As someone who's taught Constitutional history on the college level, we're not surprised that a federal judge issued a temporary injunction of the enforcement of SB 1070 on preemption grounds. But the law is now in effect, and those of us who hate this racist, xenophobic, un-American creation of the hateful extremists who control Arizona government - including our campaign, which is still boycotting Arizona - participated all over the state and country in a National Day of Action against SB 1070. We were in our native Brooklyn early to gather for a march over the Brooklyn Bridge and rally at Foley Square in lower Manhattan. Here are pics we took at the rally.
Our event today in New York was organized by the New Sanctuary Movement, Families for Freedom, Immigrant Defense Project,
Churches United to Save & Heal, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights,
DRUM-Desis Rising Up & Moving, Black Institute, VAMOS Unidos,
American Friends Service Committee, and Wind of the Spirit (New Jersey).
It was sponsored by, among others, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition,
Damayan, Sistas and Brothas United, NY Immigration Coalition, World Can’t Wait, Sikh Coalition,
Urban Youth Collaborative, Immigrant Communities in Action, Center for Immigrant Families,
United for Peace and Justice, South Asian Americans Leading Together,
Boycott Arizona Coalition, Muslim Consultative Network, New Immigrant Community Empowerment,
CAAAV, Center for Constitutional Rights, Peekskill Area Pastors Association, La Union,
National Economic & Social Rights Initiative, Coney Island Avenue Project, Youth on the Move,
South Asian Bar Association of NY, Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Adhikaar, NYS Youth Leadership Council
- and that list isn't comprehensive, as you can tell by glancing at some of the banners here.
If elected to Congress, we will support comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship.
