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Maricruz: Dejarles como herencia que tienen que defender su dignidad
August 06, 2012
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Maricruz es madre y miembro de Puente en Arizona. Está una participante en la jornada por la justicia para levantar su voz, enseñar a todos los padres y todas las madres que hay que dejar a sus hijos como herencia que tienen que defender su respeto y dignidad.
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Maricruz is a mother and member of Puente in Arizona. She's on the No Papers No Fear ride for justice to raise her own voice and call to all parents to leave their children an inheritance of defending their respect and dignity. -
In Jail in Drag
August 05, 2012
On November 18, 2011 I was driving home after an HIV benefit in New Mexico, when I was pulled over by a police officer for not having a car plate light. I was dressed in drag, wearing jeans, high heels, a wig, and a cute shirt. I was also wearing contacts, which made my eyes irritated, and the police officer asked me if I had been drinking. He gave me a sobriety test, which I passed, with heels on and everything. But I had been drinking a little that night, although he was going to let me go, a second officer pulled up, and they decided to take me in.I was thrown into the jail, in drag. The people who were detained were playful, whistled, and even friendly (I even knew some of them), but the harshest looks I got were from the police officers.
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Travis County sheriff's immigration checks protested
August 04, 2012
More than 50 people protested outside the Travis County sheriff's office on Friday, calling on Sheriff Greg Hamilton to stop participating in a program that detains and deports illegal immigrants.The protesters were aligned with a group of Austin-bound undocumented immigrants who are riding across parts of the nation in a bus to protest deportations.
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El "UndocuBus" hace parada en Texas
August 04, 2012
Después de una semana en Phoenix, con actos de desobediencia civil, una marcha a las oficinas del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE), así como eventos artísticos y pláticas con la comunidad, los viajeros siguieron su camino, tras visitar Colorado y Nuevo México.
"Hemos tenido una buena respuesta de la gente en los lugares a los que llegamos, y nuestro objetivo central en la convención es que el presidente (Barack) Obama asuma una postura acerca de la reforma migratoria antes de solicitar el voto de los hispanos", expresó vía telefónica Tania Unzueta, líder juvenil de los soñadores de Chicago.
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De Arizona a Denver: la primera parada
August 04, 2012
TweetEn Denver conocimos al Centro Humanitario, Padres y Jovenes Unidos, AFSC, Trabajos con Justicia, y otros para aprender el efecto de SB90 y compartir lo que ha pasado en Arizona y otros estados desde la perspectiva de jornalero/as, trabajadoras de casa, y otros de la comunidad indocumentada.
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In Denver we met with Centro Humanitario, Padres y Jovenes Unidos, AFSC, and Jobs with Justice to learn the impact of SB90 and to share what's happened in Arizona and other states from the perspective of day laborers, domestic workers, and other members of the undocumented community. -
Sin miedo a la 'migra' - HOY
August 03, 2012
El autobús va pintado de verde, el color de la esperanza, y lleva imágenes de mariposas monarca, en símbolo de la inmigración.
José Mangandi nunca se ha sentido cómodo hablando sobre su estatus migratorio de indocumentado.Pero ahora lo hace abiertamente como parte de la travesía de un autobús que partió de Phoenix hacia Carolina del Norte para estar presente en la Convención Demócrata en septiembre.
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Indigenous Roots in Albuquerque
August 03, 2012
Today the No Papers No Fear caravan arrived to Albuquerque, New Mexico, a state where indigenous communities are prevalent, just as in my state of Arizona.As migrants, we believed that it is important to create a connection between our experience, and the experience of other indigenous people in the United States.
We had the chance to talk to 2 young people living in the Santa Clara and Santo Domingo pueblos, and share our experience as migrants, as they shared theirs with ours.
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Chela: It's time
August 03, 2012
Watch this profile on No Papers No Fear Rider, Isela Meraz, for the who and why people are getting on the bus.
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Un perfil de Isela Meraz que explica porque y quien está subiendo a la jornada por justicia sin papeles y sin miedo. -
Photos: Visiting the Sheriff in Austin
August 03, 2012
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Tired of Living in the Shadows, Undocumented Immigrants Take to the Road
August 02, 2012
Tired of government inaction and what they call “political football” in immigration reform, a busload of undocumented immigrants are risking arrest and deportation to push for change.
About 30 undocumented immigrants and their supporters boarded what they've dubbed the "Undocubus" Wednesday and rolled out of Phoenix, widely regarded as a battleground for immigrant rights. The Undocubus will pull into the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in September.
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UndocuBus Comes to Austin: No Papers, No Fear – Ride for Justice
August 02, 2012
“This summer, we are coming out of the shadows and getting on the bus. Our rights and our families are under attack and we’ve come too far to go back now.”
On July 29, 2012, a special kind of bus tour across the American Southwest departed from Phoenix, Arizona. The passengers aren’t going to be relaxing in luxury resort spas or sightseeing majestic landmarks in the desert. There are no rock stars on board, at least, not in the way we’re used to thinking.
The people riding on this bus have embarked on a precarious mission to show Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, along with the United States federal government, that they will no longer live in the shadows. They want to let them know that they are no longer afraid, and that they have begun organizing to take a public stand for the rights of undocumented people in the U.S.
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In Depth in Denver
August 02, 2012
Wednesday August 1st of 2012 was our second and last day of activities in Denver Colorado, starting off with a delicious breakfast provided by local members of the Unitarian Universalists church, then we headed to El Centro Humanitario were we met with community members and local organizers to have a workshop where we shared our stories in depth, also talked about strategies and future actions to be taken.
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Boulder sheriff, immigration activists agree: Repeal SB 90
August 02, 2012
A group of immigration activists who protested at the state Capitol this week and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle have something in common.They both want Colorado’s version of Arizona’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants overturned.
SB 90, passed by the state legislature in 2006, requires police officers to report suspected undocumented foreigners who are arrested on a criminal offense to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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