For Immediate ReleaseFather Jose Landaverde 773-968-4258Minuteman Militia Corp. Anti Immigrant Leader Cris Simcox to Speak at DePaul Univ.DePaul Students Unite with FamiliesAffected by Broken Immigration Laws for Prayer Vigil to Stop the Hate & RacismChicago, Illinois - Cris Simcox who is the Minuteman Militia Corps. Leader has been invited to speak by a conservative group at DePaul University on May 19th, 2008. Simcox is well known for his anti immigrant sentiment against Mexicans. Simcox travels the country recruiting members and has had growing involvement in his group of racist border vigilantes. White supremacist groups have openly recruited members for the Minuteman patrols groups like neo-Nazis from the National Alliance & Aryan Nations. Simcox as of today refuses to acknowledge that vigilante border patrols are a haven for violent racist. Many groups have asked the university to cancel Simcox’s invitation but DePaul University refuses & say that they must allow all groups on campus exercise the right to freedom of speech.Maggie Block a student at DePaul and member of the Activist Student Union stated,“I will not stand for the "free speech" rhetoric used to justify Chris Simcox's uncensored hate speech. Not at DePaul. Simcox's right to free speech cannot come at the expense of our Latino student's feelings of safety within our university. I do not understand why DePaul University is hosting a man so hateful. We are a Vincentian institution, our values demand that we are compassionate and understanding to those facing oppression. By allowing this man to speak at DePaul we are not only insulting Vincentian values but the greater Chicago Latino community.”Several different students groups from DePaul University will join the prayer vigil. Some of the groups include: The Activist Student Union, Campus Anti War Network, Students for Justice in Palestine, Latinos Unidos, Latinos for Latinos and the United Muslims Moving Forward.Father Jose Landaverde of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission said, “It is a blessing for the families that the students from DePaul unite with the families in solidarity and walk in prayer against this Evil. Cris Simcox is pure Evil and must not be allowed to spread his hatred here in Chicago.”The DePaul students will gather with the families at our Lady of Guadalupe Mission to invite the entire community to come and join them in solidarity at the 24 hour prayer to stop the racism against the immigrant community. Also the DePaul student groups have invited Enrique Morones of the Border Angels who’s group is well know for its work on the border and helping save migrants from these notorious vigilantes.When: May 13, 2008Time: 11:30amPlace: 2500 S. Harding
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