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Friday AM: AZ Delegation Local Press Conference and Despedida When: Friday, April 15, 10:30am, Press Conference and
Despedida
447 Valencia St, San Francisco (in front of the
Sunrise Hotel...
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2005 6:25pm PDT
US Refugees: Persecuted at Home, Discriminated Against Abroad? As part of what some see as the 'War Against Dissent', extraordinary events can occur within the US, life threatening events. Has so-called 'realpolitik' now effectively denied Americans the right to political asylum. There have been legitimate cases, including one based upon torture and attempted murder....
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 11:05am PDT
AgJOBS VOTE POSSIBLE IN SENATE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 On Wednesday afternoon, April 13, Senator Larry Craig and Sen. Edward Kennedy are likely to offer the AgJOBS farmworker immigration bill, S.359, as an amendment to the pending supplemental appropriations bill...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 10:30am PDT
Minuteman Project Misconceptions - Confessions of two Indymedia Reporters 
For the last two weekends, Jessica and Walt have spent time on the Arizona-Mexico border, interacting with both the Minuteman Project volunteers and the ACLU Legal Observers. What they saw revealed problems with the activist movements....
Posted: Tue, Apr 12, 2005 7:56pm PDT
April 2005 U.S. Immigrant Alert! Newsletter Monthly Newsletter From National Immigrant Solidarity Network
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights!...
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 2:49pm PDT
4/6: DREAM Act 2005 Your Support Is Needed! DREAM Act 2005: Introduction Imminent - More endorsements urgently needed!...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:08pm PDT
4/16: CALIFORNIA DELEGATION TO ARIZONA! On April 17-18, a California delegation of immigrant rights and human rights
activists will be in Douglas, Arizona to respond to the presence of
vigilantes on the US/México border, and to their hate messages....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:45pm PDT
4/7 at 12pm in San Jose: "REAL ID" MEDIA ADVISORY! 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....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 1:42am PDT
MinuteMan Project is Misguided Vigilante Justice Sadly, their efforts bear far more resemblance to xenophobic hate groups than they do to the original Minutemen from Massachusetts. Local, state, and federal officials have denounced their initiative as an unnecessary interference with border patrol authorities, and even President Bush referred to them as “vigilantes.”...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:57am PDT
Raza Work to Stop Library Closings XISPAS, the Los Angeles website & blog dedicated to Chicano culture, art, and politics, reports on the library crisis in Salinas California. The state will be closing three public libraries this coming June for "lack of funds", and raza are spearheading a struggle to keep the libraries open. This fight for public access is only part of our mounting battle for civil and human rights. El Movemiento is revitalized with the energy of a whole new generation working for peace and justice....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 12:01pm PDT
4/7: OPPOSE “THE REAL ID ACT” PRESS CONFERENCE Thursday, April 7, 2005
12:00 PM
In front of the State Building (in San Josè, CA)
(100 Paseo de San Antonio)...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 12:40am PDT
Cesar Chavez honored in Salinas, la lucha sigue... 
On Sunday April 3, more than 1,200 people marched through the streets of Salinas and rallied at the Cesar Chavez Library. While we honored the life struggle of Cesar Chavez, we too struggle to keep the Libraries open in Salinas. Conncetions were easily made between the US government policy of endless war around the world and the closing of community resources such as the entire library system....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 11:47pm PDT
ACLU of Arizona to Provide Legal Observers During Controversial “Minuteman” Border Watch P The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, in its traditional role as a guardian of civil liberties, announced today that it will be providing legal observers throughout the month of April at the site of the Minuteman Project at the Arizona-Mexico Border....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 10:43pm PDT
Images from Cesar Chavez Annual March in San Francisco 
While Governor Schwarznegger honored civil rights leader Cesar Chavez by threatening to eliminate the state holiday honoring the struggle he led for the rights of farmworkers. And while hundreds rallied to save a library bearing his name in Salinas, hundreds marched in his honor in San Francisco....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 10:05pm PDT
Photos from Cesar Chavez Parade (1) 
Here are some photos from today's Cesar Chavez Parade in San Francisco....
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 6:28pm PDT
March in honor of Cesar Chavez is held in Fresno 
Photos from the Cesar Chavez march held in Fresno on April 2, 2005...
Posted: Sat, Apr 2, 2005 7:04pm PST
Mexican Immigration Policy for GUATEMALAN IMMIGRANTS as reported by
Amnesty International...
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2005 2:09am PST
LAPD Clarifying Rule on Immigrants After two decades of a strict firewall between Los Angeles police and federal immigration authorities, the LAPD is writing new guidelines for officers on how to interpret rules for treating illegal immigrants....
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 10:48am PST
Vigilantes set to 'confront' migrants on US border WASHINGTON U.S. nationalist vigilantes are set to begin patrolling the border with Mexico in an effort to stem what they see as a tide of undocumented immigrants, and some reports say violent Central American gang members are preparing to confront the selfstyled sentinels....
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 9:51am PST
This week: Call to End Impunity on the Border End Vigilante Hate Crimes and Impunity on the Border.
Don’t Let Elected Officials Off-the-Hook!
Week of Call-ins to insist that our officials do their jobs!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 30, 2005 9:14pm PST
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