*September 7, 2008* *Contacts*
*English:* Jill Garvey, 773-787-5353; [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Spanish:* Gonzalo Cruz, 773-440-7009; [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Polish:* Kasia Tarczynska, 708-662-0794; [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Immigrant Groups Distribute Bottles of Water to Draw Attention to the Human Rights Crisis in Arizona* *WHEN:* September 9, 2008* *from 11am to 1pm *WHERE:* Wells Fargo offices,* *123 N Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL *WHO: *Chicago immigrant and worker rights leaders, clergy, and volunteers *WHAT:* 2000 bottles of water will be distributed during the lunch rush in the Loop to dramatize large scale, though rarely discussed, human rights violations taking place in the state of Arizona. While hundreds of migrants needlessly die in the Arizona border desert, Joe Arpaio, Sheriff of Maricopa County/Phoenix, deputizes hundreds of self-proclaimed white supremacists who conduct sweeps of Latino neighborhoods and recklessly violate the rights of immigrants. Wells Fargo Bank leases luxurious office spaces to Sheriff Arpaio in downtown Phoenix, AZ. A delegation of leaders will deliver a letter to Chicago Wells Fargo offices at high noon requesting that the bank stop supporting the Sheriff's wholesale violations of human rights by not renewing his lease in Phoenix. Similar demands have been made by leaders in Phoenix and San Francisco. *WHY:* Arizona is the proving ground for large-scale programs designed to destroy the rights of immigrants and tear apart their families and communities. If these violations continue unchecked, they could spread to the entire country—*especially since Arizona is the home state of John McCain.* *VISUALS: *Human-sized "sandwich posters" with border scenes; Bottles with special Arizona labels -- Jorge Mujica --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
