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DESCRIPTION:OccupyForum presents…\n\nTaking Stock of our Actions to Defend 
 Immigrants:\nGroup discussion and planning\n\nWe are witnessing at this 
 moment the most serious threat to our immigrant communities, at least since 
 Operation Wetback in 1954.  What’s more ominous today is that this attack 
 on immigrants is part of a broader assault on democratic rights aimed at 
 hammering into place a more authoritarian/fascist form of rule.\n\nBut it 
 is important to realize that the attacks on immigrants have aroused 
 widespread, diverse and potentially powerful opposition. They include 
 activist groups, churches and faith groups, labor unions, lawyers, and some 
 progressive, especially local, politicians, and immigrant groups 
 themselves.\n\nLast week, in response to threats by ICE to initiate raids 
 and mass roundups in\nthe Bay Area, two demonstrations were held at the ICE 
 headquarters at 630 Sansome. On Thursday it was a coalition of political 
 actors from Refuse Fascism, Occupy, Code Pink and other groups. On Friday 
 it was a convergence of religious forces initiated by the Jewish community. 
 It included activists from Faith in Action and the Interfaith Movement for 
 Human Integrity. More people plan to protest on Monday. Each of these 
 groupings brings with them their own strengths and weaknesses, but all are 
 essential and important in forging a broad defense of immigrants.\n\nWhat 
 strategies do these groups bring to the struggle, what are their 
 differences and their similarities? Can they collaborate and overlap, even 
 as they work independently?\n\nLet’s meet and kick around some ideas 
 about this. We see two areas where the movement to stop ICE can be 
 immediately assisted:\n\n1.     Keep up a regular protest presence at ICE 
 calling upon different sections of the community to take the lead in doing 
 this and,\n\n2.     Develop closer coordination, and information sharing, 
 between the different pro-immigrant forces in the field.\n\n\nMonday, 
 January 29th from 6:45 - 9 pm at SEIU Local 2\n215 Golden Gate Avenue near 
 Civic Center BART station\nInformation, discussion & community! Monday 
 Night Forum!!\nOccupyForum is an opportunity for open and respectful 
 dialogue\non all sides of these critically important issues!\n\nTime will 
 be allotted for announcements. Donations to OccupyForum to cover\n costs 
 are encouraged; no one turned away! \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/28/18806272.php
SUMMARY:OccupyForum: Taking Stock of our Actions to Defend Immigrants: Group discussion,planning
LOCATION:Local 2: 215 Golden Gate at Leavenworth\nnear Civic Center BART
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/28/18806272.php
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