Washington, Dec. 26 -- We hope those attending our session on sanctuary will take away a better understanding of the diverse origins of today's migrant rights formations which are self-described as "Sanctuary Movement(s)." Attendees will learn some of the many ways that individuals and groups (sometimes in the form of movements) have sought to defend vulnerable people, be they fugitive slaves, migrants, foreign-born students, refugees, or asylum seekers, and how these activists have contended with the power of the state. The panel will plumb the deep roots of today's struggle between Sanctuary Movement activists and the U.S. government--and sometimes, activists' mutual cooperation with local governments--and explore how today's movements ar...