News and Views from the People's Struggle
San José, CA – On May 1, 1500 youth, families, workers and other community members gathered in east San José to demand legalization, an end to the raids and deportations and respect for human, civil, and labor rights.
San Jose, CA – More than 10,000 people marched here on Labor Day, to continue the struggle for immigrant’s rights. The event was organized by Voluntarios de la Communidad in response to the call by the National Alliance for Immigrant Rights for Labor Day actions. While smaller than the massive May 1 rally, the marchers were spirited as they carried an almost mile-long banner with the signatures of tens of thousands of supporters of immigrants’ rights. Mexican flags with the slogan, “I’m an immigrant, not a criminal,” could be seen, along with American flags as well as banners opposing HR 4437, the Republican-backed bill that would make the undocumented, their families, friends and service providers felons. Chants of, “Bush, escucha, el pueblo esta en lucha!” [Listen, Bush, the people are in struggle!] and “Aqui estamos, y no nos vamos!” [We are here, and we are not going away!] were heard throughout the march.
On April 10, more than 35,000 people marched through San Jose to protest against House Resolution 4437. The bill would criminalize the undocumented, build 700 miles of walls along the U.S.-Mexico border and force local and state police to help enforce immigration laws. As the overwhelmingly Chicano and Latino crowd assembled, cars, trucks and semis drove by honking and waving Mexican flags. Marching through the barrio of east San Jose to the city hall downtown, the marchers chanted “Si Se Puede!” (Yes, we can!) and “Se ve, se siente, la raza esta presente!” (We’re seen, we’re felt, La Raza (Latinos) are here!). Contingents of students from high schools marched in with signs and banners and many youth were handing out cards advertising May 1 as a day to walk out of school, to not go to work and to boycott business.
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On Saturday, August 12th, thousands of people marched through the streets of San Francisco chanting “One-Two-Three-Four, We don’t want your racist war! Five-Six-Seven-Eight, Israel is a terrorist state!” to protest the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Thousands of Arab Americans, waving flags of Lebanon and Palestine, brought both a militant and mass character to the march.
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San Jose, CA - On Feb. 24, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency, banning public protests, allowing for government takeover of the media and arrests without warrants. This declaration came on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the revolt that ousted former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and was aimed at stopping mass protests trying to commemorate the date.