Lacrimi de Chiciură
2nd October 2009, 17:10
Nazis are planning to protest a workshop on fighting white supremacy and white privilege at the YWCA in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dear Friends,
We wanted to inform you about an important event happening this
Saturday, October 3rd.
Recent developments and a community meeting last night indicate that a
neo-Nazi group named the “National Socialist Movement” is targeting an
anti-racist workshop to be held at the Minneapolis YWCA on Lake Street
from 10am-5pm.
The NSM is an anti-immigrant group that has been very active in rural
Minnesota, particularly in cities like Austin and Albert Lea. Over the
years this group’s vocal presence and messages of hate have been
growing in our communities. The NSM group has partnered with
Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform and the Minnesota Coalition for
Immigration Reduction, two anti-immigrant groups operating out of
southern Minnesota. The latter groups have hosted forums in Austin
with the Minutemen to support the implementation of 287G, a federal
program that seeks to authorize local police to check every day
people’s immigration status.
For those who are interested in showing unity and support for the
immigrant communities that have revitalized the Lake Street corridor,
and to stand up against hate based actions, please join the Solidarity
Against Racism gathering at the corner of Lake Street and 22nd Ave.
this Saturday from 10am-1pm.
As we train our immigrant community and allies to organize for equal
rights, it’s important that we all understand the role of racism in
the anti-immigrant movement. Below are some resources you can review
in order to learn more about the structure and funding of
anti-immigrant groups as well as some media articles that document
their activity here in Minnesota:
--Media Clips
“Officials talk immigration: In response to reformists’ criticisms,
Welcome Center director alludes to racism”
http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2008/aug/22/officials-talk-immigration/
“Immigration debate heats up at vigil”
http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2009/jul/25/immigration-debate-heats-vigil/
--Learning Resource
We are partnering with the Center for New Community to raise more
awareness about the racist and hate based roots of many anti-immigrant
groups, please check out their Tanton and Fair Tree map hosted on our
webpage to see how these groups and ideologies are connected:
http://groups.google.com/group/immigrant-freedom-network/files?&sort=date
--National Socialist Movement
Web post announcing anti-immigrant rally in Minneapolis this Saturday:
http://www.nsm88.org/events/twincitiesprotest.htm
Hope to see you there,
Alondra
Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network
Dear Friends,
We wanted to inform you about an important event happening this
Saturday, October 3rd.
Recent developments and a community meeting last night indicate that a
neo-Nazi group named the “National Socialist Movement” is targeting an
anti-racist workshop to be held at the Minneapolis YWCA on Lake Street
from 10am-5pm.
The NSM is an anti-immigrant group that has been very active in rural
Minnesota, particularly in cities like Austin and Albert Lea. Over the
years this group’s vocal presence and messages of hate have been
growing in our communities. The NSM group has partnered with
Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform and the Minnesota Coalition for
Immigration Reduction, two anti-immigrant groups operating out of
southern Minnesota. The latter groups have hosted forums in Austin
with the Minutemen to support the implementation of 287G, a federal
program that seeks to authorize local police to check every day
people’s immigration status.
For those who are interested in showing unity and support for the
immigrant communities that have revitalized the Lake Street corridor,
and to stand up against hate based actions, please join the Solidarity
Against Racism gathering at the corner of Lake Street and 22nd Ave.
this Saturday from 10am-1pm.
As we train our immigrant community and allies to organize for equal
rights, it’s important that we all understand the role of racism in
the anti-immigrant movement. Below are some resources you can review
in order to learn more about the structure and funding of
anti-immigrant groups as well as some media articles that document
their activity here in Minnesota:
--Media Clips
“Officials talk immigration: In response to reformists’ criticisms,
Welcome Center director alludes to racism”
http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2008/aug/22/officials-talk-immigration/
“Immigration debate heats up at vigil”
http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2009/jul/25/immigration-debate-heats-vigil/
--Learning Resource
We are partnering with the Center for New Community to raise more
awareness about the racist and hate based roots of many anti-immigrant
groups, please check out their Tanton and Fair Tree map hosted on our
webpage to see how these groups and ideologies are connected:
http://groups.google.com/group/immigrant-freedom-network/files?&sort=date
--National Socialist Movement
Web post announcing anti-immigrant rally in Minneapolis this Saturday:
http://www.nsm88.org/events/twincitiesprotest.htm
Hope to see you there,
Alondra
Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network