Decolonize Gratitude
This Thanksgiving, gratitude is more than a feeling—it’s a practice of truth, care, and solidarity. How can we honor Indigenous histories, support displaced…
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Living Hospitality Together
This fall, Casa Alterna launched a new intentional community model, with six residents shaping a year centered on hospitality, solidarity, and mutual support.
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Love in the Face of Cruelty
In the shadow of Atlanta’s ICE field office, heartbreak and hope meet. Through quiet acts of compassion, Casa Alterna volunteers remind us that love—especially…
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Where is Home, Really?
Outside the gates of ICE, where hope and home so often collide, I witnessed once again how love—and the dignity it affirms—can make a home even in the shadow…
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Love in Public: Hospitality as Resistance
Casa Alterna’s radical hospitality transforms lives and shows love in public as resistance.
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The “Yes” That Heals
He arrived on his 18th birthday, facing detention or deportation—until one simple “yes” changed everything.
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Life, Liberty, and Resistance
While politicians celebrate Independence Day with fireworks and funding for new migrant jails, Casa Alterna reclaims the spirit of July 4th at the gates of…
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Compas at the Gate
On a stretch of sidewalk outside Atlanta’s ICE office, a quiet revolution unfolds—where tenderness becomes resistance, and love dares to show up, morning after…
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Mary, Don’t You Weep
This essay is a powerful reflection on the sacred, sorrowful work of accompanying immigrants facing detention and deportation. Meet Mary, a weeping food…
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Clarity in the Chaos: Responding to Trump’s Immigration Policies
The second Trump administration is rapidly reshaping immigration policy. Join Dr. Austin Kocher for a critical look at what’s happening, what’s at stake, and…
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Beloved, Not Exceptional: A Vision for Our Shared Future
In the wake of 9/11, American exceptionalism turned nationalism into a civil religion, fueling injustice and fear. This essay calls for an interfaith response…
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In the Midst of Fear, We Choose Compassion
Every weekday morning, volunteers with Casa Alterna’s Compassionate Compas offer presence, solidarity, and hope outside the Atlanta Immigration Court and ICE…