Dozens of students leave Escondido, SM, Mission Hills high schools to help build momentum for "new civil rights movement"
Last modified Friday, March 23, 2007 3:19 PM PDT

By: North County Times

SAN MARCOS ---- A year after thousands of students walked out of class to protest proposed immigration laws, a group of 30 left San Marcos and Escondido high schools Friday and marched to the Civic Center here to build momentum for what they called the "new civil rights movement."

The group of students from Escondido, San Marcos and Mission Hills highs marched in a small huddle around the city and were joined by three organizers from the Los Angeles-based coalition called BAMN, which stands for By All Means Necessary.

The coalition focused on affirmative action, integration and immigrant rights said they are planning on a series of protests in San Diego and Los Angeles area starting next week.


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