Greg, Jesse Diaz let us know and he suggested to join forces with them trying to do both or maybe in some cities a joint events. We suggested that somebody from oct 11th participated in our call and we to do the same in theirs, their Next Conference Call in on September 14, 8 PM EST ( i do not know the phone details though)
En solidaridad! On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > fyi- there's a call for anti-war actions on the 11th (www.oct11.org). Not > sure if this will effect actions but figured I'd mention it. > > Greg > > > The May 1st coalition NYC is having a special meeting Wednesday night to > > discuss what we want to do about the call for actions on the 12th. > > Informal discussions I have had with our coalition members indicate that > > people are for the idea. > > > > We will make a coalition decision Wednesday together and will def. be on > > the call Thursday night with our final decision. > > > > FYI, we had a great day marching with Labor Day today. Great reception > > by union members, most workers of color and immigrants, to our banner > > and official participation. We distributed thousands of flyers for May > > Day 2009. > > > > In solidarity, Teresa > > > > Alex Gillis wrote: > >> > >> *Please Forward this message as mush as you can! Pasa la Voz!* > >> > >> ** > >> > >> *National Call to coordinate and decide on October 12^th National Day > >> Action Proposal* > >> > >> > >> > >> *Thursday 11th at 5pm Central time (6pm NYC, 3pm in > >> LA) 1-219-509-8111 code 31858* > >> > >> > >> > >> Hola a todos! > >> > >> > >> > >> After some discussions between several organizations and activists > >> from coast to coast, we would like to call all organizations and > >> activists to a National Action during the Weekend of October 12th. > >> > >> > >> > >> As we have seen in the last few months, ICE and the DHS are carrying > >> out their own election campaign on the issue of mass deportations and > >> pushing for a guest worker program (ENDGAME). It is time that our > >> communities and our allies to speak out loudly and clearly to voice > >> our demands during this electoral cycle. > >> > >> > >> > >> *_STOP DEPORTATIONS IMMEDIATELY: Basta YA!_* > >> > >> It is a shame that both major parties' candidates do not condemn the > >> raids as hypocritical and cruel actions on behalf of the DHS, that > >> they do not demand an immediate and unconditional moratorium. > >> Therefore, we have to keep fighting, and make sure that our issues and > >> demands are listened during and after the electoral process. > >> > >> > >> > >> We choose October 12^th for its significance in the history of this > >> continent. Over 500 years ago, European imperialism arrived to this > >> continent and established a flourishing empire on the bones and ruins > >> of the peoples and societies who had lived in this land for thousands > >> of years. > >> > >> > >> > >> Today, the U.S. and European governments close their borders and > >> deport tens of thousands of immigrant workers and their families. What > >> hypocrisy, when it is the imperialist foreign policy of the European > >> and U.S. governments that force millions to leave their countries in > >> the first place! > >> > >> > >> > >> In USA, the goal of this persecution is to ensure that new comers to > >> this country do not have basic rights, decent wages, working or living > >> conditions, that they have no access to education, health care, and > >> basic social services. As a "solution" to this we are told to accept a > >> more sophisticated form of slavery: the guest worker program. In > >> Europe as well as in the U.S., at the first symptom of economic > >> crisis, the governments have launched a campaign of demonization and > >> criminalization of millions of immigrant workers and their families. > >> > >> > >> > >> Immigrants are not the only victims of these policies of seeking > >> maximum profit out the lives and rights of millions of people around > >> the world. The war in Iraq, the epidemic of AIDS, even in USA, workers > >> and the poor are facing the hardest times since the 1930s, with 47 > >> million without health insurance and unemployment and poverty > >> skyrocketing. > >> > >> > >> > >> On October 12^th , we will demand peace, human, civil, and workers' > >> rights, as well as extending a fraternal salute of solidarity to the > >> global immigrants movement, especially to our brothers and sisters in > >> Europe. > >> > >> > >> *_PROPOSAL - DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION_* > >> > >> > >> > >> *_National Day of Resistance Against Oppression_* > >> > >> *_ On October 12^th "Stop Deportations Now"_* > >> > >> > >> > >> *_Three main demands_**:* > >> > >> a) We demand an end to the raids and deportations NOW! > >> > >> b) We demand that all presidential candidates endorse an immediate and > >> unconditional moratorium on the raids and deportations. We also demand > >> that all candidates be open and transparent as to what they propose to > >> do about immigration. (To John McCain, Barack Obama, Cynthia McKinney, > >> Ralph Nader, Bob Barr and others) > >> > >> c) Genuine Immigration Reform to be enacted within the first 100 > >> days of the new government. > >> > >> (A.K.A. The 100 Days Campaign and May Day 2009) > >> > >> > >> > >> *Each endorsing organization to have 100% independence on the specific > >> actions and message* > >> > >> We propose that the above 3 basic demands be taken as a template > >> or common place to depart from, and that any demand can be added or > >> expanded as each organization prefers IN THEIR OWN communications and > >> / or literature*.* > >> > >> > >> > >> We propose that each city and / or organization lay out their own > >> activities, some examples: > >> > >> vigils, forums, panel discussions, rallies in front of DHS, rallies in > >> front of local Republican or/and Democratic party > >> campaign headquarters, community delegations to the main candidates to > >> demand that they endorse a moratorium on deportations, concerts, .... > >> > >> > >> > >> *Strike together and act like one body against DHS Deportations* > >> > >> We propose that we all do a press conference / press release on > >> Tuesday September 30th in each city, so we can publicize that this is > >> a coordinated national action. > >> > >> > >> > >> *We encourage that in each city, whenever possible, to coordinate and > >> mesh our message and actions with the October 11 National Day of > >> Anti-War Actions. We are engaged in virtually the same struggle. We > >> must demand an end to the war at home and abroad!* > >> > >> > >> > >> *National Call to coordinate and decide on this Proposal* > >> > >> > >> > >> *National Conference call for next Thursday 11th at 5pm central time > >> (6pm NYC, 3pm in LA) 1-219-509-8111 (East Coast) code 31858* > >> > >> > >> > >> *_Draft agenda_* > >> > >> 1. Introductions and elections of chair (10 minutes) > >> > >> 2. Reports (2 minutes max) of different events or proposals for that > >> day (30 minutes) > >> > >> 3. National coordinated press conference date (20 minutes) > >> > >> > >> > >> Please, spread the word, feedback any ideas, comments or alternatives > >> so we can better organize the discussion on the conference call. If > >> you are ready to endorse, please use the lists to publish your public > >> support to the idea. > >> > >> > >> _*Initial endorsing organizations:*_ > >> > >> / Immigrant Workers Union/ > >> > >> / Latinos Unidos United Michigan/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- -Alex- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
