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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \nConcord Congregations and Community Groups Outraged 
 by  Recent Immigration \nRaids Say: \n“STOP TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITY” 
 \nCommunity  Groups are Outraged by Immigration Authorities Following 
 Parents \nand their Kids  after School, Going door to door in Apartment 
 Complexes and \nFomenting Fear and  Distrust in Our Community\n\nContact 
 information:  \nCristina H. Espinoza at 925 301 6198 (cell); 
 _cciscocristina@aol.com_ \n(mailto:cciscocristina@aol.com)   -- CCISCO 
 \nWhat:  COMMUNITY  FORUM\nWhen:        WEDNESDAY,  February 7, 2007 – 
 7pm\nWhere:    St. Francis of Assisi Church- 860 Oak Grove  Rd.-Concord  
 \nCCISCO (Contra Costa Interfaith  Supporting Community Organization) 
 leaders \nat St. Francis of Assisi Catholic  Church in Concord, armed with 
 their faith, \nare hosting an event this  coming Wednesday to resist the 
 recent immigration \nraids in the City of Concord  and call for their City 
 and Congress \nrepresentatives’  support. \nWe are working families that 
 take  pride of being residents of the City of \nConcord but are very 
 concerned because  of the pain and fear that our community \nis 
 experiencing. Parents are afraid  of sending their kids to school, children 
 \nare afraid to be followed home,  families that already live under a lot 
 of \npressure are feeling even more stress.  Some in the community have the 
 notion \nthat it is the Concord Police Department  conducting the 
 immigration raids.  \nPeople in the community are scared  and there is a 
 lot of misinformation. “My \nnine year old nephew knows he is not  
 supposed to open the door, he has \nwatched the TV coverage on the raids, 
 he knows  we need to protect ourselves” \nstates one of our leaders. 
 “My uncle (a day  laborer) was detained after being \nlured by a 
 potential employer who resulted to  be an immigration official” laments 
 \nanother. \nAt least 37 cases of abuse of  authority have being registered 
 in the City of \n Concord. \nWe need to hear form our City  officials. We 
 are working hard to respond to \nthose concerns and are calling on  our 
 City officials’ presence to rebuild the \ntrust in our  community. \n"We 
 love our community; some of us  have lived here for decades. The recent 
 \nImmigration and Customs Enforcement  Agency (ICE) actions jeopardize our 
 hopes \nto build a beloved community where our  children feel safe and 
 where our \nfamilies thrive” states a small business owner  and church 
 leader. \nVISUAL:  Local residents who  have witnessed and have been 
 victims of  the \nraids will provide testimony  about the impact on their 
 families; a lawyer and \nlocal leaders will educate  residents about their 
 legal rights; and public \nofficials will respond to  community requests 
 for support. \n******************\nLarisa  Casillas \nDirector\nBay Area 
 Immigrant Rights Coalition  (BAIRC)\n310 Eighth Street, Suite  
 303\nOakland,  CA 94607\nPhone: (510)  839-7598\nFax: (510) 
 465-1885\n_www.immigrantrights.org_ (http://www.immigrantrights.org)  \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/06/18358789.php
SUMMARY:Concord Response to Raids: “Stop Terrorizing Our Community"
LOCATION:St. Francis of Assisi Church- 860 Oak Grove  Rd.-Concord  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/06/18358789.php
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