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Photo of Jenny Beatty, Antonio and Estella Portillo and Meg Skinner at a Sanctuary reunion in Madison, 2015
Jenny Beatty, Antonio and Estella Portillo and Meg Skinner at a Sanctuary reunion in Madison in 2015. Meg was the first coordinator of the Madison Sanctuary Site and continued helping with the many activities needed to support the "Gonzalez" family…
Photo of "Gonzalez" family, 1984
"Gonzalez" family at home in Madison in 1984.
Photo of Rev. Arthur Lloyd and Laurie Lemel sitting behind four El Salvador refugees at St. Francis House, circa 1983
This photo accompanied a news article in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 24, 1983. It shows the group of refugees in Madison Sanctuary Site #1 at a public sanctuary event at St. Francis Student House in Madison. (l to r in back) the Reverend Art…
Oral history interview with Jenny Beatty
In 1983, Jenny Beatty was 21 years old and coordinator of the 18 month sanctuary of “Rogelio and Maria Gonzalez” (assumed names to protect their identity) and their four children in Madison, Wisconsin. The "Gonzalez" journey for sanctuary was due to…