March for Immigrant & Worker Rights and Picket Wells Fargo!

Press Release
Contact: Ramiro Medrano
Phone: (831)254-1953
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2009


May 1st: Immigrant and Workers’ Rights March


Watsonville, CA: A coalition of community members, local organizers and activists invite you to join the march in support and defense of immigrant and workers’ rights. On May 1st, 2006 the historical International Workers’ Day became a symbolic day in the current struggle for immigrant rights across the United States.

This year, the struggle continues for fair and comprehensive immigration reform as well as an attempt to call attention to the increased number of immigration detention centers where unjust and inhumane conditions prevail. These detention centers are made possible through the corporate investment of institutions such as Wells Fargo Bank.

Supporters will begin to gather at the Watsonville City Plaza beginning at 4PM.

The afternoon’s activities will include:

4-8 PM

• Free and private consultations with local immigration attorneys about the process of naturalization.
• Informational picket to be held in front of Wells Fargo at 4:30pm
• Photo exhibit by local photographers including Carmina Eliason and Miguel Zafra.
• Live music by local groups including Watsonville Taiko and a special performance by teacher Bob Gómez and students of Pajaro Valley schools singing, “This Land is Your Land/ Esta es tu Tierra”.

6PM

• March begins and travels through the neighborhoods of Watsonville and Pajaro.
• Following the march, local leaders will speak about current immigration reform efforts.

8PM

Screening of the film Golden Lands/Working Hands, Directed by Fred Glass - segments on farm workers and teachers organizing.