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DESCRIPTION: Media Advisory                                                             
            April 6, 2005                                  Contacts:         
                                 English & Spanish Media                 
 English & Vietnamese Media                                      Larisa 
 Casillas, SIREN                         Hong-An Tran, SIREN                 
                      408-286-5680, ext. 102                       
 408-286-5680 x 103                                      415-640-4557 (cell) 
                             510-390-0006 (cell)                             
                Uncovering the Hoax:   Immigrant Leaders Speak Out Against 
 REAL ID Act  Join statewide call to action targeting Feinstein and Boxer    
  WHAT:  Press conference to announce and kick off national days of action 
 against the REAL ID Act, federal legislation that passed the House last 
 month and is pending in the US Senate.     WHERE: In front of the State 
 Building, 100 Paseo de San Antonio (facing the Starbucks and light rail).   
   WHEN: Thursday, April 7th at 12:00 pm. Rain or shine.     WHO: Immigrants 
 and refugees in Santa Clara County will be separated from their families 
 and face more discrimination due to the color of their skin, religious 
 beliefs and immigration status. Organized by members of VOICES  - Voting 
 and Organizing in Immigrant Communities through Education and Support – a 
 project of Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN). 
 Speakers will inform the media and public on how this misguided legislation 
 will harm our communities – immigrants and non-immigrants alike.          
      Speakers:  VOICES community organizers:    -          Samina Faheem 
 Sundas, Executive Director of American Muslim Voice  -          Musa 
 Kamara, African Refugee Community Services   -          Alejo Ricardez, 
 Member of Local 405  Allies:  -          Richard Konda, Executive Director 
 of the Asian Law Alliance  -          Sanjeev Bery, San Jose Director, ACLU 
 of Northern California  -          Neil Struthers, CEO Santa Clara Building 
 and Construction Trades Council  -          CJ Wilson, organizer with the 
 South Bay Labor Council     WHY: The REAL ID Act is mean-spirited and 
 misguided legislation that will hurt our communities. Known for seeking to 
 bar states from issuing undocumented workers drivers’ licenses, this 
 legislation includes other harmful conditions, such as making it more 
 difficult for individuals fleeing religious and/or ethnic persecution to 
 seek asylum in the United States. The Senate will not be debating the REAL 
 ID Act on its own merits, but rather, the Senate is sneaking these 
 proposals through the back door by adding them to funding for tsunami 
 relief and/or increased funding for Iraq.     # # #  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/07/62383.php
SUMMARY:Speakout vs. Real ID Act
LOCATION: In front of the State Building, 100 Paseo de San Antonio (facing the 
 Starbucks and light rail).
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/07/62383.php
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