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An Exploration of Deportation and Incarceration Thursday, April 5th at UIC, 750 S. Halsted St. The following is Jose’s testimony given at the Forced Out forum, making those connections between the immigration system and the Prison Industrial Complex. ——————– Good … Continue reading →

Departure rally: March 30, 3:30 PM, Cook County Jail, Chicago Arrival gathering: April 1, 12-1PM, By Crete Park (corner of Main St and 1st St), Crete IL; 1-4PM Procession through Crete Walk a block with us, walk a mile with … Continue reading →

Departure rally: March 30, 3:30 PM, Cook County Jail, Chicago Arrival Gathering: April 1, 12-1PM, By Crete Park (corner of Main St and 1st St), Crete IL; 1-4PM Procession through Crete ICE is negotiating with the village of Crete and Corrections … Continue reading →

PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19 for March 21st Press Contacts Jose Herrera: 773-632-9992 Rozalinda Borcila: 813-789-012 Father Jose Landaverde: 773-512-8015  IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS ANNOUNCE A 3-DAY WALK TO CRETE Resist the Crete Immigration Detention Center Chicago, IL … Continue reading →

Next meeting to oppose the Crete Detention Center, and to resist the increasing criminalization of all our communities, is Sunday, March 25  5-7 PM ,at the Justice Mission, 3442 W 26th St, Chicago click here to download this flyer. Call … Continue reading →

Next meeting Sunday, March 18,  5-7 PM ,   3442 W 26th St Walk to Crete at the end of March – arriving on April 1, Palm Sunday. Goals: intensify opposition to the detention center; create a domino effect to … Continue reading →

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 11 at 5PM –  3442 W 26th St, Chicago Notes from Sunday, March 4 meeting: * overview of the proposed Immigrant Detention Center intended to imprison 700-750 people, including families; overview of campaign in Crete (see … Continue reading →

ICE is negotiating with the village of Crete and Corrections Corporation of America to build a new Immigrant Detention Center. The contract has not yet been signed – and until it is, this new prison can still be stopped. This … Continue reading →

In June 2010, a group of undocumented youth and other organizers came together around a shared desire to open an alternative political space within the immigrant rights movement. We shared a sense that the political horizon of the movement felt … Continue reading →

~Español Abajo~ YOU ARE INVITED! JULY 2ND 2011 AT 5PM *FREE Event-Cash Bar* *View the exhibit “IN A STRANGE LAND”an exhibit in conjunction with AREA Issue #11, Im/Migrations. *Meet some of the artists and writers for the next issue of … Continue reading →

[Español abajo] From: Chicago May Day March 2011 Organizing Committee Contact: moratoriumondeportations@gmail.com Save the Dates: Court Hearing Date and Time: TBA   Join Us In Solidarity Resist Police Repression of Political Expression! Chicago May Day March Organizing Committee and Supporters against the CPD’s May Day March … Continue reading →