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Troops Out Now: NYC Rally May 1st & Nationwide Immigrant Strike

New York City May 1 Coalition calls for rally and march

Union Sq.
May 1
4:00 pm

No School - No Work - No Shopping - No Selling

(New York) More than 50 representatives of 22 different immigrant, labor, community, and progressive organizations met today in response to a national call issued by the March 25th Coalition against HR4437 in Los Angeles. The meeting, held in Teamster Local 808 in Long Island City, Queens, and hosted by Chris Silvera, President of Local 808 and President of the National Teamsters Black Caucus, began with a national teleconference with organizers in more than a dozen cities across the U.S.

The points of unity raised by the national organizers included:

1) Immediate and unconditional legalization of all persons.

2) No border walls.

3) No criminalization of any process or individuals.

4) Protect workers rights, civil rights, and civil liberties.

The NYC May 1 Coalition, formed to respond to the national call, is organizing the May 1 action in New York City, which include a rally in Union Square in Manhattan. Organizers are calling for students to walk out of class and for workers to take the day off to participate in the national boycott.

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Members of the NYC May 1 Coalition are also mobilizing for the important immigrant rights rally at City Hall on Monday, April 10, where we will be handing out tens of thousands of leaflets for May 1. After April 10, let's work together to make May 1 an epic display of solidarity. There are already actions planned in dozens of cities across the U.S. and progressive organizations world-wide are planning to mobilize on May 1 in solidarity with immigrant workers.

Next Organizing Meeting --All are welcome! Thursday, April 13 at Teamsters 808, 22-43 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, Queens
Trains- 7 to 45th & Court House Sq ; E or V to 23rd & Ely; G to 21st & Jackson

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National Call


MAY 1, 2006: CALL TO ACTION!

"EL GRAN PARO AMERICANO 2006" "THE GREAT AMERICAN BOYCOTT
2006"

"Un dia sin immigrante" "A day without an immigrant"

Nationwide Immigrant General Strike

Immigrants contribute 7 billion in social security per year. they earn 240 billion, report 90 billion, and only are reimbursed 5 billion, "where are the 85 billion?" They also contribute to the U.S. economy 25 billion more than they receive in healthcare, etc., etc., etc. According to the anti-immigrant politicians and hatemongers, "immigrants are a drain on society." If this is true, then during the day on May 1st the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom. If not, we prove them wrong once and for all. We know what will happen!

Therefore, the "March 25th Coalition against HR4437 in Los Angeles," the organizers of the mega march of almost 2 million on March 25th, has called for an emergency videoconferenced meeting on April 8th between Los Angeles and any city that wishes to join the efforts toward "El
Gran Paro Americano 2006." The following meeting will take place in Chicago on April 22nd, we ask that all that wish to participate and be a part of a national effort on May 1st and beyond, to attend by finding facilities in your areas that can hold the meeting, technologically.

The points of unity are: No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and also to have rallies around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.).

Cities across the United States have marched during the week, therefore, in essence observing a regional boycott, which is only felt regionally. The March 25th Coalition against HR4437, calls for these regions to develop a national network that will "connect the dots." We believe with numbers we have power, the power currently necessary to keep the pressure on the White House to propose provisions that are just and fair for all immigrants.

We will settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation.

More details to come... Keep your eye on www.nohr4437.org
and or write to granmarcha2006@hotmail.com

and any tax deductible donations should be made to:

La Hermandand
Mexicana, 7915 Van Nuys Blvd. Panorama City, CA 91402.

Please organize your areas, and join this monumental event that will put our mark on U.S. history.

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posted by Annamarie at 12:39 AM