Chicago May Day - Last Annoucement - See Press Realease Below

[Comite 10 de Marzo]

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In this email:

 1-      Call to March and Endorsements

2-      March 10th Committee Plans

3-      How to donate

4-     May Day organizers defy city pressures to cancel May Day march amidst fears of influenza outbreak

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1-      Call to March and Endorsements:

WITHOUT LEGALIZATION THERE CAN BE NO EQUAL LABOR RIGHTS!

 

 ATTENTION ALL WORKERS AND STUDENTS!

10am: Rally in Union Park (Ashland and Washington)

11:30am: March to Federal Plaza*

 

In commemoration of the International Day of the Working Class, this May 1st, march for jobs and the right to unionize for all workers, and the legalization of more than 12 million undocumented immigrant workers in the U.S.

 

 Join us to stand up against the attempts to make immigrants and working families pay for the economic crisis and war. We demand greater and equal access to education, healthcare, affordable housing and jobs for all! We demand an end to raids and deportations! 

 

In Solidarity,

 

March 10th Committee, 8th Day Center for Justice, Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice; Alliance Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2081; American Muslims for Palestine, Amnesty International (DePaul Chapter), Arab American Action Network , ARC 109, Asian American Institute, Associacion de Clubes Michocanos, Associacion Ecuador Unido, BCTGM Local 1, Committee Against Militarization, Casa Aztlán, Casa Puebla / The Cermak Road Chambers of Commerce, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, Chicago Anti-War and Immigrant Rights Coalition, Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, Chicago Jobs with Justice, Chicago New Sanctuary Movement, Chicago Students for May Day, Chicago Workers Collaborative, Club Durango en Chicago, Coalición de Mexicanos en el Exterior, Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European, and Latino Immigrants of Illinois, Comerciantes Unidos de Pilsen, Comite Pro-Desarrollo Integral Regional-Fronterizo Sustentable, Comite Solidaridad DuPage, Committee on Filipino Issues, ContraTiempo, DuPage Green Party, Durango Unido en Chicago, En El Ojo Productions, Federacion Ciudad de Mexico, Feminist Front (DePaul), Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Frente Unido de Inmigrantes, Fundación El Cristo de los Inmigrantes, Gay Liberation Network, Graduate Students United, University of Chicago, Greater Chicago Caucus, Illinois  Communist Party, Illinois Latino Voice Newsletter, Illinois Moratorium Project, Industrial Workers of the World- Chicago GMB, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743, International Socialist Organization, Justice Mission, Korean American Resource & Cultural Center, La Voz de los de Abajo, Latino Organization of the Southwest, Latino Union, Migrantes Unidos de DuPage County, Movimiento Cultural Latino Americano, National Nurses Organizing Committee, Organization of the North East, Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG) Chicago, Pax Christi Illinois, Progress Center for Independent Living for People with Disabilities, Proyecto Guadalupano, Radio Vida Independiente, Ravenswood Presbyterian Church, Restaurant Opportunities Center United, Service Employees International Union Local 1, Socialist Action, Socialist Workers Party, Solidaridad Inmigrante de DuPage, Students from Northwestern University, The International Solidarity Movement, Chicago Chapter, The Peace and Justice Club at Wright College, Union de Braceros, Unite Here, Local 1, United Electrical Workers Western Region, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881, United Network of Immigrants and Refugee Rights, United States Palestine Community Network Chicago Chapter, United Taxidrivers Community Council, Workers United CMRJB, Workers World Party, Young Socialists.

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2-      M10 Committee Plans for the March: The March 10th Committee welcomes everybody to march behind our banner: “Without Legalization There Can Be No Equal Labor Rights”.  In the spirit of making our march lively and energizing we have gathered a few props that we invite you to look for at Union Park. We’ll have giant puppets from The Backbone Campaign, Korean Drummers from KRCC, a sound truck that will lead the contingent and 1,500 signs with the same slogan as our banner.

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3-      How To Donate: To donate for the May Day events, write checks payable to Comité 10 de Marzo, and contact Victor Cortez at miz...@aol.com.

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4-       Press Release: May Day organizers defy city pressures to cancel May Day march amidst fears of influenza outbreak

 

Press CoOnference

Thursday, April 30 11:00 am

Haymarket Memorial

Randolph & Desplaines St., Chicago IL

 

Media Contact:

Jorge Mujica (773) 852-8815

Chris Mahin (773) 726-1284

 

Immigrants and workers, joined together with their supporters, call to go forward with march on May Day for equality, labor rights, legalization and just immigration laws.  

CHICAGO – Using the fear surrounding the swine flu outbreak, anti-immigrant groups, including those in city government, call for a cancellation of the workers' and immigrants' rights demonstration. Immigrants and workers resolve to hold fast and rally with the slogan “without legalization there can be no equal labor rights” despite targeted attacks from the government.    

Father Jose Landaverde said “I was directly contacted by city officials.  They wanted to know if we were canceling the march, they wanted us to agree to wear masks if the march was going to happen.” 

Margarita Klein, Staff Director of Workers United, states: “If people are not allowed to march on May Day because of health concerns, then similar precautions must be taken in other crowded events taking place in Chicago. We will cancel the march when every sporting event, movie showing, church service and class is cancelled.”

While aware of the situation in Mexico City, march organizers wish to express their demands without being singled out because of their country of origin.  May Day is a traditional day to raise grievances dating back over 100 years. Workers and immigrants are under attack and city officials can not discourage May Day organizers from exercising their rights to raise issues that affect millions of people.

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* Due to talks with the City of Chicago we had to start the march earlier; we must leave promptly at 11:30 am.