Severian
27th August 2006, 06:13
Some rallies have been called to continue the fight for immigrants' rights begun by massive rallies and, effectively, political strikes this spring.
National Capital Immigration Coalition's page on Sept. 7 March in D.C. (http://www.ncic-metro.org/upcoming.htm)
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WELCOME CONGRESS BACK TO WASHINGTON
What: Massive East Coast Mobilization to Demand Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Where: National Mall – 3rd and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC
When: Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 4:00pm
Washington’s eastern seaboard rally and march is expected to be the biggest in a series of four mobilizations across the country. On September 7, immigrant families and their supporters will gather in Washington, DC for a historic massive rally and march to demand legalization for all and a moratorium on the deportation of innocent families.
For more information:
The website has info on transport for D.C. residents and for groups coming from other cities near the east coast.
Also:
Mexican-American Political Association page (http://www.mapa.org/Secondary/RallyEng.html) on Los Angeles Labor day rally. Looks like there may be immmigrant's rights contingents in the labor day rallies and parades organized by unions in many other cities.
Also, a conference in Chicago founded a new national cooalition and called for local (nationally coordinated) actions on September 30.
Militant article: Chicago conference calls actions for immigrants' rights (http://www.themilitant.com/2006/7032/index.shtml)
Delegates voted to back actions for immigrant rights already called for the first week of September, around Labor Day weekend. They also approved a call for nationally coordinated actions September 30, before Congress adjourns prior to the November elections, to demand immediate legalization of undocumented immigrants. Delegates also agreed to press the demand for a moratorium on workplace raids and deportations at all the actions in September.
Representatives of immigrant rights coalitions from 25 states and other groups present also voted to form the National Alliance for Immigrant Rights to serve as a coordinating body for campaigns to press for legislation that would grant residency to the 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
“We reject any bill proposal that offers any less,” said Nativo López, director of Hermandad Mexicana and president of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) in Los Angeles. He spoke as part of a panel at the opening of the convention, titled “We are for legalization for all, nothing less!”
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Delegates also discussed plans for activities around the Labor Day weekend. Many focused their remarks on building large contingents at the Labor Day parades being organized by the union movement over the September 2-4 weekend.
Other publications have also had articles on this.
I'd just encourage everyone who can to go to these actions, or better yet, get involved in helping to publicize and organize them.
National Capital Immigration Coalition's page on Sept. 7 March in D.C. (http://www.ncic-metro.org/upcoming.htm)
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WELCOME CONGRESS BACK TO WASHINGTON
What: Massive East Coast Mobilization to Demand Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Where: National Mall – 3rd and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC
When: Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 4:00pm
Washington’s eastern seaboard rally and march is expected to be the biggest in a series of four mobilizations across the country. On September 7, immigrant families and their supporters will gather in Washington, DC for a historic massive rally and march to demand legalization for all and a moratorium on the deportation of innocent families.
For more information:
The website has info on transport for D.C. residents and for groups coming from other cities near the east coast.
Also:
Mexican-American Political Association page (http://www.mapa.org/Secondary/RallyEng.html) on Los Angeles Labor day rally. Looks like there may be immmigrant's rights contingents in the labor day rallies and parades organized by unions in many other cities.
Also, a conference in Chicago founded a new national cooalition and called for local (nationally coordinated) actions on September 30.
Militant article: Chicago conference calls actions for immigrants' rights (http://www.themilitant.com/2006/7032/index.shtml)
Delegates voted to back actions for immigrant rights already called for the first week of September, around Labor Day weekend. They also approved a call for nationally coordinated actions September 30, before Congress adjourns prior to the November elections, to demand immediate legalization of undocumented immigrants. Delegates also agreed to press the demand for a moratorium on workplace raids and deportations at all the actions in September.
Representatives of immigrant rights coalitions from 25 states and other groups present also voted to form the National Alliance for Immigrant Rights to serve as a coordinating body for campaigns to press for legislation that would grant residency to the 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
“We reject any bill proposal that offers any less,” said Nativo López, director of Hermandad Mexicana and president of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) in Los Angeles. He spoke as part of a panel at the opening of the convention, titled “We are for legalization for all, nothing less!”
.....
Delegates also discussed plans for activities around the Labor Day weekend. Many focused their remarks on building large contingents at the Labor Day parades being organized by the union movement over the September 2-4 weekend.
Other publications have also had articles on this.
I'd just encourage everyone who can to go to these actions, or better yet, get involved in helping to publicize and organize them.