Jennifer Jones Austin Visits Del Rio, Texas Where Haitian Refugees Are Encamped at U.S.- Mexico Border

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 23, 2021

CONTACTS:

Rachel Noerdlinger, rnoerdlinger@mercuryllc.com

Maria Alvarado, malvaradobehl@mercuryllc.com

National Action Network, NAN@mercuryllc.com

REV. AL SHARPTON, FAITH & CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS TO VISIT DEL RIO, TEXAS SITE WHERE HAITIAN REFUGEES ARE ENCAMPED AT U.S. – MEXICO BORDER  

Faith Leaders Hope to Meet and Pray with Refugees in the Wake of Humanitarian Crisis 

WHO:

Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of National Action Network

Jennifer Jones Austin, Chair NYC Racial Justice Commission, CEO of FPWA (Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies)

Rev. Freddie Haynes, Senior Pastor Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas, TX

Rev. Jamal Bryant, Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA 

WHAT:

Tour of Del Rio site where Haitian immigrants are encamped

Press Conference Immediately Following

WHEN:

Thursday, September 23, 2021

12:00 p.m. Tour of site under International Bridge (CLOSED PRESS)

Immediately Following 

Press Conference outside International Bridge Gate (2665-2699 Frontera Rd.)

*All times CST  

About National Action Network   

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation, with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights plan that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.  

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