[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





         HONORING THE LIFE OF REVEREND WALTER ``SLIM'' COLEMAN

  (Mr. GARCIA of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor a 
community activist and fighter for justice: Reverend Walter ``Slim'' 
Coleman.
  Reverend Slim was part of the Rainbow Coalition. He always worked to 
help the powerless build power, expand opportunity, and hold the 
government accountable to the people's needs. Moreover, he brought 
Caucasian allies to that fight alongside Latino and Black leaders. Slim 
helped elect Chicago's first Black mayor, Harold Washington.
  Slim was in it for the long haul. No setback and no loss deterred him 
from fighting for affordable housing, good schools, community safety, 
better healthcare, and more.
  Alongside his wife, Emma Lozano, the reverend was a leader of 
Chicago's sanctuary movement. In 2006, he declared his church as a 
sanctuary to protect immigrants from deportation, and other churches 
followed suit.
  Our city is indebted to Reverend Slim. We miss him immensely. Rest in 
peace, my dear friend.

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