Week of Action Against Immigration Raids

Dear Friends,

Ministerios Nueva Vida/New Life Ministries will be organizing a prayer vigil from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. each evening next week (Feb. 26th-March 2nd) as part of the week of action to support immigrant rights.

Illustrating the need to fix our broken immigration system that keeps families apart, the recent increase in ICE enforcement and questionable tactics has left families separated and communities fearful of law enforcement, making them more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Immigrants and their allies will join together to call for immigration reform and denounce the raids.

What: Week of Action Against Immigration Raids

When: Monday, February 26 to Friday, March 2, 2007

Where:
11AM- 1PM: Actions each day in front of the Immigration Building
630 Sansome St in San Francisco

4PM – 7PM: Local community events throughout the BayArea (to be released at a later date)

Who: Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, Deportena la Migra, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, La Raza Centro Legal Day Labor Program, Arab American Legal Center, St Peters Housing Committee, POWER, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco Central Labor Council

Why: More than ever we need a fair and just immigration law that keeps families and loved ones together. Recent ICE community and workplace raids have terrorized the immigrant community and ripped families apart; immigrant communities are increasingly marginalized and frightened. Community organizations, churches, unions and social service agencies are boldly coming together to call for an end to all ICE raids and for regional and local authorities to
the safety of all our communities.

Detailed schedule of activities forthcoming!