On Thursday, April 15th, in a great show of unity, representatives of all of the major Pro-(im)migrant coalitions in Los Angeles came together for a press conference to publicly announce that all of the major coalitions are now united and are calling for ONE united mega-march on May 1st. The well attended press conference took place at the Centro Cultural Francisco Villa in South Central Los Angeles.
Click on the following links to see some of the press coverage of the event.
Canal 62 (Los Angeles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqeyZMMKtU0
Telemundo 52 (Los Angeles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSDl9b_WwZA
Here is a list of the speakers who were part of the Press Conference:
Carlos Montes: Latinos Against the War
Renato Perez: The Multi-ethnic Immigrant Worker Organizing Network (MIWON)
Adrian Acosta: May 1st Queer Contingent
Ron Gochez: Union del Barrio
Nativo Lopez: Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana
Larry Hales: May 1st Coalition in New York and March 4th movement
Celina Benitez: CISPES- LA
Julio Marroquin: Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition
John Parker: International Action Center
Organizers from all of the coalitions are currently planning future press conferences to continue to let our communities know that we are all united and that this year Los Angeles will only have one massive march!
Somos un pueblo, Sin Fronteras!
Que queremos? Legalización! Cuando la queremos? AHORA!
Esta es mi tierra, esta es mi lucha!
Hasta la victoria siempre! Venceremos!