Mobilize Immigrant Voters!

Mobilize the Immigrant Vote Campaign Partners & Allies:



In the midst of historic mobilizations for immigrant rights, the MIV
Campaign is gearing up for another statewide effort to show immigrant
power at the polls!

Today we march, tomorrow we vote!

Over the past months, we have seen an unprecedented movement by
immigrant communities across the nation speaking out against
anti-immigrant legislation. Millions from Los Angeles, Milwaukee,
Chicago, Phoenix and Atlanta engaged in demonstrations urging
Washington, DC to oppose legislation that designates all undocumented
immigrants as felons. In California, thousands of immigrants in San
Francisco, Watsonville, San Jose, San Diego and other parts of the state
participated in marches, rallies, and hunger strikes. These
mobilizations remind us of key movements in our history that have
positively transformed our nation: civil rights, peace, environmental
justice and women's rights. They also showed unity, hope and an
opportunity for all immigrants to be involved in creating social change
not only at the federal level, but in California on local and state
issues, too.


It is in this context that the Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV)
California Collaborative is launching its 3rd statewide voter
mobilization effort for the upcoming 2006 elections. Our efforts focus
on developing a multi-ethnic coalition of community-based organizations
working within immigrant communities and building their capacity to
register, educate, and mobilize their constituents for electoral
participation. The Collaborative also seeks to link electoral issues and
engagement to the ongoing social justice work of grassroots immigrant
communities - whether it's improving the working conditions of domestic
workers through state legislation or meeting with city officials to
ensure local agencies provide accessible services.



PALM CARDS for JUNE 6th Election!

The June 6th primary election is right around the corner. MIV has
updated our multilingual palm cards with key information about voters'
rights and the voting process in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean,
Vietnamese, and English. They are available for download at
http://www.immigrantrights.org/MIV2006 We encourage you to download, copy and
distribute the palm cards as widely as you can!



MIV is not producing a voter guide for the June election, but there is
basic nonpartisan information available in multiple languages from the
Easy Voter Project. For an explanation of how primary elections work,
go to:
http://www.easyvoter.org/california/nextelection/2006_primary/primary_06
_how.htm

For a downloadable version of the June 6th Election Easy Voter Guide in
English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean go to:

http://www.easyvoter.org/california/nextelection/2006_primary/index_1.ht
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November Election

MIV is planning a full range of campaign activities for the November
general election, including community based issue analysis forums,
training for CBOs on elections work, multilingual voter guides with
analysis of the propositions, voters rights palm cards, media advocacy &
more! We'll be in touch with your organization in the next couple of
months to let you know how you can sign on to the campaign. In the
meantime, please feel free to contact one of the campaign partners
listed below if you have any questions.



In solidarity,

MIV Campaign Steering Committee



MIV is led by six immigrant rights and anti-poverty networks and
coalitions, including Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action
(PILA), Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC); California
Partnership (CAP); Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
(CHIRLA); National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR); and
Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN).