May 1st 2009: March for Immigrant Justice
This is a critical time for all those who support the immigrant community to mobilize for just and humane immigration reform. President Obama has restated his commitment to putting forward immigration reform legislation this year. We need to mobilize to make sure that this change becomes reality. Please join us!
Join JUFJ in the faith contingent - we and our banner will be there! Contact darya@jufj.org to march with us.
This mobilization is sponsored by The National Capital Immigrant Coalition: www.ncicmetro.org
NCIC includes: All Souls Church, American Friends Service Committee-DC, Archdiocese of Washington, African Resource Center, Barbara Chambers Children's Center, CASA of Maryland, Inc., Carlos Rosario International Public School Charter, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Centro Nía, Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative, Comité de Solidaridad Monseñor Romero, Detention Watch Network, Foundry United Methodist Church, Guatemala Human Rights Commission, Korean American Association of Maryland, La Clinica del Pueblo, La Unidad Latina-Gamma Epsilon Chapter, Laborers Union - Local 11, Latin American Youth Center, Latino Economic Development Corporation, Latino Federation of Greater Washington, Legal Aid Justice Center, Mary Center, Mexicanos Sin Fronteras, Migrant and Refugees Cultural Support, National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Public Justice Center, SEIU- Local 32BJ, SEIU MD-DC State Council, Stand for Our Neighbors, Tenants and Workers United, Unite Here Mid-Atlantic, and the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 400
Endorsed by: Amnesty International USA, Busboys and Poets, DC Alliance for Immigrant Justice, DC 51 Artist Collective, DC Jobs with Justice, DC Resistance Media Collective, DC Statehood-Green Party, DC Students for a Democratic Society, Empower DC, FMLN-DC, Global Justice Action, Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington, International Socialist Organization, Metro D.C. Interfaith Sanctuary Network, Jews United for Justice, National Immigrant Solidarity Network, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, School of the America's Watch, SHARE Foundation, La Union de Trabajadores, and the Washington Peace Center
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