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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I am writing to share the sad news that
Julia Wallace died yesterday, January 3, at Mt. Auburn hospital. Her husband
Jim and their daughter were by Julia’s side.<br>
<br>
There will be a memorial service at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church on
Saturday, January 9th, at 3 p.m.<br>
Jim's email address is <jimjuliawallace@verizon.net>, and his mailing
address is 141 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02140.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Julia
and Jim Wallace came to Cambridge in 1968 and joined the Old Cambridge Baptist
Church (OCBC) in 1969. When their two children studied abroad in Latin America,
The Wallaces were turned onto many issues facing Latinos, particularly Central
Americans. The Wallaces made a push for OCBC to become a Sanctuary church for
undocumented Central American refugees in the 1980s. They generously housed
Salvadoran immigrants in their Cambridge co-op. The Wallaces were also strong
voices advocating the City Council Resolution to legally recognize Cambridge as
a “Sanctuary City.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This
resolution was called symbolic by some had several far-reaching and important
effects. Sanctuary status led to the development of a free healthcare policy
for low-income people at Cambridge Hospital. Governor Michael Dukakis
established a refugee policy for the Commonwealth, based on the resolution.
Undocumented Latinos were now able to seek services from the city without fear.
Julia once explained the power of the City Council Resolution from personal
experience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“A Salvadoran woman, who was living
with us, wanted to break up with her boyfriend. And he accosted her one morning
as she was walking to the bus to go to work. He punched her in the face. She
wanted to go to the police and get a restraining order and I said I would go
with her. So we went to the police station in Central Square. I thought I kind
of wanted to see if they could handle the Spanish language so I didn’t
volunteer to help translate. I'm not that good. And so we asked for somebody
who could speak Spanish and they got on the radio and called in a guy on the
beat in Central Square to come in and talk with her. And he was very kind and
helpful to her. But the first thing he said was, ‘Don’t ever be
afraid to come here if you’re not documented because this is a Sanctuary
city’”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
Many knew Julia through her work with the Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City
Project, others through her involvement others through her working as a teacher
at what is today’s Graham & Parks School. We are deeply appreciative
of Julia's life and work, and of her commitment to peace and justice. Our
thoughts and prayers are with Jim and his family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<br>
Brian Corr<br>
Executive Director<br>
Cambridge Peace Commission<br>
51 Inman St., Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617.349.4694 voice<br>
617.349.4766 fax<br>
<a href="mailto:bcorr@cambridgema.gov">bcorr@cambridgema.gov</a><br>
<a href="http://www.cambridgema.gov/peace">www.cambridgema.gov/peace</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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