[Antiracism] Immigrant Rights Actions and May Day updates

[American Friends Service Committee]

Greetings all:

The following is a brief summary of the Immigrant Rights and May Day 
actions in our area.  Flyers for some of these actions are available at 
www.WesternMassAFSC.org.  Please do your best to support one or more of 
these incredibly important actions / events.

For more information and to GET INVOLVED(!),
please contact the organizers:

Ruth Trujillo: quetzaili at yahoo.com
Eduardo Suarez: may1stcoalition at gmail.com
Luis Alvarenga: luisalvarenga at mac.com
Gustavo Acosta: zacuapa at yahoo.com
Jobs with Justice: wmjwj at wmjwj.org


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APRIL 28:

TEACH-IN ON IMMIGRATION POLICY CRISIS, 3pm
Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall, Hampshire College
This teach in is timed to encourage reflection and analysis on the mass 
actions planned across the country for May 1 in protest of the so-called 
"Sensenbrenner Bill" which would among other things make it a felony to be 
present in the US while lacking proper immigration status, and would also 
criminalize the giving of aid or charitable services to an undocumented person.

MAY 1:

11am: UMass community members are rallying in front of the Student Union 
and then marching to the Amherst Common

11:30: First Congregational Church, Springfield (off Court Square), 
assemble to caravan (in two groups) to Northampton and Amherst noon rallies

Noon: 2 Rallies:
**City Hall in Northampton
**Amherst Common (with Antoinette Flores President La Causa, Amherst 
College; Ron Espirutu outgoing President La Causa; Elvis Méndez, UMass SGA 
President; Luis Alvarenga, Acción Latina; Vijay Prashad)

4:30pm: Gathering at First Congregational Church, Springfield (off Court 
Square); speakers and caravan to Voices of Working People's History

7pm to 9pm: Voices of Working People's History, United Congregational 
Church in Holyoke (corner of Appleton and High Streets) -- fundraiser for 
Jobs with Justice


"What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
         The world would split open"  ~ Muriel Rukeyser


Jo Comerford
American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts
140 Pine Street, Room 10
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413.584.8975 (W)
413.584.8987 (F)
413.695.6059 (C)
afsc at crocker.com
www.WesternMassAFSC.org

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