Thread: New Yorkers Say No to the Minutemen!

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New Yorkers Say No to the Minutemen!
Protests Scheduled Against July 26th Visit of Anti-Immigrant Hate Group to WTC

July 21, 2006, New York-- New York immigrant communities and immigrant rights supporters are gearing up for massive counter-protests against the Minutemen's visit to the World Trade Center on Wednesday, July 26th. The New York May 1st Coalition, a broad formation of immigrant organizations, labor groups, and anti-war advocates, will hold a protest at the site of the Minutemen's anti-immigrant rally location beginning at 11am, this Wednesday. The group is calling on pro-immigrant supporters to meet at the corner of Church Street and Broadway in downtown Manhattan.

"New York is an immigrant city, and no freedom-loving, justice-seeking New Yorker will tolerate the culture of hatred and anti-immigrant fascism that spewed by the politically insignificant and immoral Minutemen," stated Teresa Gutierrez, a Mexican-American and leader with the NY May 1st Coalition.

"We are calling on all supporters of immigrants rights to help us send a clear message to those who are continuing the tradition of Neo-Nazi's: GET OUT OF OUR CITY!," Gutierrez continued.

While the Minutemen Project describes itself as an American civilian operation intent on deterring illegal crossings at the US-Mexican border, concerned immigrants and citizens across the nation strongly identify it as an anti-immigrant hate group. It is the brainchild Jim Gilchrist, a retired accountant and Vietnam veteran from Orange County, California. Gilchrist has been involved with Neo-Nazi affiliated groups such as the Council of Conservative Citizens. The Minutemen actively recruit in Colorado, California, Texas, New Mexico, New Jersey.

In 2003, Chris Simcox, an anti-immigration militant and co-founder of the Minutemen, was arrested in Colorado for "hunting for Mexicans," with high power hunting rifles.

In a recent California Minutemen activity White supremacists were caught on film with Confederate insignia and Nazi swastikas, giving Nazi salutes.

Pro-immigrant groups and supporters are planning for a broad show of force when the Minutemen hit NYC next week.

Gutierrez added while it is usually the Minutemen's intention to provoke and incite physical violence and confrontation in their anti-immigrant events, it is important to continously expose the Minutemen at their sitings and educate the general public on who the Minutemen are. The New York May 1st Coalition, a network calling for the legalization of all undocumented persons, regardless of their duration of stay in the US, was the main organizer of the historic May 1, 2006 massive demonstration for immigrant rights in Union Square, mobilizing nearly 1 million on the streets, the largest demonstration in New York City history. The coalition also endorsed a national immigrant rights strategizing conference in Washington DC from July 28th-30th convened by the National Immigrant Solidarity Network. (visit www.nohr4437.org)

"As Congress continues with its stall-tactics in the form of not-so-public hearings on the Senate and House bills, we the majority of working people in the US who understand this country and its economy cannot survive without immigrants will not back down on our call for legalization and genuine comprehensive immigration reform. As millions came out on the streets on May 1st, the power of our people's movement will only gain more momentum as unjust and unfair legislation continues to be exposed," Gutierrez ended.

For more information, contact the New York May 1st Coalition at 212-633-6053.

References:

Theresa Gutierrez, New York May 1st Coalition, 917-328-6470;
Carlos Canales, The Long Island Workplace Project, 516-565-5377;
Berna Ellorin, BAYAN Philippines, 646-479-1605





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This is full of complete lies and is so distorted it is endangering the health and welfare of Minutemen.

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In fact my question was going to be...Is this a real article, but I see that it is. This is really, really getting ugly.

It is fast coming to the point to where only illegal aliens can hold a peaceful protest in our own country! Many of these Minutemen served faithfully in our armed services for our freedoms. Now these same men cannot hold a peacefull protest in their own streets without being counterprotested by a bunch of racist illegals who don't even belong here! The illegals and their so called pro-illegal supporters are the most racist and intolerant bunch of people I have ever ran across. They demand the right to have a peaceful rally,yet they counter-protest and even attack our own legal citizens at their own rally's. Our country is beginning to smell like a rotten apple, I don;t like it one little bit!

I know isn't funny nitty, but your referrence to a rotten apple when talking about New York made me laugh

This is so wrong. These pro-illegal immigrant groups are becoming completely out-of-control. Do they think that they are the only ones with freedom of speech?

In 2003, Chris Simcox, an anti-immigration militant and co-founder of the Minutemen, was arrested in Colorado for "hunting for Mexicans," with high power hunting rifles.

In a recent California Minutemen activity White supremacists were caught on film with Confederate insignia and Nazi swastikas, giving Nazi salutes.

Gee, do you think this reporter (if you can them that) has an aganda or what? Anti-immigrant, hunting for Mexicans, white supremacists, Nazi swastikas? What a load of B.S.

And did anyone see at the botom of the page:

Support Mumia Abu-Jamal: millions4mumia.org/

They support a convicted murderer, who shot a police officer in the back and face numerous times, and they have the gall to blast patriotic people like the Minutemen, what a bunch of commie losers.

Pretty UGLY......

I'd called the Minutemen seeing as I live about an hour from NY offering to help, be there, whatever, and have not heard from them yet, so not sure what is going on in regards to the protest, but do know that there are a LOT of illegals in the NY area....this could get REAL UGLY.

If these illegals and their supporters have the gall to attack and hurt one of our legal citizens, minutemen or their supporters, our citizens should counter with a multimillion dollar lawsuit against our government and the city of New York for allowing these illegal aliens to get so out of hand they attack our countrymen. I would call it an act of war, just as Isreal with Lebanon for sheltering terroist (of course we do that to I guess), and allowing those terroist to kidnap Isreali soldiers and a young Isreali teenage boy whom they have already brutally killed, I would say it is no difference here, if any of our citizens are hurt while they are trying to peacefully hold a anti-illegal rally!

dlm1968, go ahead and laugh it was kind of funny, I didnt even think about New York being the big apple

I only know one word in spanish, LOCO!!!!!!!!