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KW: Received the poster and the message below in my e-mail as part of an action alert from MAPA:
May 21, 2010
Greetings!
National Day of Action in Arizona!
The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) and the Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana join the call made by the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), Puente, and Tonatierra, and the National Latino Congreso to converge and march on the capitol of Arizona in Phoenix on May 29th to demand the repeal of SB1070. We agree with NDLON, Tonatierra, and the Coalicion de Derechos Humanos, the main organizations organizing and coordinating the resistance in Arizona, that we cannot stop until the law is repealed. There are many ways to contribute to the fight. If you cannot join the bus caravan to Arizona for the May 29th march and rally, look up the websites of NDLON, Tonatierra, and Coalicion de Derechos Humanos and make a monetary contribution to their efforts. These are organizations that are on the ground and have been in Arizona for a good number of years. They are leading the people on the ground. They are giving backbone to the good legislators and other political leaders who have spoken out against SB1070.
www.ndlon.org – National Day Laborer Organizing Network
www.tonatierra.org – A Cultural Embassy of the Indigenous Peoples supporting local-global holistic indigenous community development initiatives in accord with the principle of Community Ecology and Self Determination
www.derechoshumanosaz.net – Coalición de Derechos Humanos (“The Human Rights Coalition”) is a grassroots organization which promotes respect for human/civil rights and fights the militarization of the Southern Border region, discrimination, and human rights abuses by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials affecting U.S. and non-U.S. citizens alike.
Join us at the MAPA convention on Saturday, May 22, 2010 (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) at the Methodist Church in the Placita Olvera in Los Angeles to sign-up for the bus caravan to Arizona on May 29th.
Join us in this prolonged campaign for driver’s licenses and visas for our families. The first step in making change is to join an organization that pursues the change we desire. We welcome you to our ranks.
Other organizations leading this movement include: Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), MAPA Youth Leadership, Southern California Immigration Coalition, Liberty and Justice for Immigrants Movement, National Alliance for Immigrant’s Rights, and immigrant’s rights coalitions throughout the U.S..
Contact:
Nativo V. Lopez, National President of MAPA (323) 269-1575
Sincerely,
Mexican American Political Association
email: nativolopez@mapa-ca.org
phone: 323-269-1575
web: http://www.mapa.org
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