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France : A national petition : we will protect them The pause given to immigrant parents and students will end on June 30. Thousands of children, adolescents and their families risk mass deportation. Their lives and their future will end. We will not allow these infamies to be done in our name. Every one of us is ready to help, guide and protect in whatever way is possible. When they seek refuge, we will not close our doors but will give shelter and food ; we will not denounce them to the police.
original in French : Pétition nationale : NO...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 2:48pm PDT
Political Statement of March 10th Movement (in English) March 10th Movement
Regional Meeting of Immigrant Organizations
May 20, 2006
Political Statement...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 1:18pm PDT
State Department Praises Vietnamese Priest In Fight Against Human Trafficking The annual "Trafficking in Persons" (TIP) report examines trafficking problems in 150 countries. The report is focused on raising public awareness of the global trafficking problem and encouraging governments to combat the problem. This year's TIP Report includes more coverage of labor slavery, especially internal labor trafficking, forced labor, and involuntary servitude. Regarding Vietnam, the TIP report states “Women from Vietnam are trafficked to Taiwan through fraudulent marriages for se...
Posted: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 11:43am PDT
Militarizing the Border: Why Operation Jump Start Worries Me The Guard operation at the border has an air of legal peculiarity about it. Obviously it has been initiated by federal powers, but care has been taken to leave troops under command of the Governors, sort of. If the legal finesse of Operation Jump Start offers a vulnerability de-militarization activists can exploit, it also presents features worth worrying about....
Posted: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 11:38am PDT
California Juneteenth Celebrations ~ “Our Journey Towards Freedom” 
California Juneteenth examines "Our Journey Towards Freedom" statewide celebration in most major California cities are asked to consider the legacy people of African ancestry in the remaining communities negatively impacted by "previous condition of servitude."...
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 7:31pm PDT
Hispanic Media Size Up Election Results: Litmus Test for Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Can Republican candidates win on an anti-immigrant platform? And did the immigration protests translate into more Latino voters? Hispanic media, analysts and community organizations say the results of Tuesday's elections mean different things to different people. Elena Shore monitors Spanish-language media for New America Media....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 6:27am PDT
Modesto: Help Shut Down 'Save Our State'! Saturday, June 24th! Help shut down anti-immigrant xenophobes in Modesto!...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 7:56pm PDT
California Juneteenth ~ Historic Folsom 
Historic Folsom is the site for authentic California History 1845-1865. What was the role of people of African Ancestry in early California? Will our Governor follow the legal requirement to recognize our contributions to the foward flow of humanity?
Should the story of early Black Pioneers in California be officially recognized by the State of California?...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 6:39pm PDT
Why We Need Police Accountability in San Jose (video/quicktime 12.4MB) Here are three voices and footage from Cinco De Mayo 2006, that show a diverse call for police accountability in San Jose. This video was shown at the 2006 Law Enforcement Accountability Forum on May 24th, which had over 200 people in attendance, including candidates for the Mayor of San Jose and Santa Clara County District Attorney's office. It is a 4 minute video....
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 11:45am PDT
Immigrant Worker awarded back pay Sonia Cano and Carlos Barrancos are like any other immigrant couple: hardworking, sacrificing, and unfortunately, underpaid and exploited. In December, when El Tecolote first reported the story, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the new INS under homeland security, armed with guns and threats, burst into the home of Cano and Barrancos. Cano, at the time, was nine months pregnant with the couple’s first child. ICE agents ended up sending Barrancos to detention facilities in Arizona. ...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 7:34am PDT
Douglas Arizona City Council Passes Resolution Against Border Militarization & Walls After the Senate bill passed two weeks ago that puts our homes
and businesses on the border at risk of the bulldozer Border
Action Network launched a drive to stop the triple walls and
protect our communities: No to border militarization! Not
at the cost of our communities! In the next two months we
will bring together city officials, businesses, churches and community
members in all four border st...
Posted: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 7:45pm PDT
3 Arrested During Walk-May 1st Immigrants March in Eureka- Arraignment - June 7, 2006 Three Women Brutally Arrested During Peaceful Walk to May 1st Immigrants
Rights March in Eureka: Arraignment Wednesday June 7, 2006
Who: Sierra Barnes, Holiday Dalgliesh, and Elsa Contreras are being
arraigned Wednesday June, 7th and the supporters from May 1st encourage
the public to attend. High profile attorney Omar Figueroa will be present
to represent one of the women.
What: The three women and their supporters are requesting that D.A. Paul
Gallegos drop all ch...
Posted: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 10:23pm PDT
Immigration News Briefs: Cessna Raid, Hunger Strike Ends, ICE Pervert Sentenced On June 1, Flor Crisostomo and Elvira Arellano annnounced the end of a hunger strike they began May 10, seeking a moratorium on raids and deportations. "We are ending the strike for the sake of our health," said Arellano. "Also to have the strength to return to Washington to lobby and prepare ourselves to support the next workers who will appear in court."...
Posted: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 8:13pm PDT
Students and Workers Rally to Demand Affirmative Diversity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2006...
Posted: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 6:17pm PDT
COUNTERPROTEST TONIGHT: East Bay Coalition for Border Security to rally in Fremont Tonight's counterprotest is happening between 4:30pm & 7:00pm at Mowry and Fremont Blvd., in Fremont....
Posted: Fri, Jun 2, 2006 12:55pm PDT
Counter Anti-Immigrant Minutemen in Fremont, Fri 6/2; Youth Empowerment Day, Sat 6/3 It's important that we confront these vigiliantes from the start. Join us at the
counter protest Friday, June 2, from 5-7 at the corner of Mowry and Fremont Blvd,
Fremont, CA...
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 10:46pm PDT
Immigrant Solidarity 2006 Immigrant Solidarity 2006 - An update of the Current Immigration Situation with Attorney Mark Silverman, free legal consultations, screening of Living to Die, Internatioanl Food and music by Francisco Herrera...
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 3:52pm PDT
Shrill Rhetoric on Illegal Immigration Won't Help Unemployed Blacks Studies show that industries with many black workers are often the same trades that hire many undocumented immigrants. But when some blacks conclude that those immigrants take away their jobs, they go too far, writes Earl Ofari Hutchinson, a political analyst and social issues commentator and the author of "The Crisis in Black and Black" (Middle Passage Press)....
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 9:30am PDT
4/27: National Boycotts of AOL, Lou Dobbs and Kimberly Clark "May 1 is the official start of the Ax KC and Ax AOL boycotts. Please stop
buying Kimberly Clark products that benefit U.S. Congressman James
Sensenbrenner. Please tell everyone to stop using AOL so Time Warner ends the CNN Lou
Dobbs show."...
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 1:39am PDT
FRSC: Interview with John Quigley at the South Central Farm in LA (audio/mpeg 10.1MB) John Quigley is one of several people working to protect the South Central Farm in Los Angeles by occupying a large old walnut tree in the farm. On Wednesday night, May 31st, John was the guest of Ms M. on her Free Radio Santa Cruz show, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Listen to the interview for background information on the South Central Farm and the latest news in the struggle to save the farm. (22:05 minutes / 10.2 MB)...
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 1:34am PDT
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