compas, this note from john trasvina below... another detail about just who is gently reminding us of the hate speech campaign, and that is 'concerned migrants', a group in morocco recently receiving recognition status by amnesty international in their role as a watch group in europe on this area of crisis. also, javier has rightly cited that the countries to the south and indeed the world are watching what we grassroots community groups do in terms of solidifying behind the immigration issue. as, concerned migrants also support the obama candidacy which is a particular theme of import our global brothers and sisters are observing. though, this may be a reluctant vote by some, all will suffer the consequences of a mccain victory.
appreciate everyone's comments. and, please don't underestimate the power of the women in this movement who may also scrutinize the modus operandi of typical male dominated organizational efforts that sweep the participation of women to the shadows. that day is over. may i remind, i will be gone for a few days and wont quickly be able to answer any emails for several days. thanks for the dialogue. dorinda Thanks. This was announced about 6 months ago. Also started back then was our TruthInImmigration.org website that has the factual and legal arguments on immigration and rebuttals to the other side's distortions. John Trasvina On 8/26/08, Rosendo Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Dorinda: > > It is reassuring to see that NCLR is launching this campaign against > "HATE SPEECH" Although we must be vigilant to protect the 1st amendment > right, we must realize that yelling "FIRE" in an enclosed gathering leads > to catastrophic consequences. Similarly, These "HATE MONGERS" from the > news media are not as naive to NOT know that they are INSTIGATING HATE > against immigrants. Their VENOM is targeted specifically for our Latino > communities and they know it!!! > > Fortunately, people of good will are already beginning to see through > their "smoke and mirrors", their deceitful rhetoric and their hate > campaigns. Enough of this modern day *MCCARTHYISM* against immigrant > workers and their families. > > Fraternalmente, > > Rosendo Delgado > > "We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful > words and actions of the bad people but *for the appalling silence of the > good people*" Martin Luther King Jr. > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of *dorinda moreno > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:36 AM > *To:* concerned migrants; Local/National/Global; National Alliance > Immigration Rights Coordinating Committee; Immigrant Solidarity Network; > Consejo nacional de comunicadores; Tommie Camarillo; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject:* [NAIR_CC:3236] Major Hispanic Group Launches ' Hate Speach' > Campaign > > *Source : Concerned Migrants Group(C-M-G)Worldwide* > *Send by: Abdul-ganiu.O.Cole Global Cordinator(C-M-G)Worldwide* > *Please forward far and wide.* > *Major Hispanic Group Launches ' Hate Speech' Campaign.* > The country's leading Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization is > set to begin a campaign targeting several newscasters and presidential > candidates for what it deems "rhetoric that demonizes immigrants and > Hispanic Americans." > The National Council of La Raza, which includes nearly 300 affiliated > organizations, will launch a new initiative on Thursday titled "We Can > Stop The Hate <http://www.wecanstopthehate.org/>," aimed at curtailing the > influence of CNN's Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck as well as MSNBC political > commentator Pat Buchanan. In addition, the organization is petitioning for > Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to renounce the endorsement > of Jim Gilchrist, a cofounder of the Minuteman Project, an anti-immigration > group. > "There's a bully in the room," said Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CE, > "and each of these candidates has a choice. They can stand up to the bully > or they can cater to him. It is a question of courage or cowardice. To date, > we have seen far too little courage." > The NCLR campaign, which will likely last through the presidential > election, will catalogue the use of code words that paint immigrants as > threats. The website accompanying <http://www.wecanstopthehate.org/> the > launch will included fact sheets and video samples documenting examples of > inflammatory immigration-policy rhetoric. > The organization has requested a meeting with senior executives at CNN, > Fox, and MSNBC, to discuss the philosophical viewpoints of their respective > anchors and commentators. The ultimate goal of the campaign, officials say, > will be to stem the "surge in hate speech and violence" that has emerged in > the immigration debate. > "The immigration issue deserves serious debate and serious solutions," said > Murguía. "We cannot have that debate as long as hate has the floor." > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
