http://news.feetintwoworlds.org/2009/05/01/fi2w-video-new-york-march-for-worker-and-immigrant-rights-in-union-square/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://news.feetintwoworlds.org/2009/05/01/fi2w-video-new-york-march-for-worker-and-immigrant-rights-in-union-square/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Grania Marcus Wed, 06 May 2009 19:58:24 +0000 http://feetin2worlds.wordpress.com/?p=6560#comment-652 Reading about the low turnout in both the immigration marches last week (I know the weather didn't cooperate), it concerns me that having 2 marches was not productive. I think it's very important that there be better communication between all immigration advocates and allies in NYC and Long Island well before any action so that all can march together. We need all the strength that there is to succeed, especially this year with the new administration showing at least some interest in comprehensive immigration reform. And certainly we need to raise one voice against raids, detentions, and the destruction of immigrant families. Reading about the low turnout in both the immigration marches last week (I know the weather didn’t cooperate), it concerns me that having 2 marches was not productive. I think it’s very important that there be better communication between all immigration advocates and allies in NYC and Long Island well before any action so that all can march together. We need all the strength that there is to succeed, especially this year with the new administration showing at least some interest in comprehensive immigration reform. And certainly we need to raise one voice against raids, detentions, and the destruction of immigrant families.

]]> http://news.feetintwoworlds.org/2009/05/01/fi2w-video-new-york-march-for-worker-and-immigrant-rights-in-union-square/comment-page-1/#comment-653 High Expectations, Low Turn Out at New York Immigration Rally « Feet In 2 Worlds, Immigration News Sat, 02 May 2009 01:49:35 +0000 http://feetin2worlds.wordpress.com/?p=6560#comment-653 [...] About 500 people, many of them immigrants, rallied today at Madison Square Park in Manhattan to call on the federal government to reform the immigration system and legalize the status of about 12 million undocumented workers currently living in the United States. The march was the first of two to be held this afternoon in New York, with another one starting later in Union Square. [...] [...] About 500 people, many of them immigrants, rallied today at Madison Square Park in Manhattan to call on the federal government to reform the immigration system and legalize the status of about 12 million undocumented workers currently living in the United States. The march was the first of two to be held this afternoon in New York, with another one starting later in Union Square. [...]

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