"10 Years After IIRIRA: Communities Coming Together to Expose the War on Immigrants"
Town Hall Meeting Date: Saturday September 30, 2006 Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 West 4th Street (between Virgil & Vermont Ave) Los Angeles, CA Contacts: Will Coley: 213.383.7484 or 917.523.1963, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Shiu Ming Cheer: 562.403.0488 or 213.235.8269, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Background: The U.S. government has ripped apart millions of immigrant families and communities. Ten years after the U.S. Congress passed the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, over 1.5 million people have been deported. September 30 marks the ten-year anniversary of the law's passage. As Congress debates further immigration reform, we will use this day to take stock of the effect of immigration laws and policies on immigrant communities and discuss how more enforcement will further destroy our communities. Townhall Format: Various communities will attend this town hall event to share their experiences with migration and criminalization of their communities. We will discuss: • The economic and political policies driving global migration • The laws and policies that tear immigrant families and lives apart • Deaths caused by increased border militarization and the fear of collaboration between immigration authorities and local law enforcement • "Know Your Rights about Immigration and Criminal Justice" (i.e. What to do when someone gets stopped, arrested, or detained and how to prevent it) Out of this sharing process, communities will develop a collective strategy to oppose racism and defend human rights. Sponsors of the event: The event is sponsored by a number of community-based groups that are based in Los Angeles County: • Garment Workers Center _http://www.garmentworkercenter.org/_ (http://www.garmentworkercenter.org/) • Homies Unidos _http://www.homiesunidos.org_ (http://www.homiesunidos.org) • The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA) _http://idepsca.org_ (http://idepsca.org) • Khmer Girls In Action _http://kgalb.org/_ (http://kgalb.org/) • Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance _http://www.kiwa.org/_ (http://www.kiwa.org/) • Pilipino Workers' Center _http://www.pwcsc.org/_ (http://www.pwcsc.org/) • Q-Team _http://qteamla.org/Homepage/homeupdate.html_ (http://qteamla.org/Homepage/homeupdate.html) • South Asian Network _http://www.southasiannetwork.org/_ (http://www.southasiannetwork.org/) • Youth Justice Coalition [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) ==================================================== National Immigrant Solidarity Network No Immigrant Bashing! 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