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<\/iframe><\/p>\n(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/sanctuaryrestaurants.org\/\">Sanctuary Restaurants<\/a>; Infographic by Corallys Plasencia)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBy Vishakha Mathur<\/strong><\/p>\nIn light of President Trump\u2019s rhetoric against undocumented immigrants, the <a href=\"http:\/\/sanctuaryrestaurants.org\/\">Sanctuary Restaurant movement<\/a> is gaining ground throughout the country.<\/p>\nIn Massachusetts 11 out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurant.org\/Downloads\/PDFs\/State-Statistics\/massachusetts\">15,131<\/a> eating and drinking places have declared themselves as sanctuary restaurants. They are part of some\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sanctuaryrestaurants.org\/resources\/\">370 restaurants<\/a>, across 35 US states, currently participating in this movement. The self-imposed designation is not a legal one. It’s a grassroots movement whereby restaurant owners vow to be a sanctuary for their workers, many of whom are immigrants.<\/p>\nThe movement was launched by <a href=\"http:\/\/rocunited.org\/\">Restaurant Opportunities Centers<\/a> (ROC) United, with <a href=\"http:\/\/presente.org\/\">Presente.org<\/a>, in January 2017. The aim is for restaurants, who are a part of it, to \u201chave a zero tolerance policy for sexism, racism, and xenophobia, and believe that there is a place at the table for all,\u201d according to <a href=\"http:\/\/sanctuaryrestaurants.org\/\">sanctuaryrestaurants.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1194 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea.jpg 960w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/evvy-tea-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evy Tea Restaurant in Jamaica Plain. (Photo Courtesy: Evy Tea,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ColdBrewedTea\/\"> Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cRestaurants are very much a part of our culture\u2026People of all nationalities, all languages, should feel comfortable going to the places in their neighborhood, and not feeling that they have to look over their shoulders, or watch their backs,\u201d said Rachel Sholtes, manager at <a href=\"http:\/\/coldbrewedtea.com\/\">Evy Tea<\/a>\u00a0in Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\nThe movement is spreading in the state through social media and word of mouth.<\/p>\nAndrea Beaudoin, the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/heartyeats.org\/\">Hearty Eats<\/a> restaurant in Shelbourne Falls, found out about the movement through a friend of hers who is also involved in the movement. Upon receiving the link via a text message from her friend, she clicked on it and found out about the project.<\/p>\n\u201cI found it interesting and signed on to be sanctuary restaurant,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nAnother restaurant owner, Denise Tracy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasperhillcafe.com\/\">Jasper Hill Caf\u00e9<\/a>, in Milford, found out about the movement through social media. She joined the list to show that all are welcome to her restaurant.<\/p>\n\u201cWe opened three years ago…My husband and I wanted this to be a place for everybody. That\u2019s how we signed on to it and that\u2019s how we want things to be,\u201d said Tracy.<\/p>\nBeaudoin\u2019s decision to participate in this movement was also motivated by the current political climate and discussions around immigration.<\/p>\n\u201cTo stay silent right now is to agree [with what is going on],\u201d she said.<\/p>\nTracy, who considers herself a non-political person, thought that this is the time for her to take a stand and use her restaurant to do that.<\/p>\n\u201cRestaurants are traditionally meeting places for people, from all walks of life. We are a big part of the community here. 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We wanted to make a public stand, mainly for our staff to understand, that this is a place of equal opportunity where any type of harassment or discrimination will not be accepted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nFor Evy Tea, this movement is important to show solidarity with its employees.<\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t know a single restaurant that doesn\u2019t have an employee who is an undocumented immigrant or a documented immigrant. It\u2019s how it functions in America. Anybody who has worked in food knows that. It is important for restaurants to stand behind their people,\u201d said Sholtes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1190\" style=\"width: 1013px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1190\" src=\"http:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1013\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invisibleboston.micheli.emerson.build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-1024x650.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bon Me Food Truck in front of Massachusetts State House, Boston. 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