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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Western Mass May 1<SUP>st</SUP> Coalition (a coalition developed to support immigrants’ rights) will hold a rally on May 1, 2006 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on the Amherst Common.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All interested immigrant communities, community organizations, student groups, activists, artists, musicians, neighborhood organizations, or businesses are invited to attend and be involved with the planning and logistics.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The mobilization for the Vigil and Public Event will work with the “Great American Boycott” and will organize around the following points of unity, No Work, No School, No Buying, and No Selling and the denounce the xenophobic HR4437 bill.</FONT></P>
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o:title="imigrantegrita%20002"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></v:imagedata></v:shape><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>If your organization, church, temple or business would like to endorse this Vigil please send an e-mail endorsing this event at </FONT><A href="mailto:may1stcoalition@gail.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>may1stcoalition@gail.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information please call Eduardo Suárez 413-687-0399.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Immigrants contribute 7 billion in social security per year, earn 240 billion, report 90 billion, and only are reimbursed 5 billion, “where are the 85 billion?” They also contribute to the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> economy 25 billion more than they receive in healthcare, etc…According to the anti-immigrant and racist politicians and hatemongers, ‘immigrants are a drain on society.’<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If this is true, then during the day on May 1<SUP>st</SUP> the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If not, we prove
them wrong once and for all.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We know what will happen!”</I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>El Gran Paro Americano.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>There will also be other manifestations in other communities around the Valley and towns accross the nation that day. Go out that day to protect our civil rights.</FONT></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Western Mass Coalition for Immigrants Rights</FONT></P><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif" size=5><STRONG>Eduardo Suárez</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif" color=#003399 size=3>223 Pelham Road</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif" color=#003399 size=3>Amherst, MA 01002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif" color=#003399 size=3>413-253-0297</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Garamond, Times, Serif" color=#003399 size=3>cell-335-6224</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></html>