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Harvesting Justice Dinner 2025
Read more: Harvesting Justice Dinner 2025Save the Date! Thursday, November 20, 2025 Join us for our annual Western New York fundraising event dedicated to harvesting […]
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Rural Women’s Assembly – 20th Anniversary!
Read more: Rural Women’s Assembly – 20th Anniversary!Save the Date: 📅 December 12-14, 2025📍 Location TBA Join us as we celebrate 20 years of empowering and uniting […]