Archive for the ‘Fighting Hate’ Category
The Rally Against SB 1070
Posted: April 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm By MichaelOn the biggest day of our national week of action for immigrant families, the US Supreme Court heard the oral arguments against Arizona’s infamous anti-immigration law, SB 1070. While the constitutionality of the bill was being discussed inside the Court’s white marble walls, faith leaders, labor unions, DREAMers, politicians, activists for immigrant and civil rights, undocumented and documented immigrants, and many others—nearly 1000 in all—stood in solidarity before the steps of the Supreme Court against SB 1070 and other hateful anti-immigration laws.
Kicking off the National Week of Action!
Posted: April 20, 2012 at 10:00 am By NicoleNext Wednesday, the Supreme Court is hearing Arizona’s SB 1070, the extreme anti-immigrant law that sent the state into crisis just two years ago. To make matters worse, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina passed similar laws of their own. Over the next week, we’re taking part of a National Week of Action to highlight the [...]
Why we’re marching
Posted: March 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm By admin3 days and 22 miles later, it’s time for an update. We’ve met some incredible people along the way – from Idaho, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maryland, Alabama, and more. I met a man from Waldorf, Maryland — who wished to not be named — whose uncle was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s roommate in college. His uncle [...]
Would Jeremy Lin Have Succeeded Under Today’s Harsh Anti-Immigrant Laws?
Posted: February 16, 2012 at 9:59 am By johntejedaBorn to immigrant parents, forced to defy stereotypes, and committed to working hard, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is an inspiration to many people in this country, not just NBA fans.
From tacos to chimichangas, stereotyping hurts everyone
Posted: February 15, 2012 at 6:21 pm By AllieThere’s no higher ground to take when it comes to stereotypes against any population.
US-citizen children denied food stamps under Alabama immigration law
Posted: February 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm By NicoleLast September, most of the nation’s worst anti-immigrant bill went into effect in Alabama. The impacts of HB56 have devastated the immigrant communities and the economy in Alabama. Unfortunately, stories from Alabama keep getting worse. Richard Cohen from the Southern Poverty Law Center told Yahoo News the state-wide hotline has received several calls reporting families [...]
Self-deportation: satire becoming reality.
Posted: February 2, 2012 at 12:48 pm By adminOver the past few weeks, Mitt Romney has regularly been touting his immigration policy as encouraging self-deportation–the process of making life impossible to continue in the United States so that immigrants return to their country of origin. Last night, Rachel Maddow spoke for nearly 20 minutes about the origin of self-deportation. Apparently, a satirist going [...]
SB1070 Architect ousted in Arizona state recall election
Posted: November 9, 2011 at 4:20 pm By adminLast night, immigrant rights activists sent a major shockwave through our movement, our communities, and our cultures. We stood up and told politicians that we won’t be bullied, we won’t accept bigotry, and we have power. Senator Russell Pearce (AZ-18), was soundly defeated by pro-immigrant challenger, Jerry Lewis, in a special election. Pearce authored the [...]
SUCCESS: Justice Department Sends Monitors to Maricopa, AZ, Arpaio Breaks Ties with Extreme Group
Posted: November 1, 2010 at 1:03 pm By Rachel LaBruyereBy Jackie Mahendra, originally posted on the America’s Voice blog: Last Friday we asked for help to make sure that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his volunteer “army” would not be intimidating Latino voters out of participating in the cornerstone of our democracy: voting. We asked our supporters to send a message to the DOJ to send [...]
Dear Sharron Angle: You’re not fooling anybody
Posted: October 27, 2010 at 11:08 am By Rachel LaBruyereWatch Gabe Gonzalez from the Campaign for Community Change call out Sharron Angle on her most recent racist ads in her bid for Nevada’s Senate seat. Last night, Gonzalez joined Keith Olbermann to discuss the blatantly anti-Latino ads Sharron Angle’s camp released this week. The race baiting tactic is nothing new (as Gonzalez and Olbermann [...]
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