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AUSTIN: Students Protest SB 1070 at UT – Thur 4/29

Join us this Thursday on the West Mall at noon to protest the passage of SB 1070 in Arizona, the latest round of anti-immigrant legislation that legalizes profiling and mandates resident status documentation for immigrant workers.  Such attacks aim to keep undocumented workers a superexploited tier of labor and goes hand-in-hand with denying access of […]

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COLORADO: Denver Walkout to protest racist AZ law

Denver Walkout to protest racist AZ law Type: Causes – Protest Date: Friday, April 30, 2010 Time: 1:30am – 4:30am Location: Various: see below Description Ya basta! Say no to racist Arizona bill (SB 1070) that was passed into law on Friday, April 23rd @ 1:30pm. Exactly a week later….WALKOUT in the Denver-metro area this […]

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HOUSTON: Global Rally at Chevron 2010 Shareholder Meeting

Global Rally at Chevron 2010 Shareholder Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Time: 7:00am – 12:00pm Location: Chevron Building Auditorium Street: 1500 Louisiana Street City/Town: Houston, TX View Map Description On May 26th representatives from communities harmed by – and fighting back against – Chevron are coming to Houston to confront the oil giant at […]

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EL PASO: Hundreds Protest Immigration Law

Hundreds Protest Immigration Law | KTSM News Channel 9 http://www.ktsm.com EL PASO, TX – Hundreds of people marched downtown today to honor Cesar Chavez and protest the new Arizona law that some are calling the most strict immigration measure in generations.

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MCALLEN: National Day of Action for Immigrant and Workers Rights – May 1

May Day 2010 National Day of Action for Immigrant and Workers Rights Sat May 1 @ 10am Rally in Archer Park McAllen, Tx 100 N Main St Stop the deportations! No more raids! End 287(g)! Protest the rights of ALL workers! HUMANE IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW! Contact: neha or 956.787.2233

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Tent City April 10, 2010: SWU community members support the protest organized by Students from Houston and Austin

SOUTHWEST WORKERS’ UNION Tent City April 10, 2010: Southwest Workers’ Union (SWU) community members (Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Family of Hunger Strikers) showed our support to the Students from Austin & Houston and together demanded an end to the Tent City and an end to the Abuse/Retaliation against immigrants/hunger strikers. We demand Universal Citizenship Rights […]

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ARIZONA: VETO SB1070 Week of Action!

VETO SB1070 Week of Action! Type: Causes – Protest Start Time: Monday, April 19, 2010 at 11:00am End Time: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 1:00pm Location: Arizona State Capitol Phoenix Arizona Description Join us this week at the Arizona State Capitol Everyday from 11:00am-1:00pm to ask Governor Jan Brewer to Veto SB1070. Lots of events […]

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Groups Protest Massive ICE Sweep, Anti-Immigrant Bill in Arizona

News Release Friday, April 16, 2010 Contact: Catherine Tactaquin, (510) 465-1984 ext. 302, ctactaquin@nnirr.org, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, (NNIRR) Isabel García (520) 891-6169 isabel@derechoshumanosaz.net and Kat Rodriguez, (520) 770-1371, kat@derechoshumanosaz.net, Coalición de Derechos Humanos (CDH) Christian Ramirez, (619) 885-1289, cramirez@afsc.org, Project Voice- American Friends Service Committee (PV-AFSC) Massive ICE sweep terrorizes Arizona […]

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AUSTIN: Dignity Not Detention – Protest “Tent City” Detention Center – Mar 30

Dignity Not Detention – Protest "Tent City" Detention Center Tuesday, March 30, 12-1pm, MTC offices (2995 Dawn Drive, Georgetown, TX) Immigrant rights organizers will gather for a protest and letter-delivery calling for the closure of the "Tent City" detention center at the offices of private prison corporation Management and Training Corporation (MTC) in Georgetown, Texas. […]

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