Media opps leading up to May Day in Chicago

[Orlando]

In this email you will find five activities leading up to the May Day march that may be of interest to journalists.   1.       Press Conference: Immigrant workers and students commemorate anniversary of ICE raid in Little Village leading up to May Day 2.       Chicago May Day Puppetry making and training (DePaul Oxfam) 3.       Sign Making with the Comité 10 de Marzo at La Misión 4.       Chicago May Day Students Phone Banking 5.       Chicago May Day Puppetry making and training (LVEJO)     Immigrant workers and students commemorate anniversary of ICE raid in Little Village leading up to May Day What:                    Press conference and action When:                   Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Where:                 Little Village discount Mall, (26th St. and Albany) Time:                     10:30 a.m.   Immigrants and workers, joined together with their supporters, call to march on May Day for equality, labor rights, legalization and just immigration laws.   CHICAGO – Students, workers and families from Chicago will gather to tell the stories of their struggles Tuesday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Little Village Discount Mall at 26th and Albany to remember the ICE raids of 2007 and to energize the community for the May Day march and rally.   Chicago watches every year as thousands of immigration and worker’s right activists flood downtown on May 1st. This year, it is time to put pressure on the new administration to grant amnesty, and provide a way for the legalization of more than 12 million of undocumented workers. The Comité 10 de Marzo, in conjunction with Labor outfits from across the city, recognizes that without legalization there can be no equal workers’ rights.   On Tuesday, in the lead up to May Day, speakers will come together to call to march on May Day for immigration policy reforms that lead to equal rights for all, family unity, the end of raids and deportations, un-deputizing local authorities in immigration enforcement,  expedite path to permanent residency and lower costs to apply for citizenship.   Chicago May Day Puppetry making and training (DePaul Oxfam) Tuesday, April 28, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Creative Acts & Arts for Social Change Workshop with DePaul Oxfam and the Backbone Campaign Location: Munroe Hall, 114-115, 312 N. Clifton Ave. , Chicago, IL Contact person: Julie Glasier Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=74815926785 Email: oxfam....@gmail.com    Sign Making with the Comité 10 de Marzo at La Misión Wednesday, April 29th, at 2 pm The Mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 3442 W. 26th St., Little Village, Chicago. Students and community activist will arm the signs of the March 10th Committee: “Without Legalization there can be no equal labor rights. Contact: Orlando Sepúlveda, 773-387-8225, orl...@yahoo.com   Chicago May Day Students Phone Banking Wednesday, April 29th, at 7 pm Décima Musa, 1901 S. Loomis Ave., Pilsen, Chicago Students from different campuses (DePaul, NEIU, HWC, UIC, U of C, and others) will gather to make phone calls to invite people to the May Day march. Contact: Ashley Weger, awe...@depaul.edu   Chicago May Day Puppetry making and training (LVEJO) Wednesday, April 29th, 5pm-8:30pm   Youth Arts for Social Change Workshop for Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and the Backbone Campaign Contact person: Samuel Villaseñor,  clean...@lvejo.org Location: The Little Boys and Girls Club in Little Village, 2801 S Ridgeway Ave. (between 28th St & 30th St), Chicago, IL 60623. In the 2nd floor.