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Communities Uniting to Resist SB 1070

Monday, 28 June 2010

¡YA BASTA!/ENOUGH!

Comunidades Uniéndose a La Resistencia
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Communities Uniting To Resist

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2010

Coalición de Derechos Humanos
No More Deaths
Tucson Samaritans
UA Against SB 1070
Tucson May 1st Coalition
International Action Center of Tucson
Tierra Y Libertad Organization - TYLO
We Reject Racism Campaign

Jewish Voice for Peace- Arizona Chapter

Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras

Restoration Project

Alliance for Global Justice

Tucson YWCA

Calpolli Teoxicalli

We Reject Racism Campaign

Green Valley Samaritans

Corazón de Tucson (Vecinos Unidos Por La Dignidad Humana)

Press Conference
11:30am
State Building
Northwest Corner of Congress and Granada
Tucson, AZ

Communities across the state and the nation have galvanized in opposition to SB1070. Today we announce a press conference for tomorrow at 11:30 am, one month before the effective date, to call for RESISTANCE.

For the next 4 Fridays, our Tucson community will mobilize from 4 PM to 7 PM in front of the State building in Tucson, Arizona, to join with the hundreds of actions across the country demanding a repeal or nullification of this dangerous and racist law. From youth to labor to faith and community-based organizations, our commitment to social, economic, and political justice commands us to act in defiance of this and any other law that violates basic human rights. We act on the principle that if a law is unjust, our duty is RESISTANCE!

Our actions come from our acknowledgement that we are all one community and that our foremost responsibility is to care for one another. SB1070 is totally contrary to our basic duty to act to protect each another, and so we MUST resist any enforcement of this law.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 July 2010 )

Migrant Trail 2010 Arrives in Tucson

Friday, 04 June 2010
For Immediate Release June 4, 2010 Contact: Lynda Cruz: 520.437.7551 * Interviews can be done in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Arabic, and Kiro (Sierra Leon) throughout the trail .We will not have access to internet so please call the cell phone listed above only. Press Conference: Migrant Trail Walk Arrives in Tucson 56 Local, National and International Participants Complete the Final Day of a 75-mile Journey Through the Sonoran Desert Sunday, June 6, 2010 11:30am Kennedy Park, Ramada #3 Tucson, Arizona Tucson- An international group participating in the seventh annual Migrant Trail Walk from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona will arrive on Sunday, June 6th. The 75-mile Walk will culminate in a press conference, followed by a community gathering at Kennedy Park in Tucson, Arizona. The Migrant Trail, a walk through the most traveled corridor on the Arizona-Sonora border, sponsored by a coalition of local and national organizations, bears witness to the thousands of women, men and children who have lost their lives in an attempt to provide a better future for themselves and their families. Emma Ari Beltrán, a first time walker from Vancouver, Canada commented, "The Migrant Trail has reinforced my conviction that what is happening on the México-U.S. border is not a political issue, but a humanitarian crisis of extraordinary dimensions. Hundreds of people are dying every year in their attempt to find a decent job that will allow them to provide for their families." For the seventh year, an diverse international group of friends and allies has gathered to walk the Migrant Trail though the Altar Valley in the Sonora Desert, along the most heavily traveled migration route where the vast majority of human remains are recovered. Arizona has gained national and international attention recently for its anti-immigrant and xenophobic atmosphere that include an 800-agent ICE raid, the passage of SB 1070 (the "Papers, Please" legislation), and the passage of HB 2281, an anti-Ethnic Studies measure. As a result, massive mobilizations and resistance have taken place across the United States. The ongoing human rights crisis of deaths along the border is only another piece of the larger strategy to funnel vulnerable migrants into Arizona's deadly desert. Participants of the Migrant Trail walk not only to bear witness to the tragedy of death, but the intentional dehumanization and militarization of border communities. "We call for an end to the brutal and irresponsible policies that cause the deaths of thousands of workers in our borderlands," says Tom Kowal of Coloradans for Immigrant Rights, a Colorado-based sponsor of the Walk. "We call for humane reform of U.S. immigration laws that re-unites families, and that recognizes the human dignity and the vital contributions of our immigrant brothers and sisters. This is the human rights challenge that faces our country today." The Migrant Trail Walk will begin the final 6.7 miles of their journey at 9am at the BLM campsite on Ajo Way and San Joaquin Road. Participants will be welcomed home at Kennedy Park with speakers, music, food, and testimonies from participants and supporters. This event is free and open to the public. ###
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Migrant Trail 2010 Details

Sunday, 30 May 2010

The Migrant Trail: We Walk for Life
May 31- June 6, 2010

Join us for the seventh annual 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.

Monday, May 31th, 2:00pm:
Sásabe, Sonora:

Join us for the sending forth ceremony and the 5 mile walk to our first campsite on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

Carpooling will be departing from Tucson at 11am at Southside Presbyterian Church (317 W. 23rd Street). Please remember to bring your passport, as we will be crossing the border.

Sunday, June 6th, 11:30am:
Tucson, Arizona:

Join us for the welcoming celebration as participants complete the 75-mile journey, bearing witness to the gauntlet of death that has claimed more than 5,000 men, women and children on the U.S.-México border.

History of the Migrant Trail

The Migrant Trail: We Walk for Life was the idea of three people who decided to first do the walk in 2004 as an act of solidarity with migrants and to raise awareness about the deaths and terrible plight that migrants face. A total of 30 people completed the entire walk the first year, approximately 50 the following year, nearly 75 in 2006, 58 in 2007, 65 in 2008, and 49 in 2009. More than 100 walkers have joined the walk for the final leg into Tucson each year. Walkers come from many states and countries, and various walks of life.

Community support for the walk has been overwhelming. Meals are delivered to the walkers by numerous organizations and individuals and one church along the route has hosted the walk overnight. Each year more organizations have helped organize the walk. The walk itself has been an important community building experience with walkers organized into teams which cover all aspects of the journey. Many walkers have commented that the camaraderie experienced during the walk was the best part.

The Migrant Trail is not intended to simulate the experience migrants face as they cross the gauntlet of death. Walkers are accompanied by support vehicles, unlimited food and water, and medical attention: things that the migrants themselves desperately lack. However, by walking 75 miles in the hot summer sun we try to make a small contribution that will some day lead to change on the border. No one should be forced to risk their life in order to provide for their family.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 May 2010 )