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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=#3366cc>Although I believe that connecting the dots is important, the call for the May 1st action is to hold a vigil on the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Amherst</st1:place></st1:City> common to demonstrate our solidarity with immigrants and the working people in this country. And, especially for those undocumented immigrants working in this region that work under appalling conditions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT color=#3366cc><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The dots about migrant workers, education, environmental justice and the war can be efusively presented and voiced at the vigil. M</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">any parents with their children are going to attend this event.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=#3366cc>If a separate group wants to organize for the McDonalds protest go ahead but remember that you have some extensive contingencies to support anyone that may get arrested and so on...Latinos Unidos is not going to support such action in such a short time!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><BR><FONT color=#3366cc>I do support changing the meeting for Sunday and sticking to call of solidarity to cease working on may first!</FONT></P>
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From: <I>"Marc Rodrigues" <marcprodrigues@gmail.com></I><BR>To: <I>squintan@email.smith.edu, "Labor_Center_Students@yahoogroups.com"<Labor_Center_Students@yahoogroups.com>, "laborlove@lists.riseup.net" <laborlove@lists.riseup.net>, "ssjic@lists.riseup.net" <ssjic@lists.riseup.net>, "rsumass@yahoogroups.com" <rsumass@yahoogroups.com>, "valleystudentaction@lists.riseup.net"<valleystudentaction@lists.riseup.net>, "AriseAction@yahoogroups.com" <AriseAction@yahoogroups.com>, antiracism@hermes.hampshire.edu, "holyokepn@yahoogroups.com" <holyokepn@yahoogroups.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>[Antiracism] Re: Organizing against immigration bill HR4437</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:08:28 -0400</I><BR>>Hey everyone,<BR>><BR>>this is marc from umass. it's exciting to see folks around here<BR>>getting together to do something about
HR4437.<BR>><BR>>i just wanted to mention a couple things and get people's feedback on this:<BR>><BR>>1) according to the email below, the next 5-college meeting to<BR>>organize something for may 1st is monday the 17th at 7:30... this also<BR>>happens to be the time for the opening event for Tent State which is<BR>>happening all next week: http://www.tentstateumass.org/Site/Home.html<BR>><BR>>I would encourage everybody in the area who is concerned with<BR>>immigrant justice come and check out tent state, we're gonna be having<BR>>several workshops/panels/discussions on the topic, and also will be<BR>>discussing what to do on may 1st... do we want to possibly reschedule<BR>>the 5-college meeting to sunday the 16th?<BR>><BR>><BR>>2) One possible action for My 1st that I would like to propose is to<BR>>have a lunchtime picket/press
conference/flyering at a local<BR>>McDonald's. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a farmworker<BR>>organization of Mexican, Guatemalan and Haitian immigrants in Florida,<BR>>is currently conducting a national pressure/consciousness-raising<BR>>campaign against McDonald's to get them to pay more for the tomatoes<BR>>they use and help improve farmworker wages and working conditions. I<BR>>think it's a good way to connect the issue of immigration with the<BR>>vital work immigrants do in this country and the message of the May<BR>>1st strike. Please see the following sites for more info, and get<BR>>back to me with any
feedback/questions:<BR>><BR>>http://www.ciw-online.org/<BR>>http://www.ciw-online.org/The_Great_March.html<BR>>http://www.ciw-online.org/2006truthtour/dailyupdates.html<BR>><BR>>thanks.<BR>><BR>>peace,<BR>>marc<BR>><BR>><BR>>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>>From: "Sifra Quintana" <squintan@email.smith.edu><BR>>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:46:54 -0400<BR>>Subject: Organizing against HR4437 (please foward to other groups)<BR>><BR>>Hi my name is Nico Quintana. I was able to stay for the five college<BR>>planning meeting after the rally at Amherst today and was asked to<BR>>send out an update about the meeting and a call for action at smith<BR>>against HR4437.<BR>><BR>>Up date on the five college movement against HR4437.<BR>><BR>>The five college community wants to work together against this bill<BR>>and
have a five college day of Action on May 1. Each campus would be<BR>>responsible for organizing their own community and every Monday untill<BR>>may 1st organizers from each of the colleges will meet to talk about<BR>>May 1st. The plan that was discussed at the meeting so far is that<BR>>each school would have there own rally, walk out, or what ever they<BR>>wanted to do at their own school and then all the colleges and schools<BR>>from the area would meet for a big rally at Amherst commons. Times<BR>>are still being worked out.<BR>><BR>>Meetings<BR>>Five college Meetings<BR>>The five college coalition would like to have the next coalition<BR>>meeting at smith next Monday. Organizers from the five colleges and<BR>>the pioneer valley will be coming together to organize for the<BR>>national day of action on May 1st.<BR>><BR>>The meeting will
be on Monday the 17th, 730pm Smith College (meeting<BR>>place still TBA, possibly down stairs in the campus center). If<BR>>anyone has ideas for a meeting place let me know and I will email it<BR>>out, other wise I was thinking we could meet in the campus center on<BR>>lower level.<BR>><BR>>Smith Meeting<BR>>The first smith meeting is scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday April 11th-<BR>>Gillett living room @ 12pm (the meeting can move if the space is too<BR>>small). Every one please come cuz its going to be a hard few weeks<BR>>with out you.<BR>><BR>>Agenda<BR>>The smith students that went to the rally wanted to meet tomorrow to<BR>>discuss next steps for demonstrations/ education around this issue at<BR>>smith. So far what was discussed:<BR>>1) A action for may 1st. Ideas that were disscussed were, shutting<BR>>down the collge, having a walk
out, having a rally on Chapin lawn<BR>>with poetry, music and chanting.<BR>><BR>>2)Education campaigns: Smith students that went to the rallies also<BR>>talked about handing out fliers and motivating people to write their<BR>>senators since senate is in recess for two weeks.<BR>><BR>>3) Faculty/ Staff involvment : the Gov Department is going to be<BR>>holding an educational forum on the bill and its possible implications<BR>>in two weeks.<BR>><BR>> Everyone who is interested in working for against this bill should<BR>>come and be involved with the organizing effort. This meeting will be<BR>>facilitated by a volunteer that arrives at the meeting. If you like<BR>>facilitating meetings please volunteer for the job.<BR>><BR>>MEETINGS COMMING UP: Please come and get involved.<BR>><BR>>Smith Meeting- Tomorrow April 11th 12pm Gillett living
room, the<BR>>meeting most likely will move out side or to another location<BR>>depending on the size of the group.<BR>><BR>>Five college Meeting- Monday April 17th Smith College, Location TBA,<BR>>last resort down stairs Campus Center.<BR>><BR>>-Nico Quintana<BR>>squintan@smith.edu<BR>>x6909<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>---<BR>>support farmworker justice:<BR>>www.ciw-online.org | www.sfalliance.org<BR>><BR>>"laugh, compañer@s, and we have to laugh because what we're going to<BR>>do is very serious..."<BR>>-sub. marcos, ezln<BR>><BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Antiracism mailing list<BR>>Antiracism@lists.hampshire.edu<BR>>http://lists.hampshire.edu/mailman/listinfo/antiracism<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>