Just before 2 p.m. Saturday, cars started arriving at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, carrying dishes of mac and cheese, cornbread and sandwiches to feed around 200 attendees who packed the church’s community room for the ICE Out of 209: Community Town Hall.
Dru Clough volunteered for the event as part of 50501, a group that has been organizing protests in Stanislaus County. “I think that out of this, the community will grow closer and we can work together in a more centralized way,” Clough said.
Ten organizations representing communities from Merced to Stockton presented what they do and what they need to combat ICE activity in the Northern San Joaquin Valley…