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Thu Oct 08, 2009 at 12:16:38 PM EDT
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By Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger
After the shadowy Bush years, the emergence of reasonable policy can be a little surprising. Immigration law has suffered from a lack of planning and is often influenced by fear rooted in the Sept. 11 attacks. But the national dialogue on immigration has begun to grow healthier. Activists, immigration advocacy groups and Latino and Asian American communities dug in and are working toward reform. Right wing and anti-immigration voices have less sway. This week we see two tangible and positive developments on this front: An announcement from the White House regarding detention policy reform and a letter against aggressive enforcement sent to the White House from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 at 14:23:36 PM EDT
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Today marks the start of two full weeks of action, prayer, and protest on immigration.
People of faith and community leaders from across the state will join immigrant advocates from my organization, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), to mobilize for just and humane immigration reform-- and to reject the continuation of futile, Bush-style enforcement-only policies on immigration.
Reverend Sandra Castillo, President of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, is among the faith leaders who will participate in the two weeks of action. Her reason? According to Reverend Castillo:
Our immigration system is in pressing need of reform. Harsh, punitive policies are separating families and creating economic turmoil instead of bringing real solutions.
The actions will take place in seven Illinois congressional districts, including Dan Lipinski's (IL-3), Luis Gutierrez' (IL-4), Mike Quigley's (IL-5), Melissa Bean's (IL-8), Jan Schakowsky's (IL-09), Mark Kirk's (IL-10); and Bill Foster's (IL-14.) As part of the national campaign, Reform Immigration For America, thousands will engage in a series of vigils, town hall meetings, and rallies to challenge members of Congress and the Administration to step up to the plate and deliver just and humane immigration reform, now.
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Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 16:35:32 PM EST
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Crossposted at OurChart.com and DreamActivist.org - Feel free to disseminate. In light of the massive uprising against Prop 8 in California and similar attacks on LGBT communities, this segment is dedicated to the queer and 'illegal' lives of our undocumented LGBT youth. President-elect Barack Obama has stated that undocumented students raised in the United States are “Americans for all intent and purposes.” Yet, these undocumented American are punished for the alleged transgressions of their parents, and face many barriers to their DREAMs upon graduation from high school—often they cannot attend college, drive or work legally, obtains loans, or even legalize their status. While illegal presence is not a crime, anti-immigrant hysteria has effectively given them the tag of ‘criminal.’ The situation gets worse with the heteronormativity of U.S. immigration laws. The fact that even LGBT immigration organizations like ‘Immigration Equality’ and the elitist 'Human Rights' Campaign pay scant attention and continue to ignore the plight of undocumented gay students in the United States makes the situation even more precarious. This is not just a gay issue or Latino issue; it is a human rights issue and undocumented queer students are caught in the middle of two ensuing culture wars: the battle for gay rights and immigrant rights, neither of which is seen as a civil and human rights struggle by the mainstream. In this entry, you will come across undocumented LGBT youth from diverse backgrounds, states and circumstances that have come together in these waiting rooms of history to share the limbo of their lives. Juan and Felipe depict how love cannot be illegal, Mohammad expresses how going back to Iran is certainly not an option, Prerna represents a life in isolation with a desire to succeed against all odds, Karla wants to serve this country and Moreno is currently in high school with dreams of becoming an artist.
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 11:42:00 AM EDT
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The new series "This Brave Nation" is reminding us that together, we can achieve change. Each 30-minute episode produced by the project features a one-on-one conversation between progressive icons.
Those featured include Tom Hayden, Dolores Huerta, Carl Pope, Bonnie Raitt, and Pete Seeger, and rising stars like Majora Carter, Van Jones, Naomi Klein, Ava Lowery and Anthony Romero. Each episode brings us a unique conversation about influences, personal choices, activism and the fight for humanity that unites us.
At a time when our country feels divided and we are working towards solidarity for a better future, "This Brave Nation" reaffirms the soul of our movement and strengthens our resolve for change. Below is the trailer for the most recent episode - a conversation between activist musician Bonnie Raitt and veteran organizer Delores Huerta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
For the full video, and for the other episodes, visit www.bravenation.com
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 23:02:18 PM EDT
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In response especially to the Postville raid in May, some friends and I and members of our church congregation are writing to Congress to express our outrage and to ask for change. We are writing to our senators and representative and also to Obama and McCain.
I wrote the letter, a friend made photocopies and provided stamps, another printed address labels and provided envelopes. During lunch after the service today, we laid out letters and envelopes and people signed them. We got about 30 to 35 letters just today. We are a very small Latino congregation--small, but fierce, muy fuerte.
Here's a copy of the letter we are sending:
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