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Rally in Opposition to Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 Law
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 06:50 — Lou
When: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Where: Federal Building, Downtown Detroit
Time: 4:30-6PM
On Thursday, July 29, when Arizona’s law criminalizing migrants without papers goes into effect, there will be demonstrations and rallies in support of human rights and in opposition to the racist law throughout the country. Here in Detroit the number of activities will include a march and rally at the Federal Building from 4:30-6PM around the demands:
· Repeal Arizona’s 1070 Law!
· No copy-cat laws in other states!
· Move the All-Star Game
· No human being is illegal!
As a border city, Detroit stands in opposition to a repressive immigration law. We call upon our community to stand together in the fight for jobs and a decent life. In the 19th century Detroit was known as “Midnight,” a main terminal point on the Underground Railroad. Then it was a center for the abolitionist struggle. And through the 20th century Detroit has been the home to African Americans, whites and Latinos who moved North to escape the economic and political whip of poverty and disenfranchisement.
Mexican-Americans have been a part of Detroit for over a hundred years. They were a part of the more than a million Mexican Americans, including people born and raised in the city, deported to Mexico during the Depression. This shameful act must not be reenacted today. People came from around the world to live and work in Detroit. We were a refuge then; we need to remain so today.
During the June 22-26 US Social Forum, attended by more than 15,000, Detroiters pledged to join with others from around the country to stand in opposition to Arizona’s anti-immigrant bill. This demonstration, organized by the Detroit Local Organizing Committee of the US Social Forum, welcomes all who renounce racial profiling and support a just immigration policy.
Initiating organizations include: Centro Obrero, Detroit Local Organizing Committee of the US Social Forum, Detroit Green Party, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, Michigan Emergency Committee Against Ware and Injustice
For further information, contact:
Dianne Feeley at 734-272-7651
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