Elvira Arrellano Begins Hunger Strik

TO: ALL MEDIA

FROM: CENTRO SIN FRONTERAS/LA FAMILIA LATINA UNIDA
Contact: Emma Lozano (773) 671-1798
Or Rev Walter L Coleman (773) 671-1755

PRESS CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH,
4:30 P.M.
Adalberto united Methodist Church
2716 W Division St, Chicago, Illinois

ELVIRA ARELLANO BEGINS HUNGER STRIKE:
"The Raids and Deportations and Separations of Families
Must Stop Now !
"The Congress and the President must fix the Broken Law
and End the Crucifixion of Innocent Children and their Families."

"As I have stayed here in Sanctuary with my U.S. citizen son
Saulito for seven months, the Congress and the President have taken
no action to fix the broken law. Meanwhile, millions of people live
in the shadows and millions of children live in fear of being
abandoned. While nothing is done to fix the broken law, the raids
and deportations continue to escalate every week..

"I am starting this hunger strike, on the eve of Good Friday, as a
prayer that our people will mobilize, that the hearts of the people
of this nation will open and that the elected officials will act to
preserve our families and the Holy Bond between the children and
their mothers and fathers. I pray that not one more family will be
separated, not one more child left behind."
Elvira Arellano

The Press Conference will follow a brief celebration of the Last
Supper with families and children facing separation. Elvira Arellano
will call on others around the country to join her in the hunger
strike and her pastor, Rev. Walter Coleman, who will join her in the
hunger strike, will call on religious leaders across the country to
stand with her.

Hunger Strike Day 1
On Friday, April 6th, at 10 A.M. Elvira will participate in a brief
Good Friday ceremony at the church and send off a delegation who
will hold a "Viacrucis" in front of ICE Headquarters at Clark and
Congress.
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Stop the Raids and Deportations!
Legalization for ALL Immigrants!
May 1, 2007 - Great American Boycott II

National May 1st Movement for Worker and Immigrant Rights
213.995.0694
may1movement [at] gmail.com
http://maydaymovement.blogspot.com

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