Tuesday, October 23, 2007
SWOP homepageNO WALL Campaign Begins at the Border
See SWU's PDF Update from the NO WALL campaign...
The SouthWest Organizing Project is one of many Organizations that signed on to endorse the NO WALL Campaign. Saturday Oct 12 , 2007 was the Kick Off of this campaign with actions taking place in many border points. SWOP sent a delegation of 12 members in solidarity including, Sandra, Salvador, Rodrigo, Tomasita, Ulises, Ruben, Hernan, Sylviana, Peter, and Jolina.
Hundreds of marchers protested in El Paso, Texas and CD Juarez, Mexico at the Lerdo International Bridge denouncing the wall that has already claimed over 10,000 lives since 1994. Protestors’ are against extending the WALL OF DEATH 700 miles as proposed by President Bush and Congress.
The Continental Campaign against the Border Wall will organize actions on Nov 2, 2007 on the Day of the Dead to commemorate the thousands who have died crossing the border. Also, Dec 10, 2007 is International Day of Human Rights and Dec 18, 2007 is International Day of Migrants and Farm Workers. Massive Demonstrations against the Border Wall have been scheduled for the 26th of January, a day designated as the World Day of Action by the World Social Forum.
NoWallUpdate.pdf
The SouthWest Organizing Project is one of many Organizations that signed on to endorse the NO WALL Campaign. Saturday Oct 12 , 2007 was the Kick Off of this campaign with actions taking place in many border points. SWOP sent a delegation of 12 members in solidarity including, Sandra, Salvador, Rodrigo, Tomasita, Ulises, Ruben, Hernan, Sylviana, Peter, and Jolina.
Hundreds of marchers protested in El Paso, Texas and CD Juarez, Mexico at the Lerdo International Bridge denouncing the wall that has already claimed over 10,000 lives since 1994. Protestors’ are against extending the WALL OF DEATH 700 miles as proposed by President Bush and Congress.
The Continental Campaign against the Border Wall will organize actions on Nov 2, 2007 on the Day of the Dead to commemorate the thousands who have died crossing the border. Also, Dec 10, 2007 is International Day of Human Rights and Dec 18, 2007 is International Day of Migrants and Farm Workers. Massive Demonstrations against the Border Wall have been scheduled for the 26th of January, a day designated as the World Day of Action by the World Social Forum.
NoWallUpdate.pdf
