Standing With the Stranger
Concern, Remembrance, Action
Dayspring United Methodist Church
About
Dayspring United Methodist Church invites you to an afternoon dedicated to immigration justice. Through conversation, reflection, and music, we explore who immigrants are and how we can respond.
The day concludes with the world premiere of Requiem for the Innocent, honoring lives lost and asking: what must we do?
Schedule
2:00 PM — Panel Discussion: Who Are Immigrants?
2:45 PM — Reflection Time
2:50 PM — Workshop Session I
3:25 PM — Workshop Session II
4:00 PM — Requiem for the Innocent (World Premiere)
5:00 PM — Refreshments & Community Tables
Participants
Details
Standing With the Stranger is structured as a public civic gathering combining dialogue, education, and artistic response. The program is designed to move intentionally from information to reflection to communal expression.
The opening panel brings together voices from law, advocacy, and community engagement to explore immigration systems and lived experience in the United States.
Workshops following the panel focus on practical pathways for involvement, including education, advocacy, and support of organizations serving immigrant communities.
The event concludes with Requiem for the Innocent, a musical work that reflects on contemporary immigration enforcement and broader histories of state violence, offering a space for remembrance and collective reflection.
Community organizations will be present throughout the afternoon to provide resources and opportunities for continued engagement.
Program & Text
A full program for the event, including the complete text of Requiem for the Innocent, is available for those who wish to engage more deeply with the structure, themes, and musical narrative of the work.
The text reflects on remembrance, justice, and collective responsibility, and is central to the emotional arc of the performance.