Tuesday March 16, 2010
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Chicago mobilizes for immigrant rights - next step March 21 in Washington D.C.
BY Viviana Moreno | Chicago, IL | 3/15/10
Over 1000 young, undocumented immigrants and supporters gathered at Union Park here, March 10, followed by a march to “come out of the shadows.”
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Drivers licenses for immigrants passes first legislative hurdle
BY Brad Sigal | St. Paul, MN | 3/13/10
On March 10, a bill that would allow immigrants to get drivers licenses in Minnesota passed its first hurdle in a key vote. By a vote of 8-5-1, the "drivers license for all" bill, HF1718, passed the House Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Committee.
drivers license, Mujeres en Liderazgo (Women in Leadership)
Immigrants in Minnesota fight for right to a drivers license
BY Brad Sigal | Saint Paul, MN | 3/04/10
The struggle for immigrants to be able to get drivers licenses in Minnesota is gaining steam.
drivers license, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, MIRAc, Mujeres en Liderazgo, Women in Leadership
Continuing the Struggle for Immigrant Rights in 2010
BY Fight Back! Editors | United States | 2/12/10
The editors of Fight Back! think that support for the CIR-ASAP can help to rebuild the mass movement that is key to meaningful immigration reform. We support reform that genuinely improves the lives of poor and working people.
287(g), CIR-ASAP, HR 4437, ICE, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, STRIVE Act
Protest at Immigration Office Exposes Racism and Hypocrisy of Deporting Latino Immigrants
BY Brad Sigal | Bloomington, MN | 11/24/09
On Monday morning, Nov. 23, a group of immigrant rights activists staged a guerrilla theater-style protest here to dramatically expose the racism and hypocrisy of immigration raids that target Latino immigrants, tearing apart families and communities.
Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, MIRAc, Robert Erickson
Anti-Immigrant 'Tea Party' Confronted in St. Paul
BY Staff | St. Paul, MN | 11/15/09
On November 14, immigrant rights activists in the Twin Cities confronted a "tea party" rally of about 40 right wing anti-immigrant extremists at the Minnesota State Capitol.
anti-immigrant attacks, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, MIRAc, Robert Erickson, Tea Party
Protest Against Immigrant Detention and Border Deaths Outside Ramsey County Jail
BY Brad Sigal | St. Paul, MN | 11/02/09
75 people gathered outside the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, Nov. 1. The protest took place on Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to commemorate the more than 4000 immigrants who have died trying to cross the border into the U.S. from Mexico and the hundreds who have died in U.S. jails awaiting deportation.
Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, MIRAc
Immigrant Rights Activist Leaves Church Sanctuary
BY Kosta Harlan | Chicago, IL | 10/22/09
Flor Crisóstomo, a well-known organizer for the rights of immigrants and indigenous peoples, announced on Oct. 19 that she would leave her church sanctuary in Chicago to advance her advocacy and organizing for immigrants rights to a new stage.
Deportation, Flor Crisóstomo, santuary
'We Say Fight Back!' national conference to be held in Chicago
BY Chapin Gray | Chicago, IL | 8/28/09
In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, leaders and organizers across the country are gearing up for the “They Say Cut Back, We Say Fight Back!” national conference planned for Oct. 3 in Chicago, Illinois.
'We Say Fight Back' Conference, Economic Crisis
Latino Workers March to Demand an End to Mass Firings
BY Staff | Los Angeles, CA | 8/01/09
Over 2000 Mexican and Central American workers marched here, July 29, to demand legalization and an end to the mass firings of immigrants.
American Apparel, Carlos Montes, Southern California Immigration Coalition
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