Citizens for Immigrants

"If the 11.1 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States were provided..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:06 -0400

“If the 11.1 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States were...

via @LongIslandWins: What is Welcoming Long Island? An...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:54:20 -0400

via @LongIslandWins: What is Welcoming Long Island?

An introduction to Welcoming Long Island through one of its reading circles.

"Rabbi Steve Gutow, President of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs in New York said: “The United..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:38:11 -0400

“Rabbi Steve Gutow, President of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs in New York said: “The...

culturestrike: Art by Favianna Rodriguez Over 100 members of...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:42:41 -0400

culturestrike:

Art by Favianna Rodriguez

Over 100 members of the creative community have called on President Obama and Congress to pass just and humane immigration reform. Help spread the Migration is Beautiful butterflies! See migrationisbeautiful.com.

Please Like and Re-blog!

via @ImmCouncil: A Plea from America’s Scholars. Over 600...

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:48:41 -0400

via @ImmCouncil: A Plea from America’s Scholars. Over 600 American scholars have signed on to a letter of support for immigration reform. You can find the full letter here

"Currently at least 11 million people live in in the U.S. in the shadows of our society. Many of them..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:19:00 -0400

“Currently at least 11 million people live in in the U.S. in the shadows of our society. Many...

via @culturestrike: Are you marching on May Day for migrant...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:50:52 -0400

via @culturestrike: Are you marching on May Day for migrant rights?

We’d love your help in documenting original #art4 migrant rights at these marches!

1. See Pro-Migrant Art, i.e. posters, puppets, banners, costumes, signs.

2. Capture it (photos, audio and/or video)

3. Upload and tag it #art4

Use mobile apps:

Photos: Twitter, Instagram or Flickr

Audio Clips: SoundCloud (3-5 minutes)

Video Clips: Vine (6 second videos) or Youtube Capture app

or email stuff or links to us at info@culturestrike.net

We will re-share them on social media and post stories about the art,

i.e. check out the feed so far (bottom of page).

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

4/30: Art Party for #MayDay LA! Calling Los Angeles Artists...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:31:29 -0400

4/30: Art Party for #MayDay LA! Calling Los Angeles Artists & Art Fans: Come helps us make signs, costumes and art for the the May Day LA March!

Tuesday April 30 from 5:30 - 10:00pm

Location: Clean Carwash Campaign, 516 W. Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Please RSVP to julio@culturestrike.net

Invite your friends with the Facebook event listing.

via @colorlines: 70,000 People Tell The @NYTimes To Drop The...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:29:48 -0400

via @colorlines:

70,000 People Tell The @NYTimes To Drop The I-Word

via @culturestrike: New image by @Favianna Rodriguez for the...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:32:21 -0400

via @culturestrike: New image by @Favianna Rodriguez for the @AFLCIO & #MayDay

"They know where our steeples are, but they don’t know where our hearts are — that is..."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:35:29 -0400

““They know where our steeples are, but they don’t know where our hearts are...

"Join me in the prayer for a reform that recognizes the contributions of the many aspiring citizens..."

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:10:38 -0400

“Join me in the prayer for a reform that recognizes the contributions of the many aspiring...

"Immigration reform is a potentially powerful tool of economic policy that can positively affect..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:39:21 -0400

“Immigration reform is a potentially powerful tool of economic policy that can positively...

via @CSII_USC: Today, the CCF Council on Immigrant Integration...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:39:00 -0400

via @CSII_USC: Today, the CCF Council on Immigrant Integration releases its Principles for Just and Humane Immigration Policy Reform.

Endorsed by leaders and organizations representing a broad cross-section of Los Angeles County – including Sheriff Lee Baca, The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Villaraigosa, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Community Coalition, MALDEF, and others - these principles reflectwhat is needed for effective immigration policy reform that will benefit the Los Angeles region.

To see the principles and the list of endorsers, click here.

The Council on Immigrant Integration - facilitated by the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) - is a 35‐member body which includes representatives from across the entire spectrum of Los Angeles – from business, labor, education, law enforcement, and planners, to government agencies, and community‐based organizations.

The Council’s task, as they have defined it, is to help identify the pillars of society that have been difficult for immigrants to access, and determine how we can be intentional in speeding up the process of integration so we all benefit from an even more productive Los Angeles in the years to come.

Some individual members of the Council have also released separate principles for reform.

via @Sojourners: Evangelicals Take Immigration Reform to Hill:...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:28:42 -0400

via @Sojourners: Evangelicals Take Immigration Reform to Hill: Say Amnesty v. Deportation a ‘False Choice’

Hours after Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration bill dropped early Wednesday, evangelical leaders from across the country gathered at the Capitol to raise their voices for comprehensive immigration reform.

In the last two years, evangelicals have been a growing voice in the debate over immigration reform, hoping their votes — traditionally a bastion of conservative politics but recently broadening their engagement to gun violence prevention, poverty, and climate change — hold clout on the Hill when it comes to immigration reform.

The Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of evangelical leaders from across the political spectrum, gathered hundreds of people from 25 states for a day of action on the Hill. At the morning press conference, the Table representatives did not explicitly endorse or critique the Senate’s new bill. Instead, leaders pledged to “come alongside” any bill that supported their unified set of principals, namely immigration reform that: protects the unity of the immediate family; respects the rule of law; guarantees national security borders; and establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship for those who qualify.

Launched in January 2011, the EIT has been instrumental in building a biblically based movement toward a just and merciful immigration system. In addition to issuing what several leaders called their “moral template” for reform last July, the Table also launched the “I Was a Stranger” challenge, a 40-day commitment praying through 40 verses from the Bible on immigration. They also issued a letter urging the president and Senate and House leaders to address comprehensive immigration within the first 92 days of 2013 — a challenge, named for the 92 times the word “immigrant” is used in the Old Testament — on which the Senate has delivered.

Helping to kick off the day of action, Reverend Gabriel Salguero, President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, assured those listening on the Hill that the evangelicals gathered in Washington represent the “broadest group of evangelicals.” This coalition is notable as demographics and changing social sentiments continue to diversify the evangelical community. Dr. Richard Land, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, agreed, noting there are five thousand southern baptists and nine million Latino evangelicals — suggesting a significant demographic shift in the “lived experience” of immigration in evangelical churches.

The action included a worship service, Hill visits, and regular “prayer walks” to House and Senate buildings, Departments and Bureaus.

Watch our video with more stories and profiles here:

via @Colorlines: @USAToday ‘Will No Longer Use the Term Illegal Immigrant’

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:14:55 -0400

via @Colorlines: @USAToday ‘Will No Longer Use the Term Illegal Immigrant’: USA Today announced on...

"Once you’ve walked with someone and put a face and family behind the immigration issue, it very much..."

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:33:30 -0400

“Once you’ve walked with someone and put a face and family behind the immigration issue, it...

Are you planning to attend April 10 immigration reform...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:42:31 -0400

Are you planning to attend April 10 immigration reform rallies in DC or around the US? @CultureStrike would love your help in documenting original handmade #art4 migrant rights at these rallies!

- SEE pro-migrant art: Posters, Puppets, Banners, Costumes, Signs

- CAPTURE it (with photos, audio and/or videos)

- UPLOAD & TAG it #art4

Use mobile apps to take photos, audio and/or videos. Tag them with #art4 so we can find them online and share them.

- Photos: Twitter, Instagram or Flickr

- Audio clips: SoundCloud (Only record 3-5 minutes though)

- Video clips: Vine (6 second videos) or Youtube Capture app

- or email photos or links to us at info@culturestrike.net

CultureStrike will post stories about the art and share the work via social media. Check out at http://culturestrike.net/

via @Joliet_HN: Hundreds rally against detention center in...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:55:00 -0400

via @Joliet_HN: Hundreds rally against detention center in Illinois

lacommunityorganizing: Video via @ndlon: Will you join us to...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:42:55 -0400

lacommunityorganizing:

Video via @ndlon: Will you join us to say #Not1More Deportation?

Today we invite you to be part of the on-going struggle to stop the deportations through arts, organizing, and advocacy.

In recent weeks, we’ve been flooded with cases of people on the brink of being torn from their families and their homes because of unjust deportations. Our communities can no longer tolerate this colossal injustice. We are too strong to allow it to continue.

Together we will pushback against deportations, criminalization, and intolerance. Through a combination of artistic expression and organizing, we’ll accompany people facing deportation who refuse to be victimized and we will build a campaign to achieve equality.

Watch the video, check out the new site, and join us in saying, “Not one more.”

As Fernando, Hector, and Alejandro write, there is no stronger force than “the expression of a people in motion and the artists who accompany us… we need to combine our creativity with our cause.”

The new site is a central hub to:

support people fighting their own deportations

collect art that shows the pain of removal and the strength of our community

share resources for you to exercise the right to remain and stop deportations yourself.

Please visit http://notonemoredeportation.com to get involved.