The Summit 2015

Noel Castellanos has worked in full-time ministry in Latino urban communities since 1982. He has served in youth ministry, church planting, advocacy, and community development in San Francisco, San Jose, and Chicago. After serving on the board of the Christian Community Development... Read More →

Rudy López is from a small steel town in Indiana called East Chicago, where he currently resides. He developed his organizing skills by working as a community organizer in the neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village in Chicago. In the last two years, López has focused on the... Read More →

Norma Pimentel is a sister with the Missionaries of Jesus. As executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley for the past 10 years, she oversees the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville, providing oversight of various programs of emergency assistance, housing... Read More →

Ravi Ragbir, an immigrant rights activist in New York City, has helped hundreds of people as an organizer with the New Sanctuary Movement. He works directly with those who are facing deportation to educate them about their case and to empower them to struggle against their deportation... Read More →