Start 2017 Strong: National Day of Action for Immigrants This Saturday!

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Start 2017 Strong: National Day of Action for Immigrants This Saturday!


Dear Chris:

This Saturday - January 14th! National Day of Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees – Find an event near you.



As President-elect Donald Trump threatens to build a wall and deport millions of people, we encourage you to join thousands nationwide who are gearing up to stop attacks on immigrants. On January 14, join thousands of people in a national day of action and stand up for the values of love, compassion, shared strength and human dignity.

As we embark on a new year and a new administration, UNITE HERE recognizes our Union’s unique role in the broader fight for equality and justice for all. Past and present, immigrants have been the backbone of our Union. Immigrants contribute to the economic and cultural life of communities across the U.S. and are a crucial part of what makes America great.

So let’s kick off 2017 by sending a strong and loud message of solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities. Join us by finding a January 14 event near you.

For more information, visit www.heretostay.org, and don't forget to follow the action on January 14 through the hashtag #HereToStay.
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Come together for immigrants and refugees!


Reform Immigration FOR America


Chris,

We cannot go back to living in the shadows. We will not step back or hide. No matter what comes our way, we will stand strong with immigrants and their families. It's up to all of us to protect those who could face discrimination, detention, and deportation. The time to take courageous action is now. That's why we invite you to join us, and millions more around the country that will come together this Saturday, to protect and support immigrants and refugees!

We know a lot of us are scared and unsure of what this new administration will bring. That's why on Saturday, January 14th, immigrants, families, and allies will join together to build a network against attacks on any vulnerable communities. Various leaders from progressive movements will unite in rallies, marches, and mass community gatherings in nearly 50 locations nationwide. Find an event near you and RSVP here.

Together, we will show this new administration that to unite America, they must abandon any divisive anti-immigrant policies that would tear the country apart. This is not the time to lose courage, Chris. Let's start 2017 right by standing up to inhumane policy proposals and bigotry!

See you on January 14th,

Donna De La Cruz
Reform Immigration FOR America

PS: If you're not able to attend an event, declare your solidarity and encourage others to protect immigrants by sharing this graphic with your family and friends!



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Thousands converge on JFK Airport to protest Muslim ban



By Michela Martinazzi

New York, NY – On Jan. 28, the day after President Trump signed the executive order to restrict Muslims from seven countries from entering the U.S., reports came from the John F. Kennedy International airport saying that 12 people, including an Iranian Ph.D. student and two Iraqi refugees, were being detained under Trump’s new rule.

Protesters began calling for action early that morning and a Facebook event went up calling for an event from noon until 6 p.m. at JFK Terminal 4. By 3 p.m. several hundred had already gathered at Terminal 4, with streams of protesters pouring in through the Airtrain every 15 to 20 minutes. By 5 p.m. the numbers had swelled to over 700 protesters in the sidewalks and parking garage opposite the Terminal 4 entrance. Police began corralling protesters behind barricades and tried to jostle new protesters in an attempt to keep them from joining in. The crowd kept swelling so that every single floor of the adjacent parking garage was crowded with protesters holding signs such as “Refugees are welcome here,” or “First they came for the Muslims, and I said not this time, motherfucker!”

When the crowds reached into the thousands, the NYPD barricades could no longer hold the protesters in and they took over the streets, blocking any car from leaving Terminal 4. Chants, such as “Let them in!” and “This shit is Illegal! I.L.L.E.G.A.L!” rang throughout the crowd and the few drivers that remained in their cars honked and cheered with the chanters.

At 6 p.m. the New York Taxi Workers Alliance tweeted that they would hold a one-hour work stoppage from 6 until 7 p.m. to protest the #MuslimBan ordered by President Trump. Many taxi drivers came and joined the huge crowd in Terminal 4 and stood in solidarity against Trump’s agenda. On the other hand, the private ride-sharing company, Uber broke picket lines by dropping prices to and from JFK airport to accommodate the demand for riders.

At the same time, there were reports that protesters were being stopped from getting onto the Airtrain. Sara Flounders, an organizer with the International Action Center, was one of the protesters blocked and she said, “When we switched from the subway to the AirTrain to get out to JFK airport police formed a line to try to stop us. Only people with airline tickets would be permitted through the turnstiles. Our chants of ‘When Muslim lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up! Fight back!’ was picked up by hundreds of people who were stopped. They finally backed down as we all chanted non-stop, ‘Shut it down! Shut it down!’”

Flounders continued, “This is when we suddenly realized that we would not just be a few hundred people at the airport. Many thousands were on their way and were refusing to be stopped. With chants, cheers and raw determination they just swept past the police.”

At 7:30 p.m., lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) began calling for protesters who couldn’t get to Terminal 4 to go to Cadman’s Plaza, in Brooklyn, to demand that a federal judge grant a stay to the detainees being held in JFK. The lawsuit was being brought forth by ACLU lawyers and two of the detainees being held at the airport. A large crowd gathered outside of Cadman’s Plaza and rallied and chanted as more and more people gathered.

John Fletcher, an organizer with the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network, was there and said, “A crowd of mostly young middle-class youth chanted in support of open immigration and an immediate end to Trumps's right-wing recklessness towards immigrants and people of color. Noticeably absent was more radical voices and organizations. Many of the protesters embraced patriotism with a liberal face. Signs like ‘dissent is patriotic’ [were present] and protesters [were] singing Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land.

At 8:45 p.m. ACLU lawyers were announcing that the federal judge granted an emergency stay for all the detainees who were held, and would halt President’s Trump executive order on a national level, meaning all those detained will be released from airport security.

In New York, the momentum continues, with a protest and march to End the Muslim Ban happening later on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29.

Read more News and Views from the Peoples Struggle at http://www.fightbacknews.org. You can write to us at [email protected]

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Boycott Uber



Chris,

Last night, as thousands protested Trump’s Muslim Ban, the NYC Taxi Workers Alliance called for a strike and halted pickups at JFK in solidarity. But Uber crossed the picket line -- and it’s certainly not their first time breaking rank with working people. Now, thousands of people across the country are deleting their Uber accounts. Uber needs to hear why.

Tell Uber: Stop collaborating with the Trump Administration.

As public outrage has grown, Uber created a $3 million defense fund to protect people from Trump’s un-American and illegal orders on immigration. But, it’s not enough.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is a member of Donald Trump’s economic advisory board. In justifying the move to his employees, some of whom are directly impacted by Trump’s illegal order, Kalanick said, "We'll partner with anyone in the world as long they're about making transportation in cities better…”

Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist, said he ‘made the trains run on time.’ That didn’t excuse fascism in the 1930’s and it rings just as hollow today. Kalanick must resign from Trump’s economic advisory board immediately. There’s still time for Uber to join the right side of history, but it’s running out.

Demand Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resign from Trump’s economic advisory board immediately and stop collaborating with the Trump administration.

We know boycotts have power. In the 1950’s civil rights activists led the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and forced the Supreme Court to strike down segregation laws. We need you to join the boycott of Uber until the company agrees to join The Resistance.

In Solidarity,

- Liz, Jacob, Mehrdad and the People’s Action team

P.S. Voting, calling, and writing your elected representatives matters. But so to does flexing your economic power to stop corporate collaborators. Sign the petition and share it with your family and friends tonight.


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