Thursday, March 30, 2006
SWOP homepageSWOP Headlines; Call to Action against HR 4437
SWOP Will March in Cesar Chavez Parade; Making Call to Support Protests around the Country against Anti-Immigrant/Anti-Family Legislation
Saturday's March, called "Social Justice for Immigrants March and Rally," is a chance for all of us who have wanted to join in the massive protests around the country calling for fair, humane and reality-based immigration policies to hit the streets.
Stand up against HR 4437! HR 4437 Criminalizes Immigrants, their families (regardless of status) and anyone who is deemed to have "aided" anyone without proper documentation. '
Pajrito Mesa wins Special Permit re-issue
Pajarito Mutual Domestic Water Association was issued a special use permit by the Bernalillio County Commission to again start building a temporary emergency well for the residents now living with out running water. The victory comes on the heals of bad news for the community, and was received very well. There's optimism right now.
**For real, it's time the children of Pajarito had the water. After years of hard work, thousands of hours of volunteer time and miles of red tape, it's time the county, state, regional and federal government work together to solve an emergency, deal with communities in good faith and stop the blame game that has become all too familiar.
SWOP, Sage Council , others to Work Together on Voter Initiative
"This is an historic weekend," says SWOP Director Robby Rodriguez .
Around 30 locals participated in a weekend skills building and planning session with Soltari, a local political consultant company. It is the first of three scheduled such weekends, looking to directly impact local and congressional races in the next couple of years.
Along with SWOP and Sage, El Centro de Igualidad y Derechos, a project of Enlace Communitario, and a representative from the Heirs of Atrisco also participated in the session.
**On the fun side, use the player below to hear a mock political ad for Paula Abdul for president from the hands-on skills building session.
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Solidarity Tour, COMPA, GGJ
Pedro Vargas of Venezuela and Herman Bedoya of Columbia were hosted by SWOP this past week during their month-long tour of the United States. The tour is an attempt to follow up on the relationships built at the World Social Forum. Vargas and Bedoya have toured Portland with PCUN, San Francisco with PODER and others, LA with the Strategy Center and others and Albuqeurque so far. They will be in Raleigh, NC, New York, Washington DC and San Antonio in the coming weeks. (In Albuquerque they met with SWOP, PMDWCA, Sage Council, Center for Economic Justice and the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center.)
In Raleigh, Vargas and Bedoya are participating in Grassroots Global Justice's membership assembly as representatives of a Hemisphiric Network of social movements and NGO's called Convergence of Movements of the Americas (COMPA). SWOP is a founding member of COMPA.
HR 4437
Immigration
Saturday's March, called "Social Justice for Immigrants March and Rally," is a chance for all of us who have wanted to join in the massive protests around the country calling for fair, humane and reality-based immigration policies to hit the streets.
Stand up against HR 4437! HR 4437 Criminalizes Immigrants, their families (regardless of status) and anyone who is deemed to have "aided" anyone without proper documentation. '
Pajrito Mesa wins Special Permit re-issue
Pajarito Mutual Domestic Water Association was issued a special use permit by the Bernalillio County Commission to again start building a temporary emergency well for the residents now living with out running water. The victory comes on the heals of bad news for the community, and was received very well. There's optimism right now.
**For real, it's time the children of Pajarito had the water. After years of hard work, thousands of hours of volunteer time and miles of red tape, it's time the county, state, regional and federal government work together to solve an emergency, deal with communities in good faith and stop the blame game that has become all too familiar.
SWOP, Sage Council , others to Work Together on Voter Initiative
"This is an historic weekend," says SWOP Director Robby Rodriguez .
Around 30 locals participated in a weekend skills building and planning session with Soltari, a local political consultant company. It is the first of three scheduled such weekends, looking to directly impact local and congressional races in the next couple of years.
Along with SWOP and Sage, El Centro de Igualidad y Derechos, a project of Enlace Communitario, and a representative from the Heirs of Atrisco also participated in the session.
**On the fun side, use the player below to hear a mock political ad for Paula Abdul for president from the hands-on skills building session.
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Solidarity Tour, COMPA, GGJ
Pedro Vargas of Venezuela and Herman Bedoya of Columbia were hosted by SWOP this past week during their month-long tour of the United States. The tour is an attempt to follow up on the relationships built at the World Social Forum. Vargas and Bedoya have toured Portland with PCUN, San Francisco with PODER and others, LA with the Strategy Center and others and Albuqeurque so far. They will be in Raleigh, NC, New York, Washington DC and San Antonio in the coming weeks. (In Albuquerque they met with SWOP, PMDWCA, Sage Council, Center for Economic Justice and the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center.)
In Raleigh, Vargas and Bedoya are participating in Grassroots Global Justice's membership assembly as representatives of a Hemisphiric Network of social movements and NGO's called Convergence of Movements of the Americas (COMPA). SWOP is a founding member of COMPA.
HR 4437
Immigration
