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Hunger Strike for Immigrant rights-Protest against HR4437-Dolores Huerta

by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
When I heard Dolores was going to be there I knew I had to be there. She came out and spoke the truth about the Immigrants who live in this Country. She came out to support the hunger strike.
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Dolores hugs the people who are going on the hunger strike.
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Dolores Huerta arrives and stands off to the side for a while. She stood there very
serious, attentive, and graceful. She stood there for just a short while; me watching and snapping
pictures of her. When the press got wind of her presence than my view was totally blocked. But I got her here whens she first arrived, beautiful.
§Dolores Huerta
by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
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She tells it like it is. Email me if you would like the video recordings I took of her. I will try to post them here later.
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She says '..the immigrants are the ones picking your fruit right now, taking care of your children, taking care of your elderly, working in the restaurants..-all the difficult work...'
She commands attention.
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They are camping out in front of the Federal Building on Golden Gate Avenue.
Go show them your support. Stop by. Say Hi. Say you care and believe.
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Dolores Huerta, what a great peaceful presence she has.
§Cesar Cruz-
by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
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He is on the hunger strike as well. He is very motivational and very motivated.
§Taking over the Federal Building
by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
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Two youth sit on top of the wall in front of the Federal Building while the speeches go on.
§We have the power
by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
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Si Se Puede

Inside this tent on this street on this night and for the next six nights-they go hungry.But like one of the speakers said ( I think it was Cesar Cruz). Our brothers and sisters go hungry every day for long periods of time on the border; plus many are killed. Cesar downplays his sacrifice in this way.
§1st cold night 1:30 a.m. 3/22/06
by Sara Blanco (sb37733 [at] ucsc.edu)
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When I went back that late night. There were more tents and all the people who
are on the hunger strike are sleeping. Supporters sat up awaker, however, chatting and talking to all the cars that drove up. Yes. Many people at this hour were curious and supporting them.
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A supporter runs over to a truck that has pulled over at 2am because the read the sign about Immigrants rights. He asked about what other immigrants were in on this fight and he left knowing that HR4437 affects ALL immigrants not just Mexicans. We are all in this together.
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The sign next to one of the tents says
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