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Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:20

SB1070 March and Civil Disobedience - Human League002

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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:09

Phoenix March and Civil Disobedience Against SB1070

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Monday, 23 April 2012 13:30

Cities Across Country to Protest SB1070, Call for Federal and Local Officials to Reject "Arizonification" as Supreme Court Hears SB1070 DOJ Case in Washington

Events in Phoenix, Elsewhere Protest SB1070 and Similar Federal Deportation Programs

April 23, 2012. Phoenix, AZ.

Groups across the country are preparing for the Supreme Court hearing of the Department of Justice's suit against SB1070 on Wednesday. The Arizona bill passed in 2010 made the state synonymous with racial profiling and marred its reputation as a 'capitol of prejudice.' While the majority of the bill has been enjoined and has yet to go into effect, Arizona communities and local groups in other states claim to be experiencing the bills intent, "attrition through enforcement," as a result of similar federal immigration policies.

On Wednesday the 25th, events will be held in cities across the country to call on the Supreme Court to strike down SB1070 and call on the federal government to terminate similar federal deportation programs, such as the failed "Secure Communities" program, that enlist local law enforcement as "force multipliers" in immigration law. In multiple cities, groups are pushing for local solutions that restore trust in law enforcement that has been eroded by immigration policies.

"Neither state laws nor the federal government can enlist our local law enforcement in the dirty work of deportation," explains Sarahí Uribe of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. "As the Supreme Court hears the Department of Justice's suit against SB1070, all of our cities are faced with the responsibility to show that we will not be another Arizona. Most cities understand our families belong together, it's police and ICE that should be separated."

Carlos Garcia of Puente Arizona added, "In Arizona we're facing a human rights crisis. The government's persistent collaboration with Sheriff Arpaio despite his notorious profiling is reinforcing the climate of hate that SB1070 sought to create and is recreating it across the country through its own deportation policies. We're protesting for a new day in Arizona. As the Supreme Court deliberates, the jury for us is already in. SB1070 and similar federal policies need to be struck down."

Visit http://altopolimigra.com/april-25-supreme-court-hearing-on-sb1070/ for information and contacts for actions in Boston, Hartford, Washington, DC, Phoenix, Dallas, Homestead, FL, and Knoxville, TN among others.

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Thursday, 05 April 2012 07:24

Phoenix to March Against SB1070 and Federal Deportation Programs During SCOTUS Hearing

Supreme Court Should Strike Down Arizona Bill, Local March to Call for End to Similar Federal Programs.

Who: A Wide Coalition of Organizations

When: April 25th. March to begin at 3pm Arizona Time.

Where: Opening Rally at Civic Space Park

March: Highlighting Phoenix PD, Federal Courthouse, 4th Ave Jail, Wells Fargo Tower, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and returning to Civic Space Park.

On April 25th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Department of Justice lawsuit against the state of Arizona's SB1070. At the same time, communities in Arizona will come together to participate in a march to protest against the state bill and call for an end to both state and federal policies that erode civil rights, promote racial profiling, and enable local law enforcement such as Sheriff Arpaio to use immigration policy to enforce their prejudice.

Carlos Garcia of Puente states, “With SB1070 Arizona declared a war of attrition on immigrants. What was started in Arizona quickly lead to the Arizonificaiton of this country, one that treats undocumented immigrants as criminals and treats all Latinos as undocumented.”

Opal Tometi of Black Alliance For Just Immigration explains, "April 25th doesn't just mark a decision for the Supreme Court. The human rights violations now plain as day in Arizona create a moral dilemma for all of us. We will be marching because we refuse to live another day in Attrition. We ask that all those who believe you should not be judged by the color of your skin to join us in turning the tide from hate to a new day for human rights."

Diana Perez of Puente relates, "Maricopa County has been in a human rights crisis created by both state and federal policies that we've only seen spread in the past two years. On April 25th we'll be marching to say that we will not comply with the hate contained in SB1070. The Supreme Court should strike down 1070 and the federal government should re-evaluate its embrace of Arizona-style policies."

Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/370620936316540/

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:15