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May 1 Action!
May 1 Action!
May 1, 2006: Call to Action! www.immigrationsolidarity.org
"El Gran Paro Americano 2006" "The Great American Boycott 2006"
"Un dia sin immigrante" "A day without an immigrant"
Nationwide General Immigrant Strike!
Wear White T-Shirt at May 1st!
We are clling No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and also to have rallies around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.) at May 1st to protest the anti-immigrant bill.
On May 1, we will wear "white" a T-Shirt and/or white arm bands, we can paint and write our political demands (and creative arts) at the T-shirt go to rally, protest, strike, vigil, work or school--we will have a ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to west coast, at the street, work place, school, bus station & store... and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER!
We will settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation
Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime
The No More Deaths Campaign, "Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime" has been launched and continues to gather support state and nation-wide. As the campaign gains momentum, will you join us in calling on our government to drop the charges against humanitarian workers in the Arizona desert? Their work is featured in this week's Activist Nation segment on SourceCode.
No More Deaths is a coalition of communities and individuals of faith and conscience working to end the suffering and deaths of migrants in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands. We support an action plan that includes movable desert camps, support of migrant aid centers, Samaritan patrols that search the desert, and advocacy on behalf of migrant-related issues.
This past summer, two young No More Deaths volunteers were stopped and arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol while attempting take three very sick migrants to medical care in Tucson. They were acting on the advice of a nurse, physician and lawyer. The volunteers, Shanti Sellz & Daniel Strauss, are charged with the "crimes" of transporting illegal aliens and conspiracy.
If Shanti and Daniel had not acted, the cruel Arizona desert could have claimed these lives. Their act was clearly HUMANITARIAN, NOT CRIMINAL.
In the name of justice and compassion for the suffering of our fellow migrant sisters and brothers, we call on our United States government to drop all charges against the No More Deaths volunteers.
Contact the group to see what you can do.
No More Deaths Campaign: "Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime" St. Mark‚s Presbyterian Church: 3809 E. Third Street, Tucson, AZ 85716
Office Phone: 520.882.5466 Office Fax: 520.770.7455
www.nomoredeaths.org
(thanks to www.tikkun.org for their support of no more deaths. This is a copy of their posting).
PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 5, 2005 For More Information: Arizona/Border Action Network: Jennifer Allen (520) 623-4944 California/American Friends Service Committee San Diego: Christian Ramirez (619) 213-4114 California/Community Volunteers of San Jose: Jose Sandoval (408) 203-1696 El Paso, New Mexico/Border Network for Human Rights: Fernando Garcia (915) 577-0724 Houston/Human Rights Committee: Eberto Romero or Augustina Juarez (713) 935-0608 New Jersey/Wind of the Spirit: Diana Mejia (210) 563-1062 As President Bush Shifts Reform Talks to Border Enforcement, Border and Migrant Communities "Walk the Line" on International Human Rights Day for Real Border and Immigration Solutions What: Walks for Human Rights/Caminatas por los Derechos Humanos. Dozens of border and migrant communities from the border and interior of the U.S. --Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, New Jersey and Michigan stage Walks for Human Rights in their communities. Immigrants and border residents will walk up to ten miles carrying banners reading "We are Not the Enemies. We are Part of the Solution" and "Bring Human Rights Home." When: Saturday, December 10 -International Human Rights Day. All events start at 10:00am. Who: Border Community Alliance for Human Rights -a newly formed alliance that is bringing the voices of border and immigrant communities into the national debate on immigration policy. The Alliance consists of Border Action Network (Arizona), Border Network for Human Rights (Texas and New Mexico), the American Friends Service Committee and Raza Rights Coalition (San Diego, California) and the Latin American Working Group (Washington, D.C.). Also participating in the Walk are Coordinating Committee of Human Rights of Houston, Community Volunteers of San Jose, CA and Wind of the Spirit in New Jersey. Where: Walks are passing through the downtown areas or along the border in Arizona (Nogales, Douglas and Tucson), California (San Diego and San Jose), Texas (El Paso and Houston), New Jersey (Newark), and Michigan (Detroit). Why: President Bush and members of Congress fight to see who can talk the toughest about border enforcement, while hoping the U.S. public will forget about their past promises of comprehensive immigration reform. More-of-the-same border enforcement policies--from more walls, more border agents, and more technology--will only add to the growing constitutional and human rights violations plaguing the border region without addressing the political and economic realities within the U.S. and migrant communities. With "Walks for Human Rights", migrant and border communities are launching an intensive campaign for 2006 to educate and organize to defend their rights and to push for meaningful immigration and border policy changes that uphold the human rights of all peoples. Visuals & Interviews: Migrants and border residents who can share their experiences and policy solutions; multiple banners, signs and t-shirts carrying the message of the Walks; flags; press packets including the Alliance's analysis of border and immigration policies and principles to guide its reform and news coverage of Border Alliance events.
"El Gran Paro Americano 2006" "The Great American Boycott 2006"
"Un dia sin immigrante" "A day without an immigrant"
Nationwide General Immigrant Strike!
Wear White T-Shirt at May 1st!
We are clling No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and also to have rallies around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.) at May 1st to protest the anti-immigrant bill.
On May 1, we will wear "white" a T-Shirt and/or white arm bands, we can paint and write our political demands (and creative arts) at the T-shirt go to rally, protest, strike, vigil, work or school--we will have a ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to west coast, at the street, work place, school, bus station & store... and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER!
We will settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation
Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime
The No More Deaths Campaign, "Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime" has been launched and continues to gather support state and nation-wide. As the campaign gains momentum, will you join us in calling on our government to drop the charges against humanitarian workers in the Arizona desert? Their work is featured in this week's Activist Nation segment on SourceCode.
No More Deaths is a coalition of communities and individuals of faith and conscience working to end the suffering and deaths of migrants in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands. We support an action plan that includes movable desert camps, support of migrant aid centers, Samaritan patrols that search the desert, and advocacy on behalf of migrant-related issues.
This past summer, two young No More Deaths volunteers were stopped and arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol while attempting take three very sick migrants to medical care in Tucson. They were acting on the advice of a nurse, physician and lawyer. The volunteers, Shanti Sellz & Daniel Strauss, are charged with the "crimes" of transporting illegal aliens and conspiracy.
If Shanti and Daniel had not acted, the cruel Arizona desert could have claimed these lives. Their act was clearly HUMANITARIAN, NOT CRIMINAL.
In the name of justice and compassion for the suffering of our fellow migrant sisters and brothers, we call on our United States government to drop all charges against the No More Deaths volunteers.
Contact the group to see what you can do.
No More Deaths Campaign: "Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime" St. Mark‚s Presbyterian Church: 3809 E. Third Street, Tucson, AZ 85716
Office Phone: 520.882.5466 Office Fax: 520.770.7455
www.nomoredeaths.org
(thanks to www.tikkun.org for their support of no more deaths. This is a copy of their posting).
PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 5, 2005 For More Information: Arizona/Border Action Network: Jennifer Allen (520) 623-4944 California/American Friends Service Committee San Diego: Christian Ramirez (619) 213-4114 California/Community Volunteers of San Jose: Jose Sandoval (408) 203-1696 El Paso, New Mexico/Border Network for Human Rights: Fernando Garcia (915) 577-0724 Houston/Human Rights Committee: Eberto Romero or Augustina Juarez (713) 935-0608 New Jersey/Wind of the Spirit: Diana Mejia (210) 563-1062 As President Bush Shifts Reform Talks to Border Enforcement, Border and Migrant Communities "Walk the Line" on International Human Rights Day for Real Border and Immigration Solutions What: Walks for Human Rights/Caminatas por los Derechos Humanos. Dozens of border and migrant communities from the border and interior of the U.S. --Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, New Jersey and Michigan stage Walks for Human Rights in their communities. Immigrants and border residents will walk up to ten miles carrying banners reading "We are Not the Enemies. We are Part of the Solution" and "Bring Human Rights Home." When: Saturday, December 10 -International Human Rights Day. All events start at 10:00am. Who: Border Community Alliance for Human Rights -a newly formed alliance that is bringing the voices of border and immigrant communities into the national debate on immigration policy. The Alliance consists of Border Action Network (Arizona), Border Network for Human Rights (Texas and New Mexico), the American Friends Service Committee and Raza Rights Coalition (San Diego, California) and the Latin American Working Group (Washington, D.C.). Also participating in the Walk are Coordinating Committee of Human Rights of Houston, Community Volunteers of San Jose, CA and Wind of the Spirit in New Jersey. Where: Walks are passing through the downtown areas or along the border in Arizona (Nogales, Douglas and Tucson), California (San Diego and San Jose), Texas (El Paso and Houston), New Jersey (Newark), and Michigan (Detroit). Why: President Bush and members of Congress fight to see who can talk the toughest about border enforcement, while hoping the U.S. public will forget about their past promises of comprehensive immigration reform. More-of-the-same border enforcement policies--from more walls, more border agents, and more technology--will only add to the growing constitutional and human rights violations plaguing the border region without addressing the political and economic realities within the U.S. and migrant communities. With "Walks for Human Rights", migrant and border communities are launching an intensive campaign for 2006 to educate and organize to defend their rights and to push for meaningful immigration and border policy changes that uphold the human rights of all peoples. Visuals & Interviews: Migrants and border residents who can share their experiences and policy solutions; multiple banners, signs and t-shirts carrying the message of the Walks; flags; press packets including the Alliance's analysis of border and immigration policies and principles to guide its reform and news coverage of Border Alliance events.
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Categories: Activism (89) | Episode 7 (6) | Grass Roots Organizing (39) | Human Rights (36) | Immigration (20) |
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