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Spring 2006 Immigrant Mobilizations
6/3
San Ysidro, CA: Western Regional Protest and March!
Western Regional Rally June 3rd 1:00pm Larsen Park 455 Sycamore Rd San Ysidro, CA against the deployment of 6,000 National Guards to the U.S.-Mexico border region Called by San Diego Si Se Puede Coalition Urgent Action Alert! Folks: 1) A local press conference, rally or vigil
to denounce the racist anti-immigrant proposals from Congress and
the President. May 11 No HR 4437 Action
Alert!
NO DEAL! NO COMPROMISE! NO HAGAL-MARTINEZ! SEND A FAX OR EMAIL THIS
LETTER DIRECTLY WHY? TO SEND AN
EMAIL, JUST SEND IT FROM SENATOR
REID'S WEBSITE: THIS WILL TAKE 2 MINUTES! TO SEND A FAX, JUST FAX THE LETTER BELOW TO: 202-224-7327
(FAX #) TO CONTACT MARTINEZ CALL: Senator Mel Martinez: (202) 224-3041 TO SEND AN EMAIL TO MARTINEZ USE EMAIL FORM
ONLINE Senate Switchboard for other senators: (202) 224-3121 SIGN YOUR NAME AND/OR ORGANIZATION IF YOU HAVE ONE. INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS. DON'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE, DO THIS TODAY! SAMPLE LETTER BELOW May Day 2006 - We Have Made History! Ten Millions Across the Country Take to the Streets to Demand Immigrant Rights! Lee Siu
Hin
http://www.NoHR4437.org http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org
Today was one of the most important days in U.S. history: ten millions of immigrants, activists and allies in over 200 cities from across the country chose to skip work, school, and the normal daily routine to participate in "A Day Without Immigrants." We held a national boycott, general strikes, rallies and symbolic actions in order to demand basic rights for all immigrants, and to build a new multi-ethnic united civil rights movement for the 21st century! This could be the biggest civil rights/social movement ever seen in U.S. history. Millions flooded the streets of Los Angeles and essentially shut down the city. In New York City, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, together with one million Latino, African and Asian immigrants marched into the heart of Manhattan. In Chicago, hundreds of thousands mobilized for this May 1st march. We have shown the world that our force, our strength and our voice cannot be silenced from this moment! and we'll fight for our demands until we prevail.
This could include (and is
not limited to): These are just some ideas to consider: we encourage you to come up with more. We welcome everyone to participate in the process and offer us support and feedback, and we'll announce the details within the next few days. Thanks to everyone who helped make history today. I am proud of you! United We'll Win! Together We'll Achieve Our Dreams! May 1, 2006: Call to
Action!
"El Gran Paro Americano 2006" "The Great American Boycott 2006" "Un dia sin immigrante" "A day without an immigrant" Nationwide General Immigrant
Strike!
We are clling No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and also to have rallies around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.) at May 1st to protest the anti-immigrant bill. On May 1, we will wear "white" a T-Shirt and/or white arm bands, we can paint and write our political demands (and creative arts) at the T-shirt go to rally, protest, strike, vigil, work or school--we will have a ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to west coast, at the street, work place, school, bus station & store... and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER! We will settle for nothing less than full
amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently
in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the
wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies
along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation.
>> More
details News Reports: 3/30: May 1 Strike to support undocumented people's legalization (Notimex)
April 10 National Day of Action &
Rally for Immigrant Rights! Lists of the A10 Rally Cities: 4/15 Los Angeles, CA: Mass Student March Against Racist Legislation - For Full Immigrant Rights Saturday April 15th 2006 @ 10 AM Olympic & Broadway to City Hall Los Angeles, CA Area School Walk Outs Help-Line Information School Walk Out Help-Line Numbers: English (310) 712-7066 Spanish (310) 712-6373 >> More Details Suggest Legislative Actions!
Useful Tools
3/30: Actions Need For Senate Immigration Bill, Call Your Senator! 1. Why the Senate's Proposed
Immigrant Bill is Bad for the Immigrants. 3/21:
Visit your Senators in their District Offices over Recess To Discuss
the Immigrant Rights! 3/22: Petition
to Defeat the "Sensenbrenner Bill", Repressive Anti-Immigrant
Legislation! 3/21: CLEAR
Act update -- contact your senator today! 3/24: Guide
for state groups dealing with anti-immigrant worker legislation
(PDF Reports) - State
Anti-Immigration Legislation Guide Talking Point Myths about Undocumented Immigrants
English
and Spanish Useful Tools Tool kit on fighting state/local
police enforcing immigration laws March 27-31: Nationwide Week of Massive Student Walkouts for Immigrant Rights, and Fight Against Police Repression Against Students!
3/27: THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
LEAVE THEIR SCHOOLS TO PROTEST HR 4437 3/30: Student
Walkouts - The Next Step (National Immigration Law Center) Watsonville Student Legal Defense Los Angeles: La Gran Walkout, to City Hall 3/27: 25,000 students walked out of school today to protest anti-immigrant reform! Leslie Radford reports: Today
I met 2,000 of them walking to City Hall. I heard them on the streets,
the cheering, chanting crew, the police sirens, the helicopter circling.
By the time I shook loose from what I was doing, they'd passed by,
so I jumped in my car to catch up with them marching down Cesar
Chavez. A thousand students, spread over blocks, were walking down
the sidewalk, with a police escort shutting down a lane of traffic
. Full Story: La
Gran Walkout, to City Hall by Leslie Radford April 1: North High Students March to City Hall Santa Ana, CA 3/27: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN ORANGE COUNTY SHUT DOWN BY STUDENTS Details are still sketchy, but it appears that the Orange County Treasurer/Tax Collector's office and a number of other government agencies were shut down yesterday when Santa Ana high school students flooded them in protest of anti-immigration legislation. 3/28: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPLOY ARMORED CARS AND HORSES TO SQUELCH PROTEST Several of Santa Ana's poorest working class Mexican neighborhoods suddenly found themselves under a state of siege last night when an estimated two hundred Santa Ana police officers, Orange County Sheriff's deputies, and California Highway patrolmen descended into the area and squelched a peaceful protest near the intersection of Bristol and McFadden Streets. 3/17: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE OVER RIVERSIDE FREEWAY San Diego, CA 3/31: A 6,000 strong march of mostly students culminated a week of student walkouts. [San Diego IMC} The march went through barrio logan and sherman heights. Many bystanders showed support, standing on their porches or on top of buildings, waving mexican flags. Lots of people from the community joined the march as it went by. Students walked out of high schools all over San Diego and as the marches arrived at Chicano Park, the crowd roared. Some students simply didn't go to school. SDSU, City College and UCSD students were in attendance as well. Report Photo 3/31: Emergency Calls Needed for Student Protestors in San Diego! 3/30: Schools Shut Down Today, Massive Walkouts Friday 3/29: Police
Brutality Against Students Walking Out Phoenix, AZ 3/28: Photo Report Tucson, AZ 3/30: Students walk out for a second day El Paso, TX 3/30: Fliers, notes help organize students 3/30: 4
Articles about El Paso Students walk Out Houston, TX 3/31: More than two dozen Houston students detained after walkout Houston police have taken at least 26 Houston public school students into custody after dozens of students walked out of classes today. 3/28: Immigrant Students Take a Stand at City Hall Students from all ends of our sprawled city made the march to city hall to protest repressive immigration laws proposed by the government of this country. It rained cold all morning in Houston, but the heat in the passionate hearts of these youth kept them going regardless of the weather or the distance. 3/25: March for a DREAM brings thousands to the streets of Houston [Houston IMC] On Saturday
March 25, A 5,000 strong immigrant's rights rally followed the Dream
March filling the streets of Houston with chants, solidarity
and celebration. The march was orgnized by Jovenes Unidos por un Futuro Mejor (Young Immigrants for a Better Future), around support for the DREAM Act, which would allow undocumented students who graduate from high school to recive in state tuition and allow some college students to apply for temporary and permanent legal status. Dallas, TX 3/28: Photo Report
From Los Angeles to Houston, it's clears that the police are begin using repressive means to attack and arrest walk out students. On March 29, The Los Angeles School district and police are enforcing a crack down on student walk outs today. All high schools are on lock down and police cars are patrolling the perimeter of some of those high schools that have seen the largest walk out in the past three days. Still this crack down did not prevent about 50 students from Westchester High from staging a walkout and march to the offices of Univision this morning. They were able to meet with an anchor from the station. The students were followed by police squad cars, one police helicopter and 2 media helicopters. After staging a short rally and speaking with the newsman from Univision the students voluntarily boarded 2 school buses and were taken back to school. The march was peaceful and there were no arrests. The students will, however, be cited with truancy. 3/28 Los Angeles, CA: ARRESTS, CRACKDOWNS AND THREATS DIRECTED AT STUDENT PROTEST In a clear reversal by city officials, educators and police, student protesters today faced campus lockdowns, arrests and threats with both Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Schools Superintendent Ray Romer threatening consequences to further student protests and "truancy." 3/31 Houston, TX: More than two dozen Houston students detained after walkout 3/29 San Diego, CA: Police Brutality Against Students Walking Out 3/28 Santa Ana, CA: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPLOY ARMORED CARS AND HORSES TO SQUELCH PROTEST 3/28 Watsonville, CA: Watsonville High Walk Out
Useful Advise from Los Angeles National Lawyers
Guild Students Rights to Participate in Political Protest (National Lawyers Guild Northern California) *The law and school policies depends on the state and school district you lives, so you shoulc check with your local National Lawyers Guild chapters for more information. Hotlines: Assistance with Walkout related
Truancy Tickets, School Suspencion and other Disciplinary actions
for the Los Angeles, CA area students.
3/25: Los Angeles: Between
Half-million to One Million People Protest against Anti-Immigrant
Law! For More Photos, go: Photo Album March 25, in downtown Los Angeles, over 1 million people demonstrated in support of immigrant rights. This was the largest demonstration in the history of California. March organizers announced from the stage that the crowd was over 1 million. Univision and other Spanish-language television reported that up to 2 million people marched. The Los Angeles Times, reflecting police estimates, gave the march 500,000 - police estimates have been trying to minimize pro-immigrant rights demonstration for the last few weeks. >> Read
the Full Report 3/25 San Francisco, CA: 3rd Comunique from the Hunger Strike for Immigrant Rights CLEAR Act 2/28: Senate debate and the CLEAR Act PATRIOTIC Act 3/3: Senate passes a revised Patriot Act Senate Vision of "Sensenbrenner Bill" 2/24: Draft Senate Immigration Bill Released
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