Don't Deport My Neighbor: Mon April 28 in downtown KC

[Anne Pritchett]

Staff members and supporters of Catholic Worker houses
in the Midwest, including Holy Family (on 31st close
to Troost) and Shalom House (in KC KS at 13th and
Parallel) -- places that feed the hungry and give
shelter to the homeless -- have held a faith and
resistance meeting this weekend and are planning to do
CD concerning immigration issues at the Federal
Building in KC M0, Monday. 4/28. The group of about 40
persons (only about 4 to do CD) will meet at Ilus
Davis Park at 11th St. between Oak & Locust at about
8:30 a.m. and will proceed to the Federal Building at
12th St. and Locust.

The themes of the action will be "don't deport my
neighbor" and "no more deaths at the border" between
the U.S. and Mexico. Increasing numbers of immigrants
are dying as they try to journey, for example, through
desert areas and reach Tucson and then cities farther
north, and immigrants already in the heart of the
country are being deported and separated from family
members in the U.S.

The action will include about 40 persons who most
likely will not be arrested but will carry white
crosses with the name, age and cause of death of
persons who have died trying to cross Arizona desert
areas to reach cities and employment in the U.S. The
40 or so in the demonstration will fall to the ground,
representing the deaths of the immigrants. About four
people who will do CD will refuse to leave the Federal
Building outdoor plaza at the request of police and
will most likely be arrested.

The contact persons for the media are
Brother Louis Rodemann (from Holy Family) at
816-753-2677 and Brad Grabs (from Shalom House) at
913-321-2206.

--
Patriotism is not obedience to the government. Patriotism is obedience to the principles for which government is supposed to stand.

-Howard Zinn