Yesterday, 10,000 people marched in Denver, Colorado for immigration reform. The May 1st march happened just one day after hundreds of students walked out of class in protest of the anti-immigration law, SB 1070, that was just passed in Arizona.
From the Denver Post:
“This is a way for people to release frustration and demand better legislation in a positive way,” said Julie Gonzales, state director of Reform Immigration for America.
Starting near West 11th Avenue and Bannock Street about 1 p.m., marchers headed north on Lincoln Street to 19th Street, passed through the city’s financial district and past the federal courthouse before going south on Broadway and back to West High School.
“You can’t have economic reform without immigration reform; for us, passing by those institutions, it was very symbolic,” Gonzales said.
Speakers of the day included immigrant youth, workers and Veterans. The 10,000 gathered in Denver were joined by others across the state in Colorado.
In Boulder:
In Yuma:
Categories: Civil Disobedience, Colorado, May 1, Uncategorized
