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via @ACLU: “One of Alabama’s Worst Times Since Jim Crow.”
Scott Douglas, III, Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries describes Alabama’s new anti-immigration law as a cynical effort to “put families on the run and divide them.” Douglas compares the law to the fugitive slave acts, saying it has created “one of Alabama’s worst times since Jim Crow.”
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Radio Program on Immigrant Student Access to Education: Michael Olivas Speaks
Professor Michael Olivas (Houston; President, Association of American Law Schools) discuss undocumented students and access to education. Olivas is the author of the new book No Undocumented Child Left Behind (NYU Press 2012). The program airs Friday 10pm, Saturday 5am, 11am, 8pm and Sunday 12am, 7pm ET on Sirius XM 113 and via the web on Bloomberg Radio.
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Freedom Riders back to fight Alabama’s immigration law. Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks raises her hands in joy as she speaks May 20 during the opening ceremony of the Freedom Riders Museum in downtown Montgomery. Burks-Brooks and the Rev. C.T. Vivian are back in Montgomery to fight the state’s immigration law. / MICKEY WELSH/ADVERTISER FILE Read more here.
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”If you just call someone an illegal, they remain nameless. My greatest hope is to inspire people to see undocumented immigrants as human beings and people we are called to see as our brothers and sisters.
R.G. Lyons, pastor of the Church Without Walls in Birmingham, AL, quoted in “Alabama’s immigration law dividing religious community” -
via @BoldFaithType: Alabama Residents and Faith Leaders Protest #HB56
Organized by Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, a group of Alabama citizens and faith leaders held a candle light vigil outside of the State Capitol in opposition to the radical anti-immigrant law passed by the legislature last year.
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Hollywood Turns the Camera on Alabama
Streaming Video Watch the event live on February 15, 2012, 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST.About This Event
On June 9th, 2011, Alabama enacted H.B. 56 – the most extreme state-level anti-immigrant bill passed to date. The Act, designed to make every aspect of life unbearably difficult for undocumented immigrants living in Alabama, deploys fear as a weapon to marginalize and oppress an unwanted population just as segregationist policies did 50 years ago. It has been nine months since the law’s passage and its path of destruction is still palpable from children too afraid to come to school to potential economic losses of up to $10.8 billion. Adding to the cacophony of voices opposed to H.B. 56 that includes leaders from the civil rights, faith, education and business communities is a new and notable voice-from Hollywood.
Please join the Center for American Progress as we , along with America’s Voice Educational Fund and Define American release a series of videos by Chris Weitz, acclaimed director of the film “A Better Life” and a host of other notable films. Weitz turns the camera on and asks, “Is This Alabama?”
We will also be releasing the report “Alabama’s Immigration Disaster: The Harshest Law in the Land Harms the State’s Economy and Society,” by journalist Tom Baxter, which goes even more in depth into how H.B. 56 is destroying the fabric of Alabama’s society and economy.
Joining Chris to discuss the videos and the report will be Pulitzer Prize winning undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who has spent a considerable amount of time in Alabama, amplifying the stories of those who have lost so much because of H.B. 56, and Tom Baxter, author of “Alabama’s Immigration Disaster: The Harshest Law in the Land Harms the State’s Economy and Society”.
Featured panelists:
Chris Weitz, Director, A Better Life
Jose Antonio Vargas, Writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, and founder of Define American
Tom Baxter, Columnist, SaportaReportModerator:
Angela Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Center for American ProgressRSVP
RSVP for this event
For more information, call 202-682-1611Location
Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005(Source: lawprofessors.typepad.com)
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via Immigrant Youth Leadership Initiative of Alabama:
The Story of Us and Now
On June 2011, the Alabama Legislature passed HB 56, the toughest anti-immigrant bill in the nation. Ever since, we, the people of Alabama, have come together as one to combat the newest threat upon the people of our state. With this, we hope that you can see what has been happening here in Alabama and hope that you enjoy the view.
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via @IsThisAlabama: “Not the Kind of Alabama I Want” by @ChrisWeitz
In June 2011 Alabama enacted H.B. 56—the most extreme state-level anti-immigrant bill passed to date—which went into effect in September. Now Hollywood director Chris Weitz has turned the camera on Alabama and is asking “Is This Alabama?”
This is the third video of a four-part series.
For more, go to http://www.isthisalabama.com.(Source: isthisalabama.org)
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Photos of Selma to Montgomery March, Day 1 via @Re4mImmigration & @ALimmigrant
(Source: freedomfromfearaward.com)
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”We cannot have a democracy if any group is denied basic human rights and access to basic human needs. Today, we stand in solidarity with our sisters, and all immigrant women around the nation, by pledging to hold these stories in our hearts.
WE BELONG TOGETHER WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO ALABAMA -
via @AmericasVoice: Alabama Faith Leaders Premiere Ad Against State Anti-Immigrant Law #HB56
It’s been six months since Alabama began implementing its worst-in-the-nation anti-immigrant law HB 56. The Alabama state legislature has been in session since mid-February—and will only remain in session until mid-May—yet no legislative action has been taken to repeal the law.
Today, a faith coalition called Faith Leaders for a Welcoming Alabama are taking matters into their own hands, and releasing a “hard-hitting,” “first of its kind” ad highlighting how HB 56 has negatively impacted churches, farms, schools, children, and families. The idea is to get regular Alabamian citizens—and their legislators—to sit up and pay attention to the damage HB 56 has caused. The ad premieres tonight and will run for two weeks.
“We believe in reaching out, and ministering in our communnity,” the ad intones as it transitions between crop fields, churches, and school halls. ”Yet under Alabama’s immigration law, we can be prosecuted for following God’s call to be Good Samaritans. Farmers’ crops are rotting in the fields because there aren’t enough workers for the harvest. Teachers are forced to act like immigration agents instead of educators. The new law hurts children and families, and doesn’t reflect the values of our faith. Call your legislators today. You can make a difference.”
Read more here.
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Reasons for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience in Montgomery, AL - May 3, 2012
On May 3, 2012, a group of concerned Alabama residents compelled by conscience and faith took nonviolent action to stand up against this unjust law.
Read more:
- Bold Faith Type blog: Faith Inspires Civil Disobedience over Alabama Anti-Immigrant Bill
- Standing FIRM: Immigration Law Protesters Detained Outside Alabama Senate
