Community Voices: The Postville Oral History Project Recording with Mary McCauley

Mary McCauley has served as a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary since 1956 and became the pastoral administer at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Postville in 2003. In the interview, Mary recalls her experiences around the time of the May 12th, 2008 ICE raid and the interfaith response to...

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Main Author: McCauley, Mary
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: UNI ScholarWorks 2014
Subjects:
McCauley
Mary > Interviews; Postville Immigration Raid
Postville
Iowa
2008; Church and social problems;
Public Affairs
Public Policy and Public Administration
United States History
Charity
Online Access:https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_oralhistory/7
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/context/postville_oralhistory/article/1006/type/native/viewcontent
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Summary:Mary McCauley has served as a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary since 1956 and became the pastoral administer at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Postville in 2003. In the interview, Mary recalls her experiences around the time of the May 12th, 2008 ICE raid and the interfaith response to the devastation experienced by the community. St. Bridget’s became a place of refuge for some time after the raid and provided support and resources to the Postville community. In the aftermath of the raid, St. Bridget’s hosted Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú, which Mary remembers as a humbling and inspiring event. Mary also discusses her experience at the marches and protests after the raid as well as the complications while talking to the press. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_oralhistory/1006/thumbnail.jpg

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