Pro-Migrant
Impending National Boycott of Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Paulina Hernandez, Southerners on New Ground 919.323.2057 Xochitl Bervera, SomosGeorgia 404.861.0756 B. Loewe, National Day Laborers Organizing Network 773.791.4668 Russell Roybal, National Lesbian and Gay Task Force 202.306.3047 Sue Hyde, National Conference on LGBT Equality, Creating Change 617.320.6635 IMPENDING National Boycott of Georgia Local and national groups press Governor Deal to [...]
DREAMing A Little Bigger Today!
There are more than 86 million migrants active in the global economy! International Migrants Day commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of  International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on 18 December 1990. This day is an opportunity to recognise the contributions made by millions of [...]
LGBTQ Immigration Rights in Philadelphia
LGBTQ IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTSin PHILADELPHIA Join us to hear stories from LGBTQ Asian Americans and Latino immigrants, updates on immigration policy from Washington DC, and ways we can join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform. Panelist include: Laurent Widjaya, Norman Medina, Ben de Guzman, Reagan Cooper (invited). Monday, May 17th, 2010Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St, [...]
Facing Deportation – Stand with Julio and Denis
I recently posted about the impending deportation of Julio Maldonado and Denis Calderon after being falsely prosecuted for defending themselves against a racially-motivated attack. I recently received the below email from Dave Bennion of Citizen Orange which he received from the families. Join me tomorrow at a community meeting and rally for Julio and Denis! [...]
Time Running Out for Another DreamActivist!
Without substantial intervention, Jorge-Alonso Chehade will face a difficult choice Friday morning. He will either get on a plane to Peru, a country that has become foreign to him, or he will choose to remain in the US to fight for the passage of the Dream Act and other young adults like him. Alonso is [...]
Act Now!! Justice for Julio Maldonado and Denis Calderon
Julio Maldanado and Denis Calderon were victims of a vicious racially-motivated hate crime in 1996. They ended up sending 13 years in prison for defending themselves. And now they are on the verge of being deported. Seth Williams, then a prosecutor with the City of Philadelphia, tried the case which ultimately landed Julio and Denis [...]
