Posts Tagged ‘comprehensive immigration reform’
The Winner of America’s Got Talent: Michael Grimm and the American DREAM
Posted: September 16, 2010 at 3:21 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast night, weeks of intense competition on America’s Got Talent came to a head and the Mississippi blues vocalist and guitarist Michael Grimm came away with the top prize, winning out over Prince Poppycock, Jackie Evancho, and Fighting Gravity after his strong performance of “When a Man Loves a Woman.” While I’m thrilled Grimm ended [...]
McCain and Kyl know a border-only bill won’t work … and they proposed it
Posted: May 20, 2010 at 4:05 pm By adminArizona senators John McCain and John Kyl have created a “border-only” bill that focuses only on enforcement. Instead of working with their Senate colleagues (which, as President Obama said yesterday, is the only way immigration reform can move forward), they decided to concoct something that won’t do anything to fix our broken system. A border-only [...]
Blog Round Up from Arizona
Posted: May 14, 2010 at 12:58 pm By AdrianaThe passage of Arizona’s recent immigration bill has continued to generate heat within Arizona and around the country. You can take action by demanding reform here, and telling Arizona corporations you plan to boycott their products here. Below you can find some of what people have been saying on blogs over the last couple weeks [...]
Another May Day rally roundup
Posted: May 5, 2010 at 5:04 pm By admin22,000 people attended the rally and vigil in Phoenix, AZ. Stories are still pouring in from last Saturday’s rallies across America. You’ve seen the pictures from the huge events in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC. But there were also fantastic events in smaller cities all over the country. In Albany, NY, hundreds of people [...]
Story of Action: Illinois is not Arizona
Posted: April 27, 2010 at 2:42 pm By GarlinThis morning 22 community leaders were arrested by Broadview police as they took part in nation-wide escalating actions to demand President Barack Obama to put an end to raids and deportations. This civil disobedience took place after an all-night vigil where three hundred Chicagoans expressed their discontent with the lack of action by the Obama administration, and in solidarity with immigrants in Arizona in response to the passage of SB 1070.
3 Lessons from the AZ MLK Day fight that apply to S.B. 1070
Posted: April 26, 2010 at 12:03 am By adminIt’s always helpful when we can look to past victories over hate to inspire today’s fights. 20 years ago, there was a fight in Arizona to get the state to recognize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday (yeah, they actually rejected it at first). That fight had several similarities to the S.B. 1070 fight: [...]
Arizona: Events for Sunday, April 24th
Posted: April 25, 2010 at 5:14 am By GarlinOn Sunday, April 24th, Arizona residents will stand up against SB1070 and announce plans for the future. Raquel Tehran, Arizona State Director for Reform Immigration for America invites you to attend.
Will you stand in Solidarity with Arizona?
Posted: April 24, 2010 at 2:18 pm By GarlinAfter everything that’s happened in Arizona, people all over the country are standing up and sending a message: “AZ, we’ve got your back.” DreamACTvist.org has a list of solidarity events happening around the country. There are events from DC to Michigan to Miami. Check there for one in your area, or host your own and send us the details. [...]
Why I’m Marching: Dr. Syed Mujahid Ghazi
Posted: March 20, 2010 at 9:00 am By AdrianaDr. Ghazi lives in Chicago, Illinois and is President of the Asian Broadcasting Network (Global Urdu Talk Radio – Live from Chicago) and Bureau Chief of Pakistan Link. He’ll be at the March For America this Sunday. Here is his story. Dr. Syed Mujahid Ghazi on his radio Talk Show My story is the story [...]
Round 2 of March for America All-Star Speaker Line-up
Posted: March 19, 2010 at 2:32 pm By ErinSo we all know you’re just aching to know who else will be speaking at the March For America. We’re excited to announce these inter-generational representatives from various movements. Esther Lopez, director, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Civil Rights and Community Action Department Lopez is a strong voice for the labor movement. [...]
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