WHAT: Protest at "Secure Communities" Hearing (organized by ICE/DHS)
WHERE: St. Anne’s Residential Facility, 155 N. Occidental Boulevard, LA, CA 90026 WHEN: Monday, August 15, 2011 5:00PM WHO: Protests organized by several organizations. This call-out is being sent by the Southern CA Immigration Coalition. Please bring your signs, flags, banners...etc. On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/notes/ron-gochez/urgent-protest-secure-communities-in-la-monday-aug-15-5pm/181120655290938 The Southern California Immigration Coalition calls on the LA community to join this protest to publicly denounce the Barack Obama/Democratic Party Administration and the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for their continued attacks against migrant and immigrant communities. The SCIC will continue to emphatically denounce both the Republican AND Democratic party for their relentless efforts to separate our families and terrorize the millions of people who continue to be criminalized in this country because of the unjust immigration laws that are implemented and supported by both of those parties. "Secure Communities" is one of the fundamental bi-partisan policies that is terrorizing our communities and in the last week the Obama administration made its fascist like announcement that cities, counties and states that had already decided to opt-out of this policy were not going to be allowed to do so. They essentially said that "Secure Communities" is not optional and it will be imposed upon our communities, period. As people in the movement, we CANNOT allow this! We MUST take action!! ICE, under the direct command of the current Democratic administration, has detained and deported more (im)migrants than under any other administration is US history. This is the same President and Democratic Party who in 2008 promised us Immigration Reform in their first year in office. Today, the Democrats in general and President Obama in particular, are asking the (Im)migrant community to continue voting for them in the upcoming elections. In response to the Democratic Party's petition for votes from the migrant community, the Southern California Immigration Coalition has responded with our own campaign that is sending a clear message directly at President Obama; Legalization NOW or no re-election! The SCIC will not speak to the ICE/DHS officials inside at their hearing. It is obvious that they do not care about the separation of our families or the pain that they are causing. Our message is going to the people of the community. The only way that we can end these policies and that we can defend ourselves in our communities from ICE is to organize ourselves and to never depend on the Democratic Party. If they do not keep their promises of immigration reform, don't even bother asking our communities to vote for you again in the future! Southern CA Immigration Coalition Demands STOP THE RAIDS/DEPORTATIONS NOW!! FULL LEGALIZATION NOW!! NO BRACERO/GUEST WORKER PROGRAM!! WORKERS RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE!! Ron Gochez Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
