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Greetings all:<br>
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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
<a href="http://www.westernmassafsc.org/" eudora="autourl">www.WesternMassAFSC.org</a>.
Please do your best to support one or more of these incredibly important
actions / events.<br>
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<i>For more information and to GET INVOLVED(!),<br>
please contact the organizers:<br>
<br>
</i>Ruth Trujillo: quetzaili@yahoo.com<br>
Eduardo Suarez: <font color="#0000FF"><u>may1stcoalition@gmail.com<br>
</u></font>Luis Alvarenga: luisalvarenga@mac.com<br>
Gustavo Acosta: zacuapa@yahoo.com<br>
Jobs with Justice: wmjwj@wmjwj.org<br>
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<b>APRIL 28:<br>
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</b>TEACH-IN ON IMMIGRATION POLICY CRISIS, 3pm<br>
Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall, Hampshire College<br>
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.<br>
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<b>MAY 1:<br>
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11am:</b> UMass community members are rallying in front of the Student
Union and then marching to the Amherst Common<br>
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<b>11:30:</b> First Congregational Church, Springfield (off Court
Square), assemble to caravan (in two groups) to Northampton and Amherst
noon rallies<br>
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<b>Noon:</b> 2 Rallies:<br>
**City Hall in Northampton<br>
**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)<br>
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<b>4:30pm:</b> Gathering at First Congregational Church, Springfield (off
Court Square); speakers and caravan to Voices of Working People's
History<br>
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<b>7pm to 9pm:</b> Voices of Working People's History, United
Congregational Church in Holyoke (corner of Appleton and High Streets) --
fundraiser for Jobs with Justice<br>
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<br>
</font><font face="Arial Narrow, Helvetica">"What would happen if
one woman told the truth about her life?<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The world
would split open" ~ Muriel Rukeyser<br>
<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Garamond"><b>Jo Comerford<br>
</b>American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts<br>
140 Pine Street, Room 10<br>
Florence, Massachusetts 01062<br>
413.584.8975 (W)<br>
413.584.8987 (F)<br>
413.695.6059 (C)<br>
afsc@crocker.com<br>
<a href="http://www.westernmassafsc.org/" eudora="autourl">www.WesternMassAFSC.org</a><br>
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