Postville Anniversary Action in Chicago May 12th 9am
Jorge Mujica
Tuesday, May 12th
A Day of Remembrance and Action on Anniversary of Immigration Raid in Postville, Iowa
May 12th marks the first anniversary of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Postville, Iowa
9:00am Interfaith Prayer Vigil at Federal Plaza
(Dearborn and Jackson)
Followed by Procession to ICE Office
(101 W. Congress)
Stand in solidarity with the community of Postville and participate in a day of national action brining attention to the devastating consequences of immigration raids on communities.
Join us as we call for and end to the raids, family unity, comprehensive immigration reform and just labor practices.
Co-sponsored by: 8th Day Center for Justice, Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition,
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and PASO - West Suburban Action Project
For more information contact Jenny Dale at jd...@chicagosantuary.org or 773-293-3680
Flyer is attached - Help Spread the Word to your communities!
CALL TO ACTION!
Exciting news! Last week
Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ-7) introduced HR 2076, The Border Security and
Responsibility Act of 2009.
The purpose of this bill is to restore the rule of law to the borderlands,
protect communities, federal lands (such as national parks), and wildlife
habitat from the destructive impacts of the border wall. To date, walls
have been built across more than 600 miles of our shared international border
with Mexico.
These divisive barriers have separated families, divided borderland
communities, caused damaging floods, erosion, destroyed fragile habitat, and
threatened the survival of wildlife dependent upon migration.
Call your representative today
and urge her or him to support House Bill 2076,
The Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009. Currently, dozens of
concerned citizens from across the country are in Washington, D.C.
to build support for Rep. Grijalva's bill. Many more grassroots advocates
from across the country will be
calling in - but U.S. Representatives form Illinois
need to hear from you.
If you don't know who your Representative is go to http://www.congress.org/ and type in your zip code to find out.
When you call, ask to speak with the foreign policy aide. If he or she is unavailable, please leave the following message on his or her voicemail:
"My name is _____. I live in (city neighborhood or town). I am calling to ask Rep. _________ to co-sponsor the Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 2076), a bill recently introduced by Rep. Grijalva. This bill will help address and prevent the harm caused by border walls to communities and natural resources, including the network of congressionally protected federal lands along the border. The border wall has caused significant damage to communities, water quality, and wildlife habitat. I believe that Congress needs to act to address these problems that the wall has created. This act would require federal authorities to work cooperatively and transparently with local, state, and tribal leaders to devise a border security strategy that is humane, ecologically-sound, fair, and effective. Can I count on Rep. __________ to co-sponsor H.R. 2076? Please let me know. My number is ___________."
Please let us know what you hear back from your Members of Congress!
Jenny Dale
New Sanctuary
Project Organizer
Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance
4750 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 429
Chicago, IL.
60640
Office: 773-293-3680
Cell: 773-551-1057
Fax: 773-293-3677
SAVE THE DATE: May 12th, 2009 (9:00AM)
A Day of Remembrance and Action on Anniversary of Immigration Raid in Postville, Iowa
Interfaith Prayer Vigil at Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Jackson)
Followed by Procession to ICE Headquarters (101 W. Congress)
Sponsored by 8th Day Center for Justice, Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and PASO – West Suburban Action Project
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Margot Nikitas
Project Coordinator
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S. Halsted (M/C 051)
Chicago, IL 60607
312.355.0321
"All the peoples of the world have become part of our tribunal, and their sense of pity, their clamor for personal kindness, their insistence upon the right to join in our progress, cannot be disregarded." -Jane Addams
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Jorge Mujica