DC Rally, March, Vigil for Immigrant Rights Sept. 12

[Shaun Harkin]

***** Please forward widely****

Music, Rally, March, Vigil

Stop Racial Profiling. Stop 287(g) 

September 12, 2009

Rally and Live Music

On the Mall—15^th and Constitution St NW (near Smithsonian Metro)

3:30 -6:30 PM

Join day laborers from across the country in demanding an immediate termination to the controversial 287(g) program operated by the Department of Homeland Security. The program, which was recently expanded by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, relinquishes the power to enforce federal immigration law to local law enforcement and corrections agencies. It has resulted in the widespread use of pretextual traffic stops, racially motivated questioning, and unconstitutional searches and seizures primarily in communities of color. 

Help us send a clear message to President Obama: racial profiling is un-American. Stop the 287(g) program.

(see attached flyer)

March and Vigil in Front of the White House

Lafayette Park (H and 16^th St NW)

7:30-8:30 PM

 

521 organizations demand immediate termination of  287(g) program:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/after-being-ignored-by-wh_b_270451.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/us/28brfs-OPPOSINGIMMI_BRF.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hP40tXGOw_nqDZvXSle5kYpHLTlQD9ABGKR80

 

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Sarahi Uribe
Regional Organizer
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
1419 V St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
tel:  202-290-2871
cell: 202-285-9673

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Shaun
773.828.4336
917.755.7409