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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 →

~~~Español Abajo~~~ Workers’ Struggle Beyond Borders March for Dignity, Justice and Legalization for all! Solidarity Forever and For Everyone 2:00PM Reunion at Union Park, Corners of Lake St and Ashland 3:00PM March to Plaza Tenochtitlan in Pilsen begins. 4:00PM March Ends and Rally Starts at Plaza … Continue reading →

Press Advisory For Immediate Release For Friday April 1st Immigrant Rights Activists’ Caravan to Indiana to Join Protests Against Anti-Immigrant Bill What: Press Conference to invite Chicagoans to join the Immigrant’s Caravan to Indiana When: Friday April 1st at 10:30 AM. … Continue reading →