These are the new "Freedom Riders<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_riders> ".
Big cheer for the comrades undertaking this dangerous work. JAI RAC-LA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: No Papers, No Fear Riders <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:39 AM Subject: Walking in History: No Papers No Fear in Alabama and Georgia To: [email protected] E-mail adddress: [email protected]<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MmT5HUvsgCr2jqZKgiSj46ekzt9IhrG%2F> Video at: http://nopapersnofear.org/<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_riders> *Espalier abajo* This week we visit immigrant communities living and surviving in two of the states with the harshest anti-immigrant legislations, Georgia and Alabama. In Alabama, we worked with an immigrant rights group, Somos Tuskaloosa, celebrating their first anniversary, and worked with them to organize the first protest where their members came out of the shadows, demanded access to public education, and affirmed their right to protest, despite police intimidation. Undocumented immigrants from Tuscaloosa spoke about surviving not only a series of tornadoes in 2011, but the implementation of anti-immigrant legislation, through organizing and community building (Read Trinis story here<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4qJvIPNqkXckzbMj71SEdaekzt9IhrG%2F> ). While we were in Alabama, we paid a visit to Selma, where we crossed the historic Edmund Pettus bridge with civil rights leaders, who shared with us the story discrimination and struggle of Bloody Sunday, and their efforts in connecting with Latino and immigrant communities. [*Watch a video of our visit<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=naXxNmB%2FSV%2BPMmobhOq3hNv2MC4C41mY> *] Before we left the state, we also visited a group of day laborers, who were victims of police harassment and violation of their rights by housing administrators, until they also organized and fought back. We spoke to them about the power of knowing our rights, and supported them in creating a committee, that will work towards having a workers center in Hoover, Alabama. [Read Eleazars reflections on that meeting here<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pU8%2FTpY6rJ5nXD%2B4oKLLEaekzt9IhrG%2F> ] Then we entered Georgia, the day after the United States court of appeals affirmed the right of police to check the immigration status of people suspected of crimes without proper identification. We met with Popular Committees in Tifton and Warner Robins, sharing our stories and strategies for organizing. We talked about coming out of the shadows not only as a form of political strategy, but as a way to survive, as we have learned that we are safer out of the shadows than hiding. Today we arrive in Atlanta, to protest in front of the Immigration Detention Center, and continue to speak with undocumented community about losing fear and the power of organizing. Sincerely, No Papers No Fear riders ====================================================== Esta semana visitamos comunidades inmigrantes viviendo y sobreviviendo en dos de los estados con las leyes anti-inmigrantes mas severas, Georgia y Alabama. En Alabama trabajamos con un grupo de derechos migrantes, llamado Somos Tuskaloosa, quienes celebraron su primer aniversario, y trabajaron con nosotros para organizar la primer protesta donde sus miembros salieron de las sombras, demandaron el acceso a la educación publica, y afirmaron su derecho a protestar, sin importar la intimidación de la policia. Migrantes sin documentos de Tuscaloosa hablaron sobre el sobrevivir una serie de tornados en el 2011, asi como la implementación de leyes anti-inmigrantes, a travez de organizarce y hacer comunidad (Lee la historia de Trini aqui<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8ehMnlUSwg9crwp7I3KhDaekzt9IhrG%2F> ) Mientras estuvimos en Alabama, tambien vistamos la ciudad de Selma, donde cruzamos el puente historico junto con lideres de los derechos civiles, quienes compartieron la historia de lucha y discriminación del dia conocido como Domingo Sangriento, y como estan trabajando para hacer conecciones con las comunidades inmigrantes y Latinas. * [Ve el video de nuestra visita aqui<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PPq7Vv9Dio9QA5wcTzmVt6ekzt9IhrG%2F> *] Antes de salir del estado, tambien visitamos a un grupo de jornaleros, quienes eran victimas de agreción de la policia y violaciones de sus derechos a vivienda justa por parte de la administración de un conjunto de apartamentos, hasta que tambien se comenzaro an organiar y responder. Platicamos con ellos sobre el poder de conocer nuestros derechos, y los apoyamos en hacer un comite, que trabajara para hacer un Centro de Trabajadores en Hoover, Alabama [Lee las reflecciones de Eleazar sobre esa junta aqui<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ymGqQUu8ETGahr1EnN9umKekzt9IhrG%2F> ] Despues entramos al estado de Georgia, el dia despues de que la corte federal de apelaciones afirmo el derecho de la poicia de revisar el estatus migratorio de gente si identificación 'apropiada.' Nos reunimos com Comites de Defensa del Barrio en Tifton y Warner Robins, compartiendo nuestras historias y estrategias de organización. Hablamos sobre como salir de las sombras, no solo como una estrategia politica, si no una lucha por sobrevivir, pues hemos aprendido que estamos mas seguros fuera de las sombras que escondidos. Hoy viajamos hacia Alabama, para protestar en frente de un centro de detención de inmigrantes, y continuar hablando con nuestras comunidades sin documentos sobre perder el miedo y el poder de organizarnos. 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