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Uniting Against Injustice

Our Vision

We are people in the Salt Lake Community who have come together, to oppose locating an ICE Warehouse Detention Center in our community because it violates our Utah values. Those values were the basis of the Utah Compact on Immigration adopted in 2010 and reaffirmed in 2019. Together, as the Utah Values Coalition, we strive to mobilize Utahns uniting against the injustice of this proposed warehouse detention facility that threatens these values of compassion and justice.

Our Mission

Our mission is to galvanize the community to stand against the inhumane proposed warehouse detention facility, fostering a sense of solidarity among Utahns. We believe in the power of collective action to create positive social change and uphold the values that define our state.

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We are dedicated to uniting diverse voices, including faith and community leaders, community advocates, business owners, human services and healthcare providers, environmentalists, taxpayers, and neighbors, to advocate for humane treatment and community integrity. 

Through advocacy and community engagement, we aim to amplify the voices of those affected and promote a narrative of compassion, dignity, and justice. Together, we can build a stronger, more humane community that prioritizes the well-being of all its members.

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Statement Preparers and Consultants

Preparers

  • Joan M. Gregory (First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City) 

  • Deeda Seed (Center for Biological Diversity)

  • Becky Burrage (Great Salt Lake Interfaith Action) 

  • Brian Moench (Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment) 

  • Franque Bains (Sierra Club – Utah) 

  • Glen Watkins (First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City) 

  • Maria Archibald (Sierra Club – Utah)

  • Sarah Buck (Salt Lake Indivisible) 

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Consultants

  • Bill Tibbitts (Crossroads Urban Center) 

  • Ciriac Alvarez Valle (Voices for Utah Children)

  • Dominique Byrd (Comunidades Unidas) 

Leaders of Faith-based Communities

Signers

  • Rev. Brent Gundlah, Senior Pastor, Holladay United Church of Christ, Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Christine Higueria-Street, Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Christopher Scuderi, Universal Heart Ministry, Draper

  • Rev. Dr. Curtis L. Price, First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Doug Gray, Pastor, First Congregational Church, Salt Lake City

  • Gregory Glenn, Director of Music and Liturgy, The Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Holly Huff, Priest-in-Charge, Cathedral Church of St. Mark, Salt Lake City

  • Rev. J Sylvan, Senior Minister, First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Jamie White, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Kelsie Parrish, First and Centenary United Methodist Churches, Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Monica Dobbins, Assistant Minister, First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City

  • Deacon Scott Dodge, Director, Office of Life, Justice, & Peace, Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

  • Rev. Scott Wipperman, Pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ogden

Leaders of Community-based Organizations

Signers

  • Ben Abbott, Founder and Executive Director, Grow the Flow, Orem

  • Brian Moench, M.D., President, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Salt Lake City

  • Carole Straughn, President, Friendship Manor Resident Association, Salt Lake City

  • Catherine Taylor, Chair, Healthcare Caucus, Utah Democratic Party, Salt Lake City

  • Dominique Byrd, Executive Director, Comunidades Unidas, West Valley City

  • Emmie Gardner, CEO, Holy Cross Ministries of Utah, Salt Lake City

  • Franque Bains, Chapter Director, Sierra Club Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City  

  • Gina Cornia, Director, Utahns Against Hunger, Salt Lake City

  • Heidi Justice, Executive Director, THRIVE Center for Survivors of Torture, Murray

  • Jackie Larson, CEO, Centro Hispano, Provo

  • Jay Griffith, Creator/Facilitator, ThinkAgain-FaithAgain, Salt Lake City         

  • Jennifer Madrigal, Chair, Glendale Neighborhood Council, Salt Lake City

  • Joanne Slotnik, Founder, Salt Lake Indivisible, Salt Lake City

  • John Suchy, Co-founder, Holladay Resistance, Holladay

  • Jonny Vasic, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Executive Director,  Salt Lake City

  • Justice Morath, Communications Director, Westside Coalition, Salt Lake City

  • Kaile Akina, Advisor, Youth Coalition for Save Our Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City

  • Lexi Tuddenham, Executive Director, HEAL Utah, Salt Lake City

  • Linda Stone, Senior Director, MomsRising, Salt Lake City

  • Marie Cornwall, Executive Director, Uproar Utah, Salt Lake City

  • Moe Hickey, Executive Director, Voices for Utah Children, Salt Lake City     

  • Nan Seymour, Founder, River Writing Collective, Salt Lake City

  • Peter Newman, Co-Organizer, Utah Overpass Action, Salt Lake City

  • Sarah Buck, Co-leader, SL Indivisible, Salt Lake City

  • Sarah McConkie, Co-leader, Indivisible Utah County, Eagle Mountain

  • Sherri Vance, Co-organizer, Utah Overpass Action, Salt Lake City​

  • Steve Erickson, Founder and Volunteer Director, Citizens Education Project, Salt Lake City

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