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textEighth Grader Commits Suicide After Being Threatened With Jail Time for Organizing Walkout by Democracy Now (repost)
An eighth grader in California killed himself two weeks ago after being threatened by a school official for participating in the student immigrant rights walkouts. Anthony Soltero, 14, died after he shot himself in the head on March 30th. We speak with the attorney representing Soltero's mother....
Posted: Tue, Apr 11, 2006 9:34am PDT
imageLargest March in the History of Fresno
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by Mike Rhodes
Over 10,000 immigration rights supporters marched to downtown Fresno today (April 10, 2006). The march started at Saint Anthony Claret church and ended at City Hall. Along the way thousands of immigrants and their allies joined the march, ultimately making it the largest political march in Fresno’s history....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 11:26pm PDT
imageOakland Immigrant Rights March at City Hall
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by rae
as seen from the 11th floor of Oakland City Hall...
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 10:42pm PDT
textUC Berkeley Students Walkout in Support of Student Rights by Emma Seb
UC Berkeley Students, joined by high school students, walked out of classes today demanding amnesty and civil rights for immigrants in a joint protest with Palestinian solidarity groups commemorating the Deir Yassin massacre....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 10:07pm PDT
imageThousands in SF March for Immigrant Justice
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by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name
San Francisco, California (April 10, 2006) – About five thousand people marched this evening through San Francisco’s Mission District in support of immigrant rights. From 16th Street to 24th Street, thousands of immigrant workers, families, youth, and supporters marched down the middle of Mission Street. This was only one of hundreds of actions today being held under the “National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice” banner (http://www.april10.org)....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 9:35pm PDT
imageApril 10 San Jose Immigrant Rights March
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by Peter Maiden
On April 10, tens of thousands of people marched from East San Jose to City Hall--a three mile trek--to support immigrant rights. It was part of a national groundswell in support of the undocumented....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 8:51pm PDT
image10-12,000 March in Fresno
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by Simone Whalen-Rhodes
Photos from the April 10, 2006 march for immigrant rights in Fresno. More photos and short story to be posted later tonight....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 5:54pm PDT
textStanford Students Support Immigrant Rights! by Carol Brouillet
Students organized a rally at Stanford in conjunction with the National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights. They blocked off two traffic arteries off White Plaza to draw attention to the problems of "borders."...
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 5:25pm PDT
videoSF March for Amnesty to rally beginning at 6 P.M. (video/quicktime 10.8MB) by Bill Carpenter
Press Conference was held at 11am to announce the March for Amnesty in San Francisco. Three-minute QT movie. 11MB....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 4:56pm PDT
imageThousands Join Oakland March for Immigrant Justice
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by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name
Oakland, California (April 10, 2006) – Nearly five thousand people marched and rallied this morning in Oakland for immigrant rights. What began as a relatively small group at 100th avenue this morning, swelled to thousands as clusters of immigrant workers, families, youth, and supporters awaited the march all along International Boulevard. The eight mile march ended with a rally outside the Oakland Federal Building. This was only one of hundreds of actions today being held under the “National...
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 4:48pm PDT
imageLarge Immigrant's Rights Protest in San Rafael
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by brightpathvideo
A crowd of up to 3000 exhuberent protestors took the streets of San Rafael to stand up for immigrant rights....
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 2:02pm PDT
textBerkeley: National Day of Action to Defend Immigrant Rights by BAMN (reposted)
No Anti-Immigrant Jim Crow Laws! Full and Equal Rights for All Immigrants! 12 noon - Rally at UC-Berkeley's Sproul Plaza (near Bancroft + Telegraph) 1pm - March through Berkeley...
Posted: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 7:40am PDT
textFirst Casualty of Student Walk Outs! by jesheekah
Eighth grader Anthony Soltero shot himself through the head on Thursday, March 30, after the assistant principal at De Anza Middle School told him that he was going to prison for three years because of his involvement as an organizer of the April 28 school walk-outs to protest the anti-immigrant legislation in Washington. The vice principal also forbade Anthony from attending graduation activities and threatened to fine his mother for Anthonys truancy and participation in the student protests...
Posted: Sat, Apr 8, 2006 12:26pm PDT
imageThousands of Students March and Rally in Watsonville for Immigrant Rights
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by ~Bradley
On Friday, March 31st, thousands of students from local schools, including Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High, Aptos High and Renaissance High, marched and rallied against HR 4437 in Watsonville. In anticipation of the walkout, both Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville High decided to close their school doors in an effort to keep students safe. Here are some photos from the march from St. Patricks Church to the Watsonville Plaza, Mayor Antonio Rivas and Vice-Mayor Manuel Quintero Bersa...
Posted: Fri, Apr 7, 2006 1:51pm PDT
audioNo School: Rally in Watsonville for Immigrant Rights (audio/mpeg 17.8MB) by ~Bradley
On Friday, March 31st, thousands of students from local schools, including Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High, Aptos High and Renaissance High, marched and rallied against HR 4437 in Watsonville. In anticipation of the walkout, both Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville High decided to close their school doors in an effort to keep students safe. The following three bilingual audio mp3s were recorded on Friday, March 31st. The first mp3 is from the rally in the Watsonville Plaza and star...
Posted: Fri, Apr 7, 2006 1:20pm PDT
textImmigration Officers Arrest School Children by Repost by Peace and Freedom Party
In Firebaugh, two unmarked ICE vans pulled up alongside a school bus on Friday morning around 6:30, said Brian Walker, superintendent of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District. One van drove in front of the bus, forcing the driver to stop. Agents approached the bus, but the driver, following protocol, refused to open the door....
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 1:43pm PDT
imageSi Se Puede to Si Se Pudo - A Labor Organizer Looks at Changing a Moment into a Movement
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by Worker Freedom
Story by Adam Welch, IWW; Photo by Jessica Valdez - From Silicon Valley DeBug....
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 6:47am PDT
textYoung People Bring New Energy to Immigrant Rights Movement by New America Media (reposted)
With cell phones and e-mail, students and youths across the country organized marches and school walkouts to protest anti-immigrant proposals in Congress. Three young people from San Jose, Calif., where 15,000 took to the streets on March 25, reflect on honoring their parents, leaderless movements and new ways of coming together for change. Raj Jayadev is editor of Silicon Valley De-Bug, where Hector Gonzalez, 22, and Elizabeth Gonzalez, 25, are staff members....
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 8:34pm PDT
imageAqui estamos, no nos vamos — We’re here, not leaving
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by Elfie & Maia Ballis/SunMt
Aqui estamos, no nos vamos — We’re here, not leaving. 1:45 minute video...
Posted: Sun, Apr 2, 2006 4:17pm PDT
text3/27-31: Nationwide Week of Massive Student Walkouts for Immigrant Rights! by Lee Siu Hin - Immigrant Solidarity Network
Reports of students walk outs from across the country...
Posted: Sun, Apr 2, 2006 1:47am PST
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