CIIC Launches Guidance for Uncertain Times

Posted by Jim on November 6, 2025

THE IRISH ECHO:

Siobhan Dennehy.

News November 04, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff

The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers has Launched “Irish in Motion,” described as a “National Campaign to Support Irish Immigrants in an Evolving U.S. Immigration Landscape.”

Irish in Motion is being heralded as a “first-of-its-kind national communications and outreach campaign designed to support Irish immigrants navigating the rapidly shifting U.S. immigration system. “

Stated a release:”Against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny at ports of entry, complex visa regulations, and rising misinformation, Irish in Motion provides Irish immigrants with trusted, accurate, and timely information, alongside access to legal expertise and community-based support”

“This is more than communications,” said Celine Kennelly, chair of the Coalition.

“It’s a public education effort rooted in care. Above all, it is a commitment to the Irish immigrant community, ensuring they are never alone when facing immigration challenges.”

Continued the release: “At the heart of this initiative is the Coalition’s belief in ‘Connecting Irish communities with care, insight, and support.’

“The campaign is being shared with the public and amplified nationwide through CIIC’s network of local Irish centers, ensuring information reaches people where they are, at festivals, community events, cultural gatherings, and directly in neighborhoods across the U.S.

“Resources are available both in centers and online, including a dedicated microsite offering up-to-date immigration information, downloadable Know Your Rights guides, and preparedness tools. A national social media and press campaign will further extend the reach, helping ensure these resources find those who need them most.”

“For decades, Irish centers have been safe harbors,” said Siobhan Dennehy, CIIC Board Member.

“This campaign ensures that, no matter where someone lands or how long they’ve been here, they are equipped with the truth, dignity, and resources to thrive.”

Added the release: “Irish in Motion is both a call to action and a promise: staying safe and informed, wherever your journey takes you. Community members are encouraged to visit IrishInMotion.org to find their local center, get connected, and take the next steps with access to trusted information, legal navigation, and community support.

“This effort has been made possible with the generous support of the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme, which helps ensure these critical messages reach Irish communities nationwide.”

The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers (CIIC) is a national network of Irish immigrant support organizations across the United States.

For nearly three decades, CIIC and its member centers have provided trusted guidance, resources, and community to Irish immigrants navigating life in America. Through advocacy, education, and connection, the Coalition ensures that every Irish person, whether newly arrived or long settled, has access to the information, support, and care they need to thrive. More at www.ciic-usa.org.

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Guy Fawkes was killed trying to restore a Catholic to British throne

Posted by Jim on November 5, 2025

Guy Fawkes – English conspirator in the gunpowder plot to destroy the Houses of Parliament.
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George Washington called Guy Fawkes Day a grave insult to America’s Catholics. After the Revolution, America stopped celebrating it. Today, millions of British will celebrate it with “Bonfire Night.”

As the famous English folk verse “The Fifth of November” goes:

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parli’ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England’s overthrow;
By God’s mercy he was catch’d
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Hulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!

Guy Fawkes (April 13, 1570 – January 31, 1606) died trying to restore a Catholic to the throne of England. The Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot of 1605 has been famous ever since.

Fawkes was born and educated in York. His father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a Catholic.

Fawkes later converted to Catholicism and left for the continent, where he fought in the Eighty Years’ War on the side of Catholic Spain against Protestant Dutch reformers. He traveled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England but was unsuccessful. He later met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England.

Wintour introduced Fawkes to Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters secured the lease to an undercroft beneath the House of Lords, and Fawkes was placed in charge of the gunpowder they stockpiled there.

Prompted by the receipt of an anonymous letter, the authorities searched Westminster Palace during the early hours of November 5, 1605, and found Fawkes guarding the explosives. Over the next few days, he was questioned and tortured, and eventually, he broke. Immediately before his execution on January 31, Fawkes jumped from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the mutilation that followed.

Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in England since November 5, 1605. His effigy is often burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by a firework display.