[www-features] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Wave of Immigrant Rights Mobilizations Builds Momentum Across the USA.

Sun Apr 16 14:25:43 PDT 2006

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Sasha Costanza-Chock wrote:
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> TITLE: Wave of Immigrant Rights Mobilizations Builds Momentum Across the 
> USA.
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> width="200" border=0 alt="immigrant rights graphic"></a>
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> Quick on the heels of the massive <a 
> href="http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/03/836438.shtml">March 25th 
> mobilizations</a> and the <a 
> href="http://indymedia.us/en/2006/03/15373.shtml">student walkouts</a> 
> during the following week, <a href="http://www.april10.org">April 
> 10th</a> was a historic day of action for immigrant rights across the 
> USA. Tens of thousands of people took the streets in Los Angeles [ <a 
> href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153268.php">1</a> | <a 
> href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153194.php"> 2</a> ] and in 
> <a href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153293.php">Santa Ana</a>, 
> while 5,000 marched in <a 
> href="http://www.stlimc.org/feature/display/49/index.php">St. Louis</a> 
> and 10,000 raised their voices in the largest march in <a 
> href="http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/1726722.php">Fresno</a>'s 
> history. <a 
> href="http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/115009.shtml">San 
> Diego</a> also made history with a march of up to 100,000 people on 
> April 9th. There were mobilizations in the <a 
> href="http://www.indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4449&category_id=56">Bay 
> Area</a>, in <a 
> href="http://www.tnimc.org/feature/display/15909/index.php">Tennessee</a>, 
> in <a 
> href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/feature/display/6681/index.php">Rochester</a>, 
> NY, and in <a 
> href="http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/130432/index.php">DC</a>. 
> In <a 
> href="http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/337505.shtml">Portland</a>, 
> up to 8,000 marched, while thousands gathered in Love Park in <a 
> href="http://www.phillyimc.org/en/2006/04/20868.shtml">Philly</a>. 
> Allies mobilized in <a 
> href="http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/23484.php">Pittsburgh</a>. 
> In Arizona, people were on the move in <a 
> href="http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/40133.php">Flagstaff</a>. 
> There were major marches and actions in <a 
> href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/67924.html">NYC</a> and <a 
> href="http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/60813/index.php">Boston</a>, 
> and Houston Indymedia provided a <a 
> href="http://houston.indymedia.org/">blow by blow</a> of actions in 
> Texas. (These amazing stories are just a small sample of coverage of 
> April 10th actions across the country; for more go to your local IMC.) 
> Congress has been forced to backpeddle on brutal anti-immigrant 
> legislation, but they are nowhere near to meeting the demands of the 
> movement, especially amnesty for all. So the movement for immigrant 
> justice keeps rising, with more major actions planned in the coming 
> weeks: <a href="http://www.actionla.org/features/view.php?id=477">April 
> 15th</a> is a student day of action, and <a 
> href="http://www.nohr4437.org/">May 1st</a> promises to be one of the 
> largest mobilizations in US history, with calls for a general strike, 
> boycott, walkout, no sales or purchases, marches, and actions in 
> financial centers and at anti-immigrant corporations throughout the 
> country.
> <br><br>
> <b>A10 Photos:</b> <a 
> href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153294.php">1</a> | <a 
> href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153272.php">2</a> | <a 
> href="http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/40105.php">3</a> | <a 
> href="http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/40118.php">4</a> | <a 
> href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/67948.html">5</a> | <a 
> href="http://madison.indymedia.org/feature/display/30276/index.php">6</a> 
> | <a href="http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/48645.php">7</a> | 
> <a 
> href="http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/60804/index.php">8</a> 
>   <b>Videos:</b> <a 
> href="http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814403.php">1</a> | <a 
> href="http://images.indymedia.org/imc/washingtondc/media/video/6/1_immigrationmarchsorensen.mov">2</a> 
> | <a href="http://www.phillyimc.org/media/2006/04/20953.mov">3</a> | <a 
> href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/media/2006/04//67928.mov">4</a>
> <b>Radio:</b> <a 
> href="http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/10189.shtml">WBAI</a>
> <br><br>
> <b>Background:</b> <a 
> href="http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/03/836438.shtml">March 25th</a> | 
> <a href="http://april10.org">April 10</a> | <a 
> href="http://indymedia.us/en/static/immigrantrights.shtml">US 
> Indymedia</a> | <a 
> href="http://www.cirnow.org/content/en/april10_2006.htm">New American 
> Opportunity Campaign</A> | <a href="http://www.nohr4437.org/">Immigrant 
> Solidarity Network's No HR 4437 site</A> | <A 
> href="http://www.nclr.org/section//immigration_rallies/">National 
> Council of La Raza</A> | <A href="http://news.eltecolote.org/news/">El 
> Tecolote</A> | <A href="http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/">AFSC</A> 
> | <A href="http://www.immigrantrights.org/">Bay Area Immigrant RIghts 
> Coalition</A> | <a 
> href="http://www.adaywithoutamexican.com/index1.htm">The film "A Day 
> Without a Mexican"</A> | <a 
> href="http://peaceandfreedom-sjv.org/home/">San Joaquin Valley Peace and 
> Freedom Party</A> | <a href="http://www.undiasinmexicanos.com/">La 
> película "Un día sin mexicanos"</A>
> <br>
> <br>
> <b>Upcoming Actions:</b> <a 
> href="http://www.actionla.org/features/view.php?id=477">April 15th</a> | 
> <a href="http://schoolwalkouts.info">Legal info for students who walk 
> out</a> | May 1st: <a href="http://www.nohr4437.org/">Call to Action</a> 
> | <a href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/153269.php">IWW joins 
> call for General Strike</a>  | <a 
> href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/71480/index.php">Chicago 
> Immigrant Workers to march on May Day</a>
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