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02-06-2006, 11:30 AM #1
MARCH/CARAVAN FOR MIGRANTS UPDATED Schedule & local cont
http://www.mexica-movement.org/MARCHCAR ... GRANTS.htm
On Thursday, February 2, 2006 GENTE UNIDA, BORDER ANGELS and dozens of other human rights organizations as well as thousands of individuals will support the MARCH FOR MIGRANTS from San Diego to Washington D.C.
The march for migrants will lobby senators & legislators to vote no on issues such as HR 4437(continued militarization of border and criminalization of migrants, employers & supporters), demand justice for Guillermo Martinez Rodriguez (assassinated by the Border Patrol in San Diego 12/30/05), pay homage to the 4000 migrants that have died since the inception of the failed operation gatekeeper in 1994 (4000 crosses will be planted during march across America in their honor) denounce the militarization/vigilantism at border and hear the voices of our community across the country as marchers and supporters hear the realities of respective migrant and immigrant communities.
"Basta al racismo y la injusticia" states Enrique Morones of Border Angles and Gente Unida, "its time our community march on Washington and across the country to let the world know, we demand to be treated with respect and dignity, we ask for nothing more and will settle for nothing less"
"We will also lead boycotts and protests due to the constant attacks on our community" states Vicente Rodriguez of Gente Unida. "We too have a voice"
The march/caravan will begin on the anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo on February 2nd @ 1200 noon by the wall "of shame & the wall of death" located in San Ysidro (last US exit on West side) on Virginia Street.
March/Caravan General route is as follows (subject to modification, pending weather and additional stops along the route)
DAY ONE
Thursday February 2 San Diego/Imperial
1200 noon - 1245 pm San Ysidro
Contact: Enrique Morones 619 269-7865
San Diego (San Ysidro, on Virginia Streeet next to plaza las americas eastern entrance) Departure Ceremony and Blessing as well as planting of cross with Agustin Martin Rodriguez in memory of his assasinated brother Guillermo Martinez, as well as official launch of National Cravan for migrants
1:00pm depart for Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley contact Ricardo Lopez 760 554-1263
3:30-4:30 pm rally at Calexico/Mexicali Border fence with our Southern neighbors, our Bracero brethren and Imperial Valley supporters (plant cross)
Support from Ventura Gutierrez
5:00-6:00 pm Holtville Cemetary Ceremony
Vigil & will plant 400 crosses for 400 unidentified migrants buried there
7:00 pm depart North for Riverside/San Bernadino
DAY TWO
Friday, February 3rd Riverside/Los Angeles
Riverside Contact: Mike Chavez (951) 827-3821
12:00 noon - 1:00pm University of California at Riverside rally w/ mechistas and others (plant 100 crosses)
3:00 depart for Los Angeles
Los Angeles Contact Marta Ugarte (81 398-2578
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Los Angeles Plaza Olvera Vigil
8:30 pm depart for San Fernando Valley
DAY THREE
Saturday, Feb 4th San Fernando Valley/ Fresno
10:00 am San Fernando Departure
6:00PM Fresno Rally @ Fulton Mall
Fresno Contact Leonel Flores 559 260-9506
DAY FOUR
Sunday, Feb 5th San Francisco
12:00 Noon Mass in Espanol @ Basilica
followed with congregation community
Contact Evelyn Rodriguez (415) 422-6112
3:00pm Rally @ 24th street Bart Station
Contact Scott Cambell (510) 295-8843
DAY FIVE
Monday, Feb. 6th Sacramento
Morning - Afternoon Visit Legislators
4:00 pm Rally in Sacramento (final time & local to be determined)
Contact for Rally Mario Galvan (916) 443-3424
DAY SIX
Tuesday Feb. 7th TRAVEL to Arizona
DAY SEVEN
Wednesday Feb 8th Arizona
12:00 Phoenix rally @ Patriot Square Park
Contact Luis Montemayor (713) 305-1967
6:00pm Tucson Vigil
Contact Isabel Garcia (520) 891-6169
DAY EIGHT (Texas)
Thursday Feb 9th El Paso
Contact Estela Reyes Lopez (915) 545-7190
1100am Rally & plant 500 crosses for Women of Juarez
1:00 pm depart for San Antonio
DAY NINE
Friday Feb 10th San Antonio
Contact Benigno Pena (956) 536-6053
11:00 - 1:00 pm Rally by Alamo
1:15 depart for Victoria
5:00-6:00pm Vigil in Victorville
Plant 19 crosses for 19 migrants that died in back of semi
Contact Marta Olvera (713) 298-2559
630pm depart for Houston
DAY TEN
Saturday Feb 11th Houston/Dallas
9:00 - 10:00am Houston Rally
Contact Maria Jimenez (713) 271-9703
3:30 pm Dallas Rally @ JFK Memorial
Contact Nancy Guerrero (972) 841-0428
OFF TO ATLANTA & DC More info to come
FEB 13TH ATLANTA FEB 14TH RALEIGH FEB 15-17 DC VISITS FEB 18TH DC RALLY FEB 19TH CLEVELAND FEB 20TH CHICAGO FEB 21 MADISON/MINNEAPOLIS FEB 22 TRAVEL FEB 23 DENVER FEB 24 NUEVO MEXICO FEB 25 NEVADA FEB 26 SAN DIEGO
For more information, to join march, or to donate call Enrique Morones (619) 269-7865 www.borderangels.org (we are all volunteers and your support is greatly appreciated) Border Angels donations are tax deductible ...QUE VIVA LA JUSTICIA!
Our plans also include a future rally in Mexico City Zocalo in protest of Operation Gatekeeper, militarization & deaths @ border (Summer 2006)
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