Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Salinas UFW delegation takes off to Phoenix, Arizona without ‘papers’ to challenge SB 1070 anti-immigrant law
Salinas, Calif. — Leaving all identification documents (“papers”) behind, members of the United Farm Workers and residents of Salinas will be traveling to Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7 a.m. to challenge the new SB 1070 anti-immigration law. The Salinas group will be making the 12-hour trip and joining other UFW leaders in Arizona, including UFW President Arturo Rodriguez. They will be joined by about 500 participants from 32 L.A. unions, community groups, and faith organizations who are also traveling to Arizona. They will be in Arizona on Thursday, July 29, the day the law is expected to take effect.
***News crews are invited to film the riders preparing to depart. The Salinas group of six, which includes a retired teacher, students and farm workers, will meet at 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 28 at the UFW offices, 437 E. Alisal St, Salinas, CA ***
The Salinas delegation, which is expected to arrive Wednesday night in Arizona, will be participating in different Phoenix events on July 29. The events are being hosted by CASE (Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy) and Promise Arizona (schedule attached).
PHOENIX SOLIDARITY RALLY AND COMMUNITY FORUM
WHO: Speakers include Phoenix Councilmember Michael Nowakowski, Phoenix Chief of Police Jack Harris, L.A. union leader Maria Elena Durazo, Arizona labor and community leaders, and Arizona workers and families impacted by SB 1070.
WHEN: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: St. Matthews Church, 320 N. 20th Dr., Phoenix, Ariz.
VISUALS: Pews are filled with hundreds of United Farm Workers, Los Angeles union members, faith and community leaders, plus Arizona working families and activists holding signs.
MARCH TO ARIZONA STATE CAPITOL FROM ST. MATTHEW’S CHURCH, PHOENIX
WHO: A total of 550 United Farm Workers and LA labor, faith, and community members with their Arizona host groups
WHEN: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4 p.m.
WHERE: From St. Matthew’s Church to Arizona state Capitol (route To Be Announced)
VISUALS: Long line of marchers carrying signs and banners stating: “UNITY” and “We are all the same. Todos somos iguales.” Faith leaders in vestments lead the march.
CLOSING OF THE 110-DAY PRAYER VIGIL AT THE ARIZONA STATE CAPITOL
WHO: Hundreds of participants, led by Los Angeles and Arizona faith leaders, will close the 110-day prayer vigil conducted by immigrants-rights activists since the passage of SB 1070.
WHEN: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Arizona state Capitol, 1700 West Washington St, Phoenix, Ariz.
VISUALS: Hundreds of protestors from Salinas, Oxnard, Central Valley, and Los Angeles, CA and Arizona, holding candles, carrying signs and praying in front of the Arizona state Capitol building. Faith leaders will close the vigil and will be dressed in vestments.