Facing the KKK
From: Rise & Presente.org <info@presente.org>
Date: 2010/3/1
Subject: Facing the KKK
Date: 2010/3/1
Subject: Facing the KKK
SUPPORT THE WALKERS
Clicking below will enable you to sign the following statement:
"I stand with the walkers as they call for solutions to our country's failed immigration system."
"I stand with the walkers as they call for solutions to our country's failed immigration system."
Dear Rise supporter,
In the spirit of those who embarked on the Fast for Our Future in 2008, we want to tell you about an amazing group of young immigrants walking 1,500 miles, from Miami to Washington, D.C, to demand solutions to our country's failed immigration system.1
After walking 600 miles, Gaby, Carlos, Juan and Felipe are now entering hostile territory in the Deep South. A week ago they encountered an anti-immigrant rally led by the Ku Klux Klan.2 And this week they will enter Gwinnett County, Georgia -- home of Sheriff R.L. "Butch" Conway, who is notorious for his anti-immigrant policies.3 According to Georgia immigrant rights leader, Adelina Nicholls:
Now more than ever, as they come face-to-face with anti-immigrant sentiment, the walkers need our support. Our voices can give them strength. Please let the walkers know you are with them by clicking below and ask your friends and family to do the same. It takes just a moment:
http://www.trail2010.org/action/org/rise
By clicking the link above you'll be able to sign the following statement: "I stand with the walkers as they call for solutions to our country's failed immigration system."
The Trail of Dreams walkers were brought to the U.S. by their families when they were young, have excelled in school, worked hard, and contributed to their communities. And they all have faced the threat of being sent away from the only country they know as home. These courageous young people know that there are clear pathways to fixing our failed immigration system and they are fighting to make it happen.
Just like the fasters who sacrificed to call our people to vote for change, the walkers are inspired by those who have shown through our history — from Mahatma Gandhi, to Rosa Parks, to César Chávez — that by putting one's life and future on the line we can make a difference.
The Trail of Dreams students are taking a brave stand for millions of others who suffer daily under our failed immigration system. They need your support. Please join them in their walk and ask everyone you know to do the same:
http://www.trail2010.org/action/org/rise
Thanks and ¡Sí Se Puede!
The Rise team, with Presente.org
References
1. Email sent to Presente.org members on 1/20/10
http://www.trail2010.org/initial_letter/
2. "Contradictions," blog post by Walker Juan Rodriguez, 2/20/10
http://www.trail2010.org/blog/2010/feb/20/contradictions/
3. Sheriff hails start of 287(g), Gwinnett Daily Post, 11/16/10
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/crimecops/headlines/70247012.html
In the spirit of those who embarked on the Fast for Our Future in 2008, we want to tell you about an amazing group of young immigrants walking 1,500 miles, from Miami to Washington, D.C, to demand solutions to our country's failed immigration system.1
After walking 600 miles, Gaby, Carlos, Juan and Felipe are now entering hostile territory in the Deep South. A week ago they encountered an anti-immigrant rally led by the Ku Klux Klan.2 And this week they will enter Gwinnett County, Georgia -- home of Sheriff R.L. "Butch" Conway, who is notorious for his anti-immigrant policies.3 According to Georgia immigrant rights leader, Adelina Nicholls:
"Sheriff Conway is one of the most dangerous figures in Georgia, who has turned Gwinett County into a place of fear, racial profiling, arrest, and deportation."
Now more than ever, as they come face-to-face with anti-immigrant sentiment, the walkers need our support. Our voices can give them strength. Please let the walkers know you are with them by clicking below and ask your friends and family to do the same. It takes just a moment:
http://www.trail2010.org/action/org/rise
By clicking the link above you'll be able to sign the following statement: "I stand with the walkers as they call for solutions to our country's failed immigration system."
The Trail of Dreams walkers were brought to the U.S. by their families when they were young, have excelled in school, worked hard, and contributed to their communities. And they all have faced the threat of being sent away from the only country they know as home. These courageous young people know that there are clear pathways to fixing our failed immigration system and they are fighting to make it happen.
Just like the fasters who sacrificed to call our people to vote for change, the walkers are inspired by those who have shown through our history — from Mahatma Gandhi, to Rosa Parks, to César Chávez — that by putting one's life and future on the line we can make a difference.
The Trail of Dreams students are taking a brave stand for millions of others who suffer daily under our failed immigration system. They need your support. Please join them in their walk and ask everyone you know to do the same:
http://www.trail2010.org/action/org/rise
Thanks and ¡Sí Se Puede!
The Rise team, with Presente.org
References
1. Email sent to Presente.org members on 1/20/10
http://www.trail2010.org/initial_letter/
2. "Contradictions," blog post by Walker Juan Rodriguez, 2/20/10
http://www.trail2010.org/blog/2010/feb/20/contradictions/
3. Sheriff hails start of 287(g), Gwinnett Daily Post, 11/16/10
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/crimecops/headlines/70247012.html
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