Derechos Humanos would like to invite all of our Tucson friends and allies to join us in welcoming the members of the Border Solidarity delegation.
Conveners of the delegation are the New York- based DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), and amazing organization that seeks to raise the leadership of low-income, South Asian immigrants to lead policy and social change that impacts their own lives, and Vamos Unidos, which organizes Latina/o immigrants, currently predominantly street vendors, for economic and racial justice, immigrant rights, and police accountability.
Participants in the delegation include members of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Breakthrough Media, and ACLU-Arizona.
We are excited to have such incredible allies come out and share this experience on the border.
Please join us for the following events:
Thursday, August 12, 2011
Weekly Community Vigil
Thursdays, 7 pm
at El Tirado Shrine (on Main Street, between Simpson and Cushing Street)
Join us as we remember our sisters and brothers that die in the desert every day, and discuss the growing concerns over U.S. immigration and border policies.
Friday, August 12, 2011
STAY TUNED FOR A COMMUNITY-WIDE ACTION AGAINST “SECURE COMMUNITIES” THAT WILL BE DONE IN COORDINATION WITH CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Community Reception
7:30 pm
Raices Taller, 218 E. 6th Street, Tucson, AZ
Join us at a community reception to welcome the members of the delegation that will be joining us to learn more about the struggles in Arizona, as well as share their stories of struggle and resistance.
The event will be held at Raices Taller, celebrated as Tucson, Arizona’s only Latino based contemporary nonprofit cooperative art gallery and workshop.
This event is free and open to the community.
Dessert and beverages will be served.
For more information, contact Derechos Humanos: 520.770.1373