Another World IS Possible...

I’m leaving on Sunday for Brazil to attend the World Social Forum. I’m coordinating our four person AFSC delegation from across the country. While in Brazil we will be blogging. This will include posting photos and short clips of video. If you are interested in reading the blog during the week I am there, I’d love to have you join as a follower. Click on the link http://wearetheworldsocialforum-afsc.blogspot.com/ and then scroll down to “follow this blog”. We will also put a link on the CFIR blog.

Another World IS Possible,
Gabriela


Gabriela C. Flora
Project Voice Regional Organizer
American Friends Service Committee
901 W. 14th Avenue, Suite 7
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-623-3464 fax: 303-623-3492
gflora@afsc.org
http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights

Elvira, Liliana , Many More Families

As Elvira Arellano tirelessly organizes in Mexico after her deportation (after she left sanctuary), Liliana and her family have taken refuge in a different church. Across the country the New Sanctuary Movement is gaining traction.

Those who have taken sanctuary among us tell us the stories of so many other families. Every family a story of work and school, celebrations and sorrows. Every time I see their faces I think of what the current immigration system tries to take from my neighbors and friends; dignity, safety, respect, the right to work and family.

Each time I see a photo of Elvira or Liliana and their families I know that the system has not been successful. They demonstrate the dignity of people who have had enough, the safety of the love of their families, faiths and communities, the respect of all those working for a just world, and the right to be with their families.

DREAM Act SUPPORT: CALL TODAY

The senate is considering the defense bill right now. The DREAM Act is an amendment to that bill. THe DREAM Act in its current state allows undocumented students who have been in the US for more than five years, to legalize their status by attending college or joining the military.






Right now the anti-immigrant movement is calling senators to demand that they remove the choice of college. This would leave many students to choose between a life in the shadows and military service. While some students are interested in joining the military, even they do not believe service should be forced upon their peers who are not interested.

Call or email your senators every day this week and tell them that you support the Durbin, Hagel, Lugar Amendment (aka the DREAM Act) and tell them you support college as an option for children who are undocumented.

Pro Immigrant Videos

Check out these YouTube videos done by groups in other states. I really like the spirit of the ads. What could we do here that would be similar? Ideas? Suggestions?