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By Katie Watkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past several months, small yellow signs have been popping up in the windows of cafes, bars and restaurants across Chicago. Their red and black lettering carries a powerful message: \u201cSanctuary restaurant, a place at the table for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The signs are part of the national Sanctuary Restaurant movement, which seeks to create spaces free of sexism, racism and xenophobia. The initiative was started by Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, an advocacy group for restaurant workers, and Latinx advocacy group Presente.org.<\/p>\n

For many restaurant owners in Chicago, including Jerry\u2019s co-founder Mindy Friedler, the decision to become a sanctuary restaurant seemed like a \u201cno-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen it comes to zero tolerance for sexism, racism and xenophobia that seems to me the very minimum a business could do,\u201d Friedler said.<\/p>\n

As the granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants, Friedler added that the issue also resonated with her on a personal level.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad America not been the shining light, my family would have been wiped out,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re starting to talk about walls and bans, as a business owner and as a human, it makes me uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With locations in Lincoln Square and Andersonville, Jerry\u2019s is one of the latest Chicago spots to become a sanctuary restaurant. (Katie Watkins\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jerry\u2019s, which specializes in gourmet sandwiches and craft beer, has locations in Andersonville and Lincoln Square, and is one of over 250 sanctuary restaurants nationwide.<\/p>\n

Although the term \u201csanctuary restaurant\u201d echoes that of a sanctuary city, it is not a \u201clegal designation\u201d and sanctuary restaurants are not designed to harbor undocumented immigrants. Rather, they aim to \u201cresist hate and harassment in the industry\u201d and create \u201ca place at the table for everyone,\u201d according to the movement\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Chicago, there are now about 24 participating restaurants, with the number steadily increasing. Honey Butter Fried Chicken was the first Chicago sanctuary restaurant, with places like Bistro Campagne, Hopewell Brewing Company and Brightwok Kitchen quickly following suit.<\/p>\n

Brightwok Kitchen founder, Jeremy Klaben, said it was a team decision to become a sanctuary restaurant. Staff leaders at Brightwok, which serves Asian-inspired, cooked-to-order stir-fries in the Loop, thought it represented their pre-existing values.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say sanctuary restaurant defines who we are, but it definitely is something that we care a lot about, and the main reason is just the type of language we use in our space,\u201d Klaben said. \u201cWe don\u2019t stand for any bit of hate, we don\u2019t tolerate that at all, or discrimination of any kind. That\u2019s pretty much what it means to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klaben said he was also interested in joining the coalition of restaurants because of the potential to learn from and share ideas with other restaurant owners in the network.<\/p>\n

In addition to displaying the sanctuary restaurant placard, restaurants that join the sanctuary movement can participate in webinars and seminars on various topics such as know-your-rights trainings. There is also a hotline set up where people who witness hate or discrimination at a restaurant can text TABLE to 225568 for support.<\/p>\n

The restaurant industry employs close to 2.3 million foreign-born workers, accounting for more than 23 percent of restaurant employees, according to an analysis of census data by the National Restaurant Association<\/a>. In addition, 45 percent of restaurant chefs are immigrants, and immigrants own 29 percent of businesses in the restaurant\/hotel sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you come to the country and you don\u2019t necessarily speak a lot of English, restaurants are one of the few places that are going to offer opportunities for those entry-level positions,\u201d Friedler said. \u201cThey also offer an opportunity as you\u2019ve been here longer to grow and to advance, which we\u2019ve definitely seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luis Garcia, the owner of The Local Pizzeria in Albany Park, experienced firsthand the opportunities that restaurants can provide for immigrants. When he moved to the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 16, Garcia said he spoke no English, but was able to get a job as a dishwasher at one of the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant chains. There, he worked his way up and eventually became a general manager.<\/p>\n

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Luis Garcia, owner of The Local Pizzeria, says customers are welcome regardless of their beliefs. (Katie Watkins\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now the owner of his own restaurant, Garcia was drawn to the inclusive message of the sanctuary restaurant movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is symbolic, and to let the community know that you\u2019re not alone,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re welcome to come here regardless of who you are and what your beliefs are. We don\u2019t care we treat everybody the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been teaching my staff to treat everyone the same and give everyone an opportunity.”<\/p>\n

Two of Garcia\u2019s employees said they enjoy being part of an inclusive environment.<\/p>\n

Stefanie Perez, who moved to the U.S. from El Salvador in 2003, has been working as a manager at The Local Pizzeria for about a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel proud to work in a restaurant where we don\u2019t discriminate against anybody,\u201d Perez said. \u201cIt\u2019s important for me because I\u2019m an immigrant and I don\u2019t like when people discriminate against me because I speak Spanish.\u201d<\/p>\n

High school student, Anneli Cers, 17, who has also been working at The Local Pizzeria for about a year, echoed Perez\u2019s sentiment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it shows the community that restaurants as well as businesses are welcoming, and that regardless of what may be happening in politics, that we accept immigrants, and that is what this country stands for, that is what this city stands for,\u201d Cers said.<\/p>\n

All three restaurant owners said the response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive, although they have received a few complaints via phone calls, emails and negative Yelp reviews.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, it\u2019s a very positive thing,\u201d Klaben said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of people come in and say \u2018I believe in what you guys are doing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: The Local Pizzeria in Albany Park displays its sanctuary placard on the restaurant\u2019s front door. (Katie Watkins\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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