Bakersfield, CA – Supporters advocating for a new immigration process that would allow the approximate 11 million of undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States to come out of the shadows are mobilizing across the nation during the Father’s Day weekend to garner support for the bipartisan comprehensive immigration legislation being debated in the Senate floor.
In Bakersfield, the Kern Coalition for Citizenship will host a “day of action” on Saturday. Coalition members will participate in a “Block Walk” to register voters, as well as asking residents to sign postcards that urge U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy to support an immigration reform that includes a roadmap to citizenship.
Following the “Block Walk,” the NETWORK’s "Nuns on the Bus" will join the Kern Coalition for Citizenship in Bakersfield in its efforts to persuade McCarthy & U.S. Rep. David Valadao, who represents parts of Kern County, to support comprehensive immigration reform.
The NETWORK’s "Nuns on the Bus" is a delegation of Catholic Sisters on a 6,500-mile, 15-state tour, promoting family unity, seeking protection of the rights of all immigrant workers, and urging lawmakers across the country to support legislation that provides a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans.
Block Party
Time: 8 a.m. – Volunteer Training;
9 a.m. – 1p.m. Block Walk
Location: SEIU—1001 17th Street, Bakersfield, CA
Nuns on the Bus
Time: 3 p.m. NETWORK’s "Nuns on the Bus" arrive. Program Starts. Speakers: Dolores Huerta, Civil and Labor Rights Leader; Paola Fernandez, Immigration Campaign Field Coordinator, UFW Foundation; Roberto de la Cruz, SEIU CA Deputy Director; Sr. Simone Campbell, Organizer, NETWORK’s ‘Nuns on the Bus’
Location: Yokuts Park, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Kern Coalition for Citizenship (partial list of members)
The Kern Coalition for Citizenship is comprised of a broad alliance of partners, such as the United Farm Workers-UFW, the UFW Foundation, La Campesina 92.5, Cesar Chavez Foundation, SEIU International, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, SEIU Local 1000, Communications Workers of America -CWA, CA Partnership, SEIU 521, Dolores Huerta Foundation, CSUB United Now for Immigrant Rights (UNIR), CSUB MECHA, Unidad Popular Benito Juarez (UPBJ), California Faculty Association – Bakersfield Chapter, Heritage of America, G.I. Forum—Kern County Chapter, CHIRLA, and Community Trust Federal Credit Union.
