BY staff | Tampa, FL | 11/08/15
On Nov. 6, Raices en Tampa rallied on a busy street corner in solidarity with the immigrant families being held, without due process, in a Texas detention center. The Legalization for All Network called for a national day of action demanding the U.S. government release the children, end family detention and halt deportations.
BY staff | Tampa, FL | 9/30/15
On Sept. 26, Raices en Tampa hosted a vigil and rally on the anniversary on the kidnapping and disappearance of 43 Mexican students.
BY Alekos Zambrano | Tampa, FL | 6/26/15
Two dozen people gathered here June 19 at La Mexicana Bakery to demand an end to deportations and legalization for all.
BY Alekos Zambrano | Tampa, FL | 5/28/15
Over 200 people gathered in downtown Tampa’s Lykes Gaslight Park, May 23, to rally against Monsanto and march in support of fair labeling practices.
BY staff | Tampa, FL | 4/25/15
Organizations around the Tampa Bay joined together here for a press conference, April 24, in front of the Ybor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, holding two banners, one that read “May Day” and another saying “Stop the deportations.”
BY staff | Tampa, FL | 3/02/15
A dozen people came together here, Feb. 26, to confront the city council and demand its members support drivers licenses for the undocumented.
BY Marisol Marquez | Tampa, FL | 2/15/15
More than 30 people gathered at the First United Church of Tampa, Feb. 14, for Raíces en Tampa's "Stop the Heartbreak" Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) panel.
BY Marisol Marquez | Tampa, FL | 12/23/14
The holidays are a time for family to come together, especially Mexican families in the U.S. For Oscar Hernandez, a DREAMer and member of Raíces en Tampa, this is the same plan.
BY Alekos Zambrano | Columbus, GA | 11/28/14
Over 1000 people attended the annual School of the Americas protest, at Fort Benning the weekend of Nov. 22. Every year thousands meet here to denounce the decades of U.S. military intervention, aid and overall presence in Latin America.
BY staff | Tampa, Fl | 9/26/14
A rally by immigrant rights activists on Sept. 25 stopped the planned next-day deportation of David Sanchez.
