Interested in volunteering? We need volunteers to train as legal advocates, to interpret consultations, to provide rides and childcare, and to bring food on Tuesday nights to volunteers. Please reach out to us at info@connectprc.org or 717-299-1113
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VISIT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE WEDNESDAYS
Smucker Office Visits
Join one of our Indivisible MT organizers to express your concerns to Rep. Smucker’s staff. It’s easier in a small group! A key focus has been the budget reconciliation bill, but feel free to raise issues of concern to you.
Time:
Wednesdays
10 – 10:30am
Location:
Cocktails to Crush ICE Friday September 12
The State of Welcome: Church World Services Lancaster Town Hall Wednesday September 10
Hosted by: Church World Services
Location: Ware Center 42 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17603
Time: Wednesday, September 10, 5:30 – 7pm
You’ll hear from Valentina Ross, Director, CWS Lancaster and other CWS leadership about impacts of the recent legislation and litigation on refugee resettlement and immigration programs as well as opportunities to take action in support of welcome. We look forward to joining together in solidarity and support for refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers — our neighbors – strong with the knowledge that our community will always stand for welcome.
Tickets are free but please register.
Lancaster Stands Up to Bullies! Write postcards to Legislators on September 5th and 7th
Hosted by: Lancaster Stands Up
Two Locations: We will be tabling in both Buchanan Park (near the North Museum) & Penn Square
Time: September 5th and 7th, 3 – 7 pm
We have watched from the federal, state, and local level politicians using the law to bully our trans friends and siblings. We invite you to come write postcards to your legislators with us and let our local and state legislators that we are watching and we are standing up to their bullying!
Nationwide Labor Day Rally Monday September 1
Hosted by: Solidarity Lancaster (protest events throughout the United States)
Time: Monday September 1, 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: Penn Square Lancaster
This Labor Day we will continue to stand strong, fighting for public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, shared prosperity over corporate politics. In thousands of communities around the country we encourage you to take a stand with us on Labor Day. On the streets, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are behind the attacks on our freedoms and at congressional offices. Together we will demand a world that works for all of us.
No Kings Day 2.0 !! A march and protest on Saturday October 18 in Lancaster City
Thousands of protesters marched from Reservoir Park through Lancaster city along East King Street to Binns Park on North Queen Street where they joined thousands of more protesters for the No Kings Rally on October 18, 2025.
Car horns, blues music and chants of “No kings” echoed through downtown Lancaster as over 6,000 people gathered in and around Binns Park to protest Trump administration policies.
LNP NEWS REPORT
Immigration
ICE activity is picking up in the Lancaster Area. It is hard not to feel helpless. Here are some concrete things that you can do:
1) Make sure people know their rights. ACLU has good information about the rights of immigrants
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights
2) If you know of ICE activity, call the Central PA hotline: PIRC has joined community organizations and community volunteers to create a hotline for those impacted by ICE activities! If you have been affected by ICE enforcement, call or text the hotline at 717-229-7452.
3) Donate to the Lancaster Neighbor Fund now. Our fund –managed by Parish Resource Center has started to receive applications more frequently. We provide quick funds to families who are affected by ICE in Lancaster County.
4) Spread the word about all of these resources and organizations. A quick like or share goes a long way!”
Immigration Team’s Key Issues:
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Support Church World Service Lancaster – End the Furlough
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Monitor and Resist ICE actions in Lancaster County (churches, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods).
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Support Refugee Programs – spread information to counter disinformation. Provide physical, educational, emotional and other support to refugees who are already here. Defend the human rights of asylum seekers
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Support Immigrant Rights – migration across borders for work is a fake “crime” conjured by xenophobes, resist and call out the scapegoating and othering of migrant workers on whom our economy depends, point out this hypocrisy at every opportunity, demand human rights for every person
Volunteer your time, talent or resources locally:
Parish Resource Center Immigration Clinic https://connectprc.org/
IU13 Community Education tutoring: https://www.iu13.org/
Church World Services Lancaster: https://cwslancaster.org/get-
Immigreat (financial donations only): https://www.
Neighbors Community Center: https://www.
Stay informed:
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: https://www.ilrc.org/
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/issues/
National Immigration Forum: https://immigrationforum.org/
https://www.aila.org/library/
USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/
Sidewalk Protest Saturday 8/16/25 on Fruitville Pike
Patriots spoke up in Lancaster for rule of law, caring for our neighbors, and fair representation. They lined the sidewalk on Fruitville Pike by Belmont showing people they’re not alone and inspiring them to resist. Passing motorists, honked and waved in overwhelming numbers, indicating tremendous support for what most Americans agree on.
RALLY FOR LANCASTER TRANSIT Tuesday December 9
Stop Bus Cuts + Expand Our Service
Join Representatives Izzy Smith-Wade and Nikki Rivera at a rally for increased bus services in Lancaster from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Queen Street Station at 225 N. Queen St.
The South Central Transit Authority will hit its fiscal cliff in January 2027, which will lead to service cuts and fare increases due to state funding shortfalls.
We will not accept the gradual decline of Lancaster’s transit systems. Our economy and quality of life depend on a strong, reliable transit network. We are coming together to fight for this essential service that we all rely on.
