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DESCRIPTION: LUCHA UNIDA DE LOS JORNALEROS \n\n                      FOR IMMEDIATE 
 RELEASE \n\n                      CONTACTS: Patricia Loya (510) 437-1555, 
 Renee Saucedo (415) 553-3404 \n\n                      Oakland day laborers 
 march and rally to repeal city’s "Anti-Solicitation Ordinance." Workers 
 also demand\n                      Oakland’s attention to their rights 
 and needs. \n\n                      On Thursday, December 13, 2001, 
 beginning at 9:00 a.m., hundreds of day laborers, predominantly Latino,\n   
                    immigrant men who stand on street corners waiting for 
 employers to hire them, will march to Oakland City Hall\n                   
    demanding the repeal of the recently-passed "Anti-Solicitation 
 Ordinance." The march will begin at 3005 12th\n                      
 Street, in Oakland, and will end with a press conference and rally at the 
 steps of Oakland City Hall at 11:00 am. \n\n                      The day 
 workers oppose the ordinance because it has caused police to harass them, 
 push them off the street,\n                      and has caused the loss of 
 many jobs. States Carlos Mares, a leader of the day laborer association, 
 "Lucha\n                      Unida de los Jornaleros," ("United Struggle 
 of Day Laborers"): "We have a moral and legal right to stand on the\n       
                street to look for honest work. If neighbors have 
 complaints, we should be allowed to help negotiate solutions,\n             
          not be victims of an ordinance that criminalizes us and that hurts 
 our chances of finding work." \n\n                      Besides repealing 
 the anti-day laborer ordinance, the workers will be calling for more public 
 bathrooms and\n                      trash receptacles on streets where 
 they congregate. \n\n                      While the marchers and their 
 supporters will focus their protest on the Oakland City Council, they will 
 bring a\n                      special message to Councilman Ignacio De La 
 Fuente, the main proponent of the ordinance. "We have tried to\n            
           meet with Councilman De La Fuente to discuss our needs and he has 
 responded only by threatening to have\n                      us arrested by 
 the police and by threatening the funding of supportive agencies," states 
 Carlos Mares. \n\n                      Speakers at the press conference 
 will include day laborers, Patricia Loya, Executive Director of Centro 
 Legal de\n                      la Raza, Wilson Riles, candidate for Mayor 
 and local labor and community leaders.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/2793.php
SUMMARY:Oakland Day Laborers March & Rally
LOCATION:March begins 9:00am at 3005 12th Street in Oakland.  Ends at City Hall, 
 with press conference at 11:00am.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/2793.php
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