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5/18 at 11am: Immigrants demand California Drivers License Law!
WHEN: Wednesday, May 18, 11:00 am.
WHERE: San Francisco DMV, 1377 Fell St. (between Baker and Broderick)....
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2005 5:26pm PDT
BTL:Rushed through Congress, Real ID Act Legislation Threatens Privacy Rights
Interview with Ari Schwartz, associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sun, May 15, 2005 7:53am PDT
MinuteMen respond to the SWARM!
Looks like they've heard your message loud and clear and felt the effect of your electronic disturbance. Thanks to everyone who's helped to show the whole world's opposition to the MinuteMen's racist plans. Now we have put the seed of fear and mistrust in every single phone call, fax and email they receive. We really hope that people keep the SWARM coming!...
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2005 1:17pm PDT
Jewish Committee Denounces Inclusion of 'REAL ID Act' Asylum Provisions in Supple
American Jewish Committee Praises Congress for Providing Emergency Funds for International Activities; Denounces Inclusion of 'REAL ID Act' Asylum Provisions in Supplemental Bill...
Posted: Wed, May 11, 2005 11:40pm PDT
Sensenbrenner Statement on Senate's Passage of REAL ID Legislation
Sensenbrenner Statement on Senate's Passage of REAL ID Legislation; Measure Now Goes to Bush for His Signature...
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2005 5:49pm PDT
Stopping the Minute Men?!
I am hoping someone can let us know in the Bay Area what are the plans to organize against the Minute Men coming to California? Are there websites? Are there planned actions?...
Posted: Mon, May 9, 2005 8:58am PDT
ACLU Criticizes Governor Schwarzenegger’s Comments on Controversial “Minuteman” Program
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s recent off-the-cuff statement that he supports the work of a handful of vigilantes in Arizona staked out on the Mexico-U.S. border without the support of the U.S. government, the Border Patrol or even President Bush is bad governance...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 5:03pm PDT
The Making of the Arab Menace
The fear mongering of the Bush administration and the right wing media pundits who make a living from demonizing Arabs and Muslims have inundated people with images of the violent Arabs bent on death and destruction. For media outlets like Fox Television, it is a way to sell their sensationalist news programs and for the current administration, a way to sell its wars....
Posted: Sun, May 1, 2005 11:24pm PDT
White House Issues Statement Supportive of REAL ID
This week, a committee of House and Senate negotiators has begun to meet in
a conference to work out the difference between the House- and Senate-passed
bills to fund the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among items being negotiated
is whether the REAL ID Act, which was included in the House-passed version,
will be included on the final bill....
Posted: Sat, Apr 30, 2005 10:15pm PDT
FYI:
Rep. Tancredo Introduces Official English Constitutional Amendment
pretty bad
Rep. Tancredo Introduces Official English Constitutional Amendment; Colorado Rep. Stands Behind One Common Language for America...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 12:31am PDT
Loss on $80 Billion; We Can Still Defeat REAL ID
SENATE SUPPORTS $80+ BILLION WAR APPROPRIATION
* Immediate action needed to stop anti-immigrant REAL ID Act (details below)
* UFPJ to launch long-term campaign to hold elected officials accountable for the war...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 9:21pm PDT
Keep the REAL ID Act Out of Emergency Spending Bill
Protect People Fleeing Persecution -- Keep the REAL ID Act Out
of Emergency Spending Bill...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 12:54pm PDT
"REAL ID" and Ag Jobs Update and One More Call to Action
"REAL ID" and Ag Jobs Update and One More Call to Action:
One More Chance to Defeat the "REAL ID Act"...
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 7:17pm PDT
Oppose Real ID Act
congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121...
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 12:08am PDT
Schwarzenegger apologizes for 'close the borders' remark
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger publicly apologized Wednesday for his earlier statements that California should "close the borders" with Mexico to control illegal immigration, saying he had misspoken because of a "language problem.''...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 11:50pm PDT
Against Rightwing Demagogues
Migrants did not only serve Nazis as scapegoats. As the fascists declared the Jews scapegoats, their grandchildren today blame foreigners for unemployment and social cuts. We need a literacy campaign against the social demagogues of the right wing....
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 7:16am PDT
AgJOBS Stopped for Now
AgJOBS will not be voted on as an amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill. Many Senators preferred not to include AgJOBS and other immigration amendments on the appropriations bill....
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 2:25pm PDT