14-day Hunger Strike for Real Immigration Reform and Legislation

Starting Mon., April 23rd – Ending Sat., May 5th, 2007

Rolling Hunger Strike @ the Downtown L.A. Placita Olvera involving:

HOMETOWN ASSOCIATION’S

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

STUDENTS

DAY LABORERS

MAIDS & HOUSECLEANERS

GARDNERS

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

JORNALEROS

PROFESSORS

TROQUEROS

DAY CARE WORKERS

AND OTHERS!

WE DEMAND LEGALIZATION FOR:

All 12 to 15 million Immigrants! 600,000 Undocumented Womyn and their 3.3 million US-born Children!

We demand of President Bush and Congress an expedient pro-immigrant immigration reform that will unify families and end the campaign of raids and deportations in our neighborhoods and work places.

For More Info: www.myspace.com/hunger4legalization

Organizations: Federaciones y Organizaciones Migrantes Unidas en USA (FOMUUSA), the MARCH 25 COALITION – LA and HERMANDAD MEXICANA NACIONAL

#LosAngelesCA #ChicanoLatino #Statement #HungerStrikeForLegalization

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Latinos Against War.

Hunger Strike for Legalization, Support Grows

Independent Port Truckers Association joins Hunger Strike for Legalization.

The Hunger Strike for Legalization is receiving wide support after kicking off its first day Monday, April 23 with 14 people. Staying overnight, members of FOMUUSA, March 25 Coalition, Latinos Against War and Casa El Salvador stayed in tents to call for real immigration reform and an end to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and deportations.

Participants include Galdys Pinto, Javier Rodriguez and Carlos Montes.

The March 25 Coalition is calling on all sectors of the community to participate in the hunger strike by committing to one or more days.

#LosAngelesCA #LosAngeles #ChicanoLatino #Statement #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcementICE #HungerStrikeForLegalization