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First we marched, then we rallied… and lawmakers listened
Posted: April 12, 2010 at 11:15 am By Rachel LaBruyereOn Saturday, immigration reform advocates gathered in cities across the country to call for immigration reform in 2010. With crowds of over 10,000 in Las Vegas and Seattle, with smaller events in Chicago, Philadelphia, Providence, El Paso, New York and Lakewood.
Capitalizing on the momentum from the March For America in Washington, DC last month, the [...]
News with Nezua: 200,000 Strong
Posted: April 1, 2010 at 9:34 am By Rachel LaBruyereRemember the March For America? It seems like so long ago to me, but it was only a week and a few days back that we were marching 200,000 strong on the National Mall.
Nezua, from the Unapologetic Mexican, shot and produced this beautiful video that truly captures the spirit of the day.
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VIDEO: 200,000 people March For America
Posted: March 26, 2010 at 1:51 pm By Rachel LaBruyereThe Health of Immigration Reform
Posted: March 25, 2010 at 10:56 am By Maurice BelangerBy Maurice Belanger, originally posted at the ImmPolitic blog.
The March 21 rally for immigration reform drew 200,000 to the National Mall in Washington. As it turns out, this impressive show of organization took place on the same day that Congress was turning a chapter in the legislative agenda. Sunday night, the House passed the Senate’s [...]
Democracy NOW: Video of Sunday’s March For America
Posted: March 25, 2010 at 9:35 am By Rachel LaBruyereRemembering Miriam Vega
Posted: March 25, 2010 at 9:28 am By Rachel LaBruyereSunday was a day of hope and victory, but for some of our supporters it was also a day of tragedy. Early that morning, in Stamford, Connecticut, three immigration reform advocates were on their way to meet the bus coming to the March For America in their community. Their car was struck by a drunk [...]
Florida Brought Fighting Spirit – and 43 Buses – to March for America
Posted: March 24, 2010 at 11:00 am By Rachel LaBruyereOriginally posted on Standing FIRM.
My friend Katherine Gorell, of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, wrote this about the Florida delegation that came to the March For America.
The sense of hope and determination could be felt throughout the massive caravan of more than 40 buses filled with parents, children and spouses, many of whom have [...]
Roundup: March For America, “Change Takes Courage,” Brought 200,000 to DC
Posted: March 23, 2010 at 1:45 pm By adminJackie Mahendra has a great blog round-up of March For America coverage on the America’s Voice blog:
Coverage in the blogosphere is still picking up after Sunday’s historic health care vote, but here’s an initial roundup of blogging on Sunday’s massive rally and march for real immigration reform.
First, check out Rachel LaBruyere’s amazing March For America [...]
March For America live-blog
Posted: March 23, 2010 at 11:57 am By Rachel LaBruyereI was with 200,000 others on the National Mall on Sunday, catching all the action as it went down and sharing it with my lovely blog readers, who were commenting and interacting throughout the day.
You can still read my comments from the day here:
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Watch President Obama address the March For America
Posted: March 22, 2010 at 4:17 pm By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday, President Barack Obama directly addressed the over 200,000 people Marching For America on the National Mall. You can check out the video above.
Keep reading for a full transcript of remarks>>
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