Posts Tagged ‘Washington DC’
Why I’m Marching: Caridad Rodriguez
Posted: March 18, 2010 at 9:41 am By AdrianaCaridad lives in Chandler, Arizona and was born in 1983 in Los Angeles. Here is her story. My name is Caridad Rodriguez, I’m a 26 year-old Cubana-Nicaraguan chica born in East LA and raised by a determined mujer named Rosalia Rodriguez. While escaping war in Nicaragua, mi mami bella came to the California to seek [...]
Radio personality El Piolín to speak at March For America
Posted: March 17, 2010 at 4:48 pm By ErinThe M4A superstar line-up just got even better. Marchers will be thrilled to hear the next speaker echo the streets of DC: Spanish language radio personality and Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) advocate, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo. El Piolín’s radio show runs on KSCA in Southern California. He helped prove the power of Spanish language radio to [...]
Why I’m Marching: Moses Akanbi
Posted: March 16, 2010 at 5:33 pm By AdrianaMoses, who lives in Maryland, was one of the first people I talked with for the “Why I’m Marching” series. Here is his story. The Rev. Moses Akanbi holds up photographs of his wife, who lost her leg, at a rally for immigration reform. (Erica Miller/The Saratogian)” My name is Moses Akanbi and I am [...]
Los Lonely Boys Set to Rock the March For America Stage
Posted: March 16, 2010 at 11:49 am By ErinWe are excited to announce that the Grammy award winning Texan Band, Los Lonely Boys will perform at the March for America! Known for their eclectic Tejano mix of rock, blues, soul and country, Los Lonely Boys have worked with music pioneers like Carlos Santana and have even opened for the World Series. The boys [...]
Want to be a part of history?
Posted: March 16, 2010 at 11:34 am By Rachel LaBruyereVolunteer for the March For America! We need your help to ensure that the event is well-coordinated, safe and successful. The March will take place at the National Mall and we are expecting over 100,000 attendees from all across the country! As a volunteer you will be assigned to a Volunteer Team Leader and to [...]
March For America fashion tips
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 6:24 pm By ErinAre you scrambling through your closet to find what to wear for the March? We thought so. For folks who have already signed up five people for the March, you can wear your RI4A t-shirts at the March. Want to be color-coordinated for your outfit, but don’t have a Reform Immigration FOR America t-shirt? B [...]
Congressman Luis Gutierrez to speak at March, and more speakers to come!
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 2:25 pm By ErinWe will be updating the confirmed speakers who will be at March for America everyday until 3/21! Please continue to check the blog to see what other superstars are coming. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the fearless leader of immigrant rights in the House of Representatives, will be at the march ready and ready to energize the [...]
Don Alberto is marching, shouldn’t you?
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 1:56 pm By adminJessi Jaramillo, a grassroots organizer with the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign in New York State, talks about how she changed one mind and added another person to the thousands marching for America on March 21st. Don Alberto, and I have never really seen eye to eye. He may be a distant cousin but we’ve [...]
NY Times: March For America could be a game-changer
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 1:25 pm By Rachel LaBruyereIf you need more proof that the upcoming March For America is gaining attention from Washington, check out an op-ed from Saturday’s New York Times. While we’ve always known passing immigration reform wouldn’t be easy, we have never let the naysayers stop our movement. Unless Republicans come around, Mr. Obama pulls some political capital from [...]
Today we meet, next week we march
Posted: March 11, 2010 at 12:30 pm By Rachel LaBruyereToday, the White House will meet with key grassroots leaders, legislators and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss immigration reform. With the massive March For America only a handful of days away, it’s clear that lawmakers are feeling the increased pressure to show concrete action towards comprehensive immigration reform. From Clarissa Martínez De Castro, Director [...]
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