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)

Raleigh on Valentine's Day, how sweet of them