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Rally with Southern 32 at Court Hearing, Call to End ICE Abuse in New Orleans
August 09, 2012
New Orleans, LA – Two years ago, Joaquin Navarro Hernandez was merely standing on the day labor corner when he became the victim of a botched Border Patrol raid<http://m.
Read More »bestofneworleans.com/gambit/ new-orleans-immigration- battles/Content?oid=2049876& issue=2049665>. in the chaos that ensued, Joaquin was pursued several blocks by car and assaulted by a bystander. When a neighbor attempted to report the wrongful mistreatment Joaquin had faced, the New Orleans Police Department instead took custody of Joaquin and turned him over to Border Patrol. Even though Joaquin stood up to expose the misconduct and cover up, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to push for his deportation-- all in an attempt to cover up their own abuse and avoid a potential scandal. -
Solidarity Forever
August 09, 2012
“No papers, no fear” is a very profound expression for all of us. As the history of this monument tells us, and the history of African Americans tells us, we had to stand up against fear, and we had to fight against not having papers. There was a moment in the south where if you didn’t have papers to show that you worked for a plantation, or you did not have 100 dollars in your pocket - back when 100 was like having 1,000 dollars – you could be arrested for vagrancy.
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If you were arrested for that, under the United States constitution, you could be re-enslaved. The constitution says that there should be no involuntary servitude in the country, that means you cannot be a slave, unless you are convicted of a crime. And like this, you can be arrested and they can sell you like a slave under what they would call the ‘Convict Lease System.” So they were able to re-enslave African Americans simply because they did not have papers, or did not have money in their pockets. -
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August 09, 2012
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The Metrics of Change
August 08, 2012
Last week, the news broke that some really wonderful people at the National Immigrant Youth Alliance hadliterally infiltrated the Broward Transitional Center in Florida, what can only be described as a waiting-room-come-prison for immigrants.
News trickled out that they were recording the stories of other people in the detention center, some who were in serious medical trouble, countless others who were being held for months, if not years, for having broken tail lights and an assortment of other ridiculous transgressions. Ultimately, ICE wasn’t too pleased with what Viri and Marco were doing, so they kicked them out, but not before they inspired over 450 people to go on a hunger strike. You can sign the petition for their release here.
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Fernando: Reclamar tu libertad
August 08, 2012
Fernando es un artista de Hip-hop, cocinero, y fotógrafo quien era detenido por un més en Arizona donde vive y organiza con el movimiento pro-migrante. Está participando en la jornada para enseñar los derechos y compartir las historias de él y de los en los centros de detención.
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No Papers Rosa No Fear
August 08, 2012
habia una vez una Rosa
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who got on the bus
an act so small like this endeavor
can change peoples lives forever
let us get on the bus
to share the story of us
we are taking a ride
there is nothing to hide
this is our destiny
to cross borders & be free
you see we are some of many
sons & daughters of journey
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We Dream at All Ages
August 07, 2012
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Although I’ve been involved in activism in my state and around the country, it has always been with other undocumented young people, specifically those fighting for the DREAM Act, and have focused on the experience of Arizona. Being on the bus has been a new experience for me, because besides getting to know the laws that are taking place in other states, I have had the chance to talk to undocumented people who are older than me, who have had different experiences, and who are coming out for the first time in their lives. -
Austin: Fandango y nueva familia
August 07, 2012
No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice had the opportunity to convivir with the Workers' Defense Project while in Austin.
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La jornada por la justicia sin papeles y sin miedo tenía la oportunidad convivir con el proyecto de defensa laboral en Austin. -
‘No Papers, No Fear’ Ride for Justice Comes to New Orleans, Supports ‘Southern 32’ at Immigration Hearing
August 07, 2012
In New Orleans, the riders will shine a national spotlight on civil, labor, and human rights defenders in the Deep South by supporting Joaquin Navarro-Hernandez in his immigration hearing on Friday morning. Mr. Navarro-Hernandez is a leader of the Southern 32, who are brave men and women who are only in deportation proceedings for standing up to defend their rights. The Southern 32 are demanding an end to Napolitano’s practice of jailing and deporting labor organizers and civil rights defenders for having the courage to stand up and speak out.
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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.
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