Tuesday, May 02, 2006
SWOP homepageSigns, Solidarity Readied for National Day of Action...
From yesterday's Tribune...Pictured right is Victoria Rodriguez at April 10th's Albuquerque Rally...
Signs, solidarity readied for day
By Maggie ShepardTribune
ReporterMay 1, 2006
ABQ, NM - Victoria Rodriguez and Rachel LaZar spent the afternoon overseeing an eight-member poster-making team.
"It's `protect families,' not `protect famylies,' " LaZar said, correcting one Spanish speaker's poster.
The posters "Immigrant rights are human rights" and "No one is illegal" got thumbs up Sunday afternoon from the women, two organizers of this evening's immigrant rights picnic and march to Albuquerque's Civic Plaza.
The local activities are part of the nationwide "Day Without Immigrants," loosely organized demonstrations that include a boycott of work and shopping to show the economic effect of immigrants... Read More.
