1/29:Congressional Lobby & National Call-In Day for Immigrant Rights

Jan 29, 2007 Washington D.C. Congressional Lobby
and National Call-In Day for Immigrant Rights

National Immigrant Solidarity Network
New York: (212)330-8172 Los Angeles: (213)403-0131
Washington D.C.: (202)595-8990

e-mail: info@ImmigrantSolid arity.org
Web: http://www.Immigran tSolidarity. org

1. Endorse Our Jan 29 Open Letter to the Congress
http://www.immigran tsolidarity. org/MayDay2007/ openletter12907. html

2. Join Our Jan 26 National Conference Call
http://www.immigran tsolidarity. org/MayDay2007/ Jan2907lobbyday. html#confcall

3. Jan 29 Come to our Washington D.C. Lobby Day
http://www.immigran tsolidarity. org/MayDay2007/ Jan2907lobbyday. html#lobby

or Call Your Elected Officials
http://www.immigran tsolidarity. org/MayDay2007/ Jan2907lobbyday. html#call

Dear Immigrant Rights Activists:

January 23rd thePresident Bush's State of the Union Speech, and the Congress
had claming they'll comitt to pass a comprehensive immigration reform
legislation this year, however, in our opinion, wrong sets of immigrant priorities
had been proposed.
On Monday January 29 National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN) will
organize a Washington D.C. Congressional lobby & national call-in day to the
Congress, to present our open letter to the elected officials our vision of a true
comprehensive immigration reform.

The January 29 lobby day will be part of the 3-days anti-war mobilization
organized by is organized by United For Peace & Justice (UFPJ) and supported by
NISN, we use this opportunity to highlight the importance of linking
immigrant rights movement with the anti-war, labor and global justice movements, in
order to build a broad-based movements to support our struggle.
This is our first actions of the 2007 to push for the comprehensive
immigration reform legislation, for the next several months we will organize series
of national campaigns and Congressional actions leading to the May Day 2007.

Together, We'll Build A New Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Rights/Civil Rights
Movements!

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What is the 3-days Washington D.C actions about?

The 3-days mobilization (1/27-29) is organized by United For Peace & justice
(UFPJ), it's main focus: No to The Escalation/Bring the Troops Back Home
NOW. NISN is the leadership of UFPJ, we want to encourage immigrant activists to
come to Washington D.C. for the Jan 27 march, as well the Jan 28-29 lobby
day.

We want to bring as many immigrant activists as possible to the D.C. to
support UFPJ actions while highlight the issues of immigrant rights to the
Congress on Mon Jan 29 lobby day, and building a strategic alliance with
anti-war/global justice activists at Sat Jan 27 march and Sun Jan 28 teach-in for our
upcoming May Day 2007 mobilization.

For more information about the events, please visit the following links:

TRANSPORTATION TO DC | HOUSING | VOLUNTEER | FLYERS, ETC.
PRESS CREDENTIAL REGISTRATION
FIND PEOPLE FROM YOUR AREA COMING TO DC
ENDORSE THE MOBILIZATION

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January 28 Teach-In/Training and Jan 29 Lobby Day

Please make sure your organization to read our January 29, 2007 Open Letter
to the Congress and Endorse our Letter Deadline of the endorsement is
Saturday January 27.

Jan 28 UFPJ lobby day training/teach- in (9:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
It's highly recommend that you come to the training before visiting the
Congress on Monday, Jan 29. it'll be happen at Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School,
4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD (just outside Washington D.C.).

Between 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, we'll be speaking at immigrant organizing
workshop and offering talking point/information for the immigrant rights lobbying.

Monday January 29 Congressional lobby (All-day, depends on your appoitments)
We'll present our Open Letter to the Congress when we visit the Congress.

NISN will focus to setting appointment with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to
deliver our letter, others are encourages to setting their own appointments
with their own representatives, to find the contact information of your
representatives: House Members or Senate Members

or

register with UFPJ and coordinate with their state coordinator for the 1/29
lobby day, and go with their state delegation. More Latest Information from
UFPJ about the lobby Day

Once you're decided you plan, please send us e-mail to:
info@ImmigrantSolid arity.org about your lobby day plans.

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Jan 29 National Call-In Day to the Congress

For Those Who Cannot Come to the Washington D.C. We will encourage everyone
to call-in your representatives at Monday, January 29, contact information of
your representatives: House Members or Senate Members

Anyone can get the local and DC addresses and fax numbers of their reps by
simply typing in their ZIP code at http://www.capwiz.com/ wa/dbq/officials

CONGRESSIONAL SWITCHBOARD: 1-800-839- 5276 or 202-224-3121.

(NOTE: The congressional switchboard is receiving a high volume of calls. If
you are not able to reach your senator or rep using the congressional
switchboard, you can often still reach them by calling their office directly.)

Script of the Call:

"My name is ___________ and I am from ___________. It is our hope that in
the coming 2007 legislative year that through your leadership true
comprehensive immigration reform legislation can be passed by the Congress. We supports
the following National Immigrant Solidarity Network's Congressional
immigration legislative proposals:
1) No to anti-immigrant legislation, and the criminalization of the
immigrant communities.
2) No to militarization of the border.
3) No to the immigrant detention and deportation.
4) No to the guest worker program.
5) No to employer sanction and "no match" letters.
6) Yes to a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
7) Yes to speedy family reunification.
8) Yes to civil rights and humane immigration law.
9) Yes to labor rights and living wages for all workers.
10) Yes to the DREAM Act and LGBT immigrant legislation.
Thank you for your attention and considerations. "

After the call, please make sure e-mail us: info@ImmigrantSolid arity.org and
tell us about your call.

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Jan 26 National Conference Call

Please Join our Friday, Jan 26 3:00 PM EST National Conference Call to
Discuss the Jan 29 Lobbying Day and Our Congressional Strategy for the May Day
2007 Mobilization:

Friday, January 26, 2007
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Std Time
Dial-in Number: 1-605-725-3600 (South Dakota)
Participant Access Code: 91030

Conference Call Agenda:
1) Introduction
2 ) Overview of our open letter and the issues, and representatives from
several organizations will discuss their analysis of different area of immigrant
issues:
- Federal immigrant legislation for 2007
- family immigrant laws
- current anti-immigrant laws
- Immigrant labor legislation
- detention & deportation, militarization of the border
- LGBT immigrant issues
3) Overview of the 1/28-1/29 Washington D.C. Congressional lobby and the
national call-in day.

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We Need Your Help!

The May Day 2007 organizing is the grassroots-based movement, you're the one
who can make the history happen!

1) Join our working groups and bi-monthly conference calls.

2) We need more volunteers! Includes: translators, graphic designers and
community organizers.

3) Donate to us! We are volunteer-based organization purely “out of the
pocket, passing the bucket” operation, your supports will be very important!
send your donations to: National Immigrant Solidarity Network/AFGJ

Mail your check to:
ActionLA / The Peace Center
8124 West 3rd Street, Suite 104 Los Angeles, California 90048
(All donations are tax deductible)

or donate on-line: http://www.actionla .org/Donation. htm

If you can interests to help us, please call: (213)403-0131 or e-mail:
info@ImmigrantSolid arity.org

Together, We'll Build A New Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Rights / Civil Rights
Movements!

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National Immigrant Solidarity Network
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights!
webpage: http://www.Immigran tSolidarity. org
e-mail: info@ImmigrantSolid arity.org
New York: (212)330-8172
Los Angeles: (213)403-0131
Washington D.C.: (202)595-8990

Please consider making a donation to the important work of National
Immigrant Solidarity Network

Send check pay to:
National Immigrant Solidarity Network/AFGJ

Send check to:
ActionLA / The Peace Center
8124 West 3rd Street, Suite 104 Los Angeles, California 90048
(All donations are tax deductible)

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