Perhaps you’ve heard of the senior senator from my state. His name is Joe Manchin. He’s been in the news a bit lately.
While some people around the U.S. seem to think he appeared out of nowhere early last year, that is not the case. West Virginians have known him for a good while. I’ve followed his career since the late ’80s as he went from state senator to unsuccessful candidate for governor to West Virginia secretary of state to governor to U.S. senator.
This summer, more than a dozen high school students took part in Liberation Summer Advocacy Camp in New York City. The program is hosted annually by AFSC and our partner Echoes of Incarceration. Most of the students have been personally impacted by the U.S. immigration system or criminal legal system. Some have loved ones in prison or who are facing deportation or other injustices.