GOTV Rally October 27th Daley & Madigan Confirmed Dear ICIRR
I don't see all of the GREEN PARTY candidates, what's up with that ?
jv
----- Original Message -----
From: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Regugee Right
To: John Viramontes
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:49 PM
Subject: GOTV Rally October 27th Daley & Madigan Confirmed
ICIRR Update: October 24th, 2008
--> a Quick Update from the ICIRR Team - Please Forward,
GOTV Rally
Get Out the Vote for Immigration Reform
This Monday October 27th!
6:30 Teamsters Hall300 S. Ashland Ave
Mayor Richard Daley & Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Confirmed!
Get Out the Vote Rally Oct 27th - Flyer |Map
Volunteer for Election Day
Immigrant Almanac Report Released
Statement on Electoral Integrity
Upcoming Citizenship Workshops
Join us this Monday, October 27th as we kick off our Get Out the Vote
efforts. After registering a record number of 25,815 new immigrant voters this
year, the "Our Vote is Power" campaign seeks to mobilize 144,000 immigrant
voters on Election Day in order to gain political will in support of a just and
humane immigration reform and other state issues that directly affect
immigrants and their families in Illinois.
WHO: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, U.S. Representative Luis
V. Gutierrez (IL-4), U.S. Representative Danny Davis (IL-7), U.S.
Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle,
Commissioner Joe Berrios, Mayor of Berwyn Michael O'Connor, Aldermen Ricardo
Munoz, Joe More, Danny Solis and state legislators including: Iris Martinez,
Antonio, Munoz, William Delgado, Mattie Hunter, Donne Trotter, Esther Golar,
Eddie Acevedo, Deborah Graham, Elizabeth Hernandez, Susana Mendoza, Harry
Osterman, Kevin Joyce, Tony Berrios, Linda Chapa La Via. As well as immigrant
advocates from ICIRR, hundreds of new voters and volunteers from the Asian,
Latino, Muslim/Arab, African and Polish communities of Chicago and suburbs.
WHERE: Teamsters City Auditorium - Local 705
300 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL
WHEN: Monday, October 27, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Click Here to see flyer in Spanish
We Need Volunteers
In order to make our Get Out The Vote efforts a success we need to
contact as many immigrant voters as possible. To do this we need volunteers on
the phones and knocking on doors.
WHY VOLUNTEER:
a.. Because you believe in a just and humane Immigration Reform,
b.. You believe there should be a STOP to the separation of families
and inhumane RAIDS in our communities,
c.. You believe there should be a STOP to the barriers and backlogs
in the citizenship process,
d.. You believe the Immigrant community is under-represented in
Politics,
e.. GAIN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN EXPERIENCE
f.. For these and so many reasons more, We NEED YOUR HELP !
g..
Call our volunteer hotline 1-866-944-VOTE or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to
find out what you can do to help.
Illinois Immigrant Political Almanac
Thu, 10/23/2008 - 15:49
What do one in 4 citizens in Evanston / New Trier / Niles have in
common?
They were born abroad and are naturalized citizens in the U.S.!
What do the Districts of Congressmen Roskam, Bean, Kirk, Weller,
Biggert, and Foster all have in common?
There are more Latino voters than the winning vote margin in the 2006
elections!
What is the net shift from U.S. born citizens to foreign born citizens
in suburban Cook County, from 2000 to 2007?
100,897 people! (Loss of 45,557 U.S. born citizens; gain of 55,450
foreign born citizens)
Does Cook County or Kane County have a higher percentage of registered
Latino voters?
Cook County is 12.2% Latino voters, and Kane County is 12.1% registered
Latino voters!
Come read about these fun facts and others! Today the Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, in conjunction with Univision Radio
News, released its Illinois Immigrant Political Almanac, a guaranteed best
seller among Illinois political junkies everywhere. The almanac lays out by
townships, wards, state rep, state senate, and congressional districts the
numbers of naturalized immigrant citizens, and the numbers of Latino, Asian,
Middle Eastern, and Jewish voters.
Come for a little tour of our changing Illinois Electorate, and read
which closely contested Congressional and State level races may be affected by
our changing demographics. "In Illinois how do you spell 'Political Respect'?"
asked ICIRR Executive Director Joshua Hoyt. "The answer is 'V-O-T-E-S'!"
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a 130 member
organization dedicated to the full participation of immigrants in Illinois's
economic, civic, and cultural life. In 2008 they have assisted 25,814
immigrants to register to vote and are engaged in a vigorous non-partisan
campaign to mobilize immigrants to vote to build political will for immigration
reform and immigrant justice.
Statement on Electoral Integrity
ICIRR highlights the importance of trained staff and informed
communities to protect the sanctity of the ballot and avoid voter suppression
and electoral fraud
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights believes that
U.S. citizenship and voting are sacred trusts in our democracy. We are
passionately committed to encouraging eligible legal permanent residents to
learn English, become U.S. citizens, and as citizens exercise their right and
responsibility to vote. We also believe passionately that the integrity of the
ballot and the voter registration process must be protected from voter
suppression, voter registration fraud, and voter fraud.
ICIRR launched the New Americans Democracy Project in 2004 in order to
promote civic participation in the immigrant communities of Chicago and
suburbs. Experienced staff, consultants and experts have provided the tools to
assure that our electoral work is done with high standards for electoral
integrity. Over the past 4 years we have registered 80,759 immigrants to vote
without a single complaint from election officials.
ICIRR was created more than 20 years ago to protect immigrants and
their families. We understand that any non-citizen who registers and votes is
committing a federal felony, and put themselves at risk of both prison time and
deportation. We go to extraordinary lengths to protect non-citizens from
committing this horrible error.
Our experience is that a much more prevalent problem than voter fraud
is violations of the Voting Rights Act that suppress the immigrant vote. We are
very proud that, as a result of our work, last year the Kane County Clerk
entered into a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to
properly abide with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act, including
providing Spanish language ballots, election notices, and other voting
materials, and ensuring Spanish language assistance at polling places, so that
immigrant and Latino voters are properly included in our democracy.
ICIRR strongly believes in upholding the integrity of our democracy. We
intend to continue our efforts to ensure that those who are eligible can
register and vote; that those who are not eligible will not; and that our
elections meet the highest standards of integrity that befit our nation.
Upcoming Citizenship Workshops
Chicago North Side
1 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
773-508-5300
Centro Romero
6216 N. Clark
Chicago North Side
8 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
773-508-5300
Centro Romero
6216 N. Clark
Joliet
15 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
630-844-2550
Joliet Junior College (Cafeteria)
1215 Houbolt Rd.
Waukegan
15 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
847-775-0858
Holy Family Immigrant Center
510 10th Street
South Side of Chicago
22 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
773-521-0055
Instituto del Progreso Latino
2570 S. Blue Island
Mt. Prospect, IL
22 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
312-673-3249
St. Emily
1400 East Central Road
Chicago South Side
22 Nov 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm
773-521-0055
Instituto del Progreso Latino
2570 S. Blue Island
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
55 E. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2075, Chicago Il 60604
phone: 312-332-7360 fax: 312-332-7044
http://www.ICIRR.org
If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay
To send e-mail: [email protected]
To unsuscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
