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- ↑ Southside Presbyterian Church Mission Statement. Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sanctuary Movement Founder Rev. John Fife. Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Vassar College Relations Web site.
- ↑ Southside Presbyterian Church Staff. Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Interview with John Fife on Democracy Now!, 23 April 2007 Archived 14 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ No More Deaths History
