IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS DAY
September 7, 2006
Sponsored by National Immigrant Solidarity
Network
Speakers to include
Cristina Reyes, Vicenta Montoya, Robert Greenwald.
Location: Between Mall and
Constitution Avenue, Between 14 and 15 Streets.
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MAIN
TENT #1 |
TENT # 2 End War:
Peace, violence,
accoun-tability, and impeach-ment |
TENT #3 Human
Rights: Civil
Rights, Immigrants Rights, Workers Rights, Women's Rights, Voting Rights,
Katrina |
TENT #4 End
Corporate Welfare, Meet Human Needs: Health-care/ Energy/ Education/ Environ- ment |
TENT #5 Communi- cations
and Creativity: Hands-on Media and Arts Training |
OUT-DOOR
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DOMED MEDI-TATION
TENT |
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FIRST
LOOK: 8-10
AM—INFORMAL PARTICIPATORY WARMUP
ACTIVITIES |
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Open,
Silent Medita-tion |
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10:30-12
NOON - MORNING WORKSHOPS |
PARADE OF NATIONS: DESPIERTA AMERICA/ WAKE-UP AMERICA 10:30 Parade begins from an announced staging site though Camp Democracy. to the Center stage. Chanting Parade, led by Statue of Liberty followed by participants with flags . Come prepared with banging pots, pans and whistles. 10:45/11:00 Greeting of Welcome and Solidarity 11:00-11:30 Showing of
"DYING TO LIVE, A Migrants Journey" 11:30-Noon "Why Don't They Just Come Here Legally" followed by Q&A Presenter: Atty Vicenta Montoya, Las Vegas, NV |
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11:30 Press
Conference Solidarity
with the peace movement. |
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Spiritual
chanting from 10 to 11 a.m. |
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LUNCH
HOUR ACTIVITIES Noon-1:00
PM - MAY
INVOLVE FOOD AND TALK |
12:00-1:00† BREAKING BREAD AND
BROWSING (lunch time in main tent with opportunity to listen to recorded migrant themed music and browse the displays and tables,) Presentation at noon by Carlos Arredondo, an immigrant who lost his
son in the Iraq War. |
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11:00 to
2:00 open, silent meditationOn some days, there will be speakers scheduled
during part of this time, talking about combining spirituality with activism. |
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1:00-3:00
PRESENTATIONS |
1:00-2:00 "The Poison Pills of Hagel/ Martinez" Presenter: Atty Cristina Reibel, Legal Aid Justice Center, Richmond, VA
followed by Q & A. 2: 00-3:15 Film: May Day Demonstration in New Orleans followed by “Indentured Servitude in
the 21st Century.” Presenter: Community Activist Carolina Reyes, New Orleans Worker Justice
Coalition, New Orleans, LA |
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2:00 to
3:00 group healing / rejuvena-tion 3:00 to
4:00 open, silent meditation |
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3:15 –
4:00 PM |
Film producer Robert Greenwald speaking. |
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4:00 to
5:00 spiritual chanting |
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4:00 –
5:00 PM |
Peter B.
Collins leads workshop on "The FCC and Media Consolidation" |
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4:00 –
8:00 PM |
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Joining
in We Are America March: Rally 4-6,
March 6-8 |
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EVENING
AT THE CIRCLE OR STAGE 8-10 pm |
Memorial
Candlelight Service for those who have died crossing the border Musicians,
singers, poetry |
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