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THOUSANDS TO DESCEND ON THE STATE CAPITOL TO PROTEST
CONTROVERSIAL ARIZONA COPYCAT LAWS

Immigrants, students, members of the civil rights community, representatives of labor, faith and business communities, and other everyday Georgians band together to demand Governor Deal commit to veto harmful, anti-immigrant legislation

[Georgia State Capitol] As anger at legislators mounts regarding HB 87 and SB 40, thousands of Georgians from across the state plan to take to the streets to show their opposition to these bills and the law makers who persist in pushing them. Opposition to the bill comes from a broad based constituency who point to clear evidence that the bill will harm Georgia’s economy, kill jobs, encourage racial profiling, and return Georgia to a ‘show me your papers’ state.

WHO: Thousands of representatives of labor, faith-based groups, immigrants, the civil rights community, business leaders, and elected officials
WHAT: A massive rally and protest to defeat all Arizona Copycat Legislation in Georgia
WHERE: Capitol Steps facing Washington Street, Atlanta, GA
WHEN: Thursday, March 24th 11:00am – 2:30pm

• Welcome Drummers begin at 10:00
• Interfaith service begins at 11:00
• Speakers representing the diversity of opposition 12:00 – 2:00

Thanks to Our Endorsers:

Alterna; American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia; American Immigration Lawyers Association–Atlanta Chapter; Am- nesty International-Southern Regional Office; Anti-Defamation League; The Antonini Law Firm; Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Inc. of Georgia; Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment; Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace; Ave Maria Law Firm; Black Latino Council; Building Locally to Organize for Community Safety; Caminar Latino; Center for Pan Asian Community Services; Chinese Community Federation of Atlanta; Coalicion de Lideres Latinos; Coalition for the People’s Agenda; Cobb Immigrant Alliance; Corso, Kennedy, & Campbell, LLP, Attorneys at Law; Culture Con- nect; Dale, Schwartz and Associates, LLP; Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens; The Diversity Projekt; Feminist Women’s Health Center; Garvish, Orza & Polutan, LLC; Gentle Spirit Christian Church; Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials; Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Georgia Commission on Family Violence; Georgia Detention Watch; Georgia Green Party; Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights; Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition; Georgia Rural Urban Summit; Georgia State Conference NAACP; Georgia Women’s Action for New Direction; Government Contractors Association; Herman, Taylor & Lee Law Firm; Hispanic News Service, Inc.; Human Rights Atlanta; Iglesia Luterana Sagrada Familia; Indigo Girls; International Action Center; International Center of Atlanta; International rescue Committee; Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective; Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia; Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta; Kick Immigration Partners, LLC; The Labor Forum, WRFG 89.3 FM; Lambda Legal; Latin American Association; Latin American and Caribbean Community Center; The Law Office of Kerry E. McGrath, LLC; Marronage Productions, Inc.; Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialist of America; Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless; Mexian-American Coalition; Movement to End Israeli Apartheid-Georgia; 9to5 Association of Work- ing Women; OCA Georgia: Hopes and Aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans; Partnership Against Domestic Violence; Patents & More, Inc; Pinnacle33 Signage Solutions; Plaza Fiesta; Project South; Radio Diaspora, WRFG 89.3 FM; Raksha, Inc.; Real Atlanta Magazine; Refugee Family Services; Refugee Women’s Network; Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta; Revolution Books Atlanta; Rohan Law, PC; Sinsinawa Dominicans of Atlanta; Sis- terLove; SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective; SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW; Southern Center for Human Rights; Southerners on New ground; Students for a Progressive Society, Gainesville State College; Trail of Dreams; Voces Unidas-Statesboro; US Human Rights Network; Women Watch Afrika, Inc.; Ms. Benin Dakar– Gwinnett County; Frank E. McDonald; Ted Brodek; Elisa Covarrubias; Anne Olson; Emily Russell; Rebecca Eileen Zuniga