Posts Tagged ‘arizona immigration law’
VOTE: “If you don’t do something about it now, what’s going to happen in the future?”
Posted: October 25, 2010 at 12:49 pm By Rachel LaBruyereAs we head into the last week before Election Day, the folks at Promise Arizona are hard at work registering a record number of new voters and working to take back their state. They captured this footage of 11 year-old Moises making his own plea for everyone to vote this November 2nd. Are you ready [...]
Getting out the Vote: Arizona Style
Posted: October 12, 2010 at 12:59 pm By Rachel LaBruyereCheck out the great work from our friends at Promise Arizona.
Showing our light for Arizona
Posted: July 30, 2010 at 1:16 pm By adminLast night at the White House, we gathered to light candles on the day Arizona’s ‘papers please’ law went into effect. We lit candles for the activists on the ground in Arizona, many of whom were arrested yesterday. We lit candles for the people protesting in San Francisco, New York, in Chicago and everywhere else [...]
Reactions to yesterday’s Arizona law ruling
Posted: July 29, 2010 at 10:19 am By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked key parts of Arizona’s “papers please” law, SB 1070. While this is an important step towards justice, there is still much work to be done. Below are reactions from some of our partners and allies. First, an update from Shuya Ohno who was on the ground in Arizona on the [...]
Justice Department suit against Arizona is a good first step, but not enough
Posted: June 23, 2010 at 12:26 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke the news that the Justice Department would bring a lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070. Since then, the White House has confirmed the news and the suit is expected to be filed next week. On the surface, this is great. The law in Arizona would [...]
Holding vigil in Arizona: Will you join us?
Posted: June 23, 2010 at 11:30 am By adminApril 19th, we started a prayer vigil, which quickly caught fire around the nation, and even internationally (Bulgaria held a vigil in solidarity with us). This was all due to our efforts here, praying for Governor Jan Brewer and hoping she would show compassion to the Latino community by vetoing SB 1070. This bill, now [...]
Nationals fans take a stand against Arizona’s law
Posted: June 15, 2010 at 11:01 am By Rachel LaBruyereBaseball has become the latest arena for the fight against Arizona’s racial profiling law, SB 1070. The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star game is scheduled to be played in Phoenix, Arizona and people across the country have stepped up their efforts to ask MLB comissioner Bud Selig to move the game out of the state [...]
Hall and Oates cancel concert to protest Arizona law
Posted: June 8, 2010 at 12:30 pm By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday, Hall and Oates announced they would be skipping a performance scheduled after an Arizona Diamondbacks game on July 2nd. The duo cited their disapproval of Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070, as the reason for the last-minute cancelllation. “In addition to our personal convictions, we are standing in solidarity with the music community in [...]
Arizona police chiefs speak out against Arizona law
Posted: May 26, 2010 at 2:38 pm By Rachel LaBruyereEven law enforcement officials in Arizona are speaking out against SB 1070, also known as the “papers please” law. Check out the video from the Associated Press below: h/t @AllAboutRace
El Paso residents turn themselves in as “Hispanic” to protest Arizona law
Posted: May 6, 2010 at 10:02 am By Rachel LaBruyereIn the wake of Arizonz’s new racial profiling law, SB 1070, the country has seen the grassroots energized and mobilized. From student walkouts in Arizona and Colorado, to solidarity vigils across the country, to half a million people in the streets on May 1st, it is clear that Arizona crossed a line and the people [...]
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