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LATINOS AGAINST WAR May Day 100,000 March in LA, Demanding Legalization! Police Later Attack 2nd Rally at Macarthur Park May 1, drew 100,000 enthusiastic marchers to downtown LA marching up Broadway to a mass rally at City hall demanding Legalization & to Stop Raids & Deportations. The event was well organized with security, by the March 25 Coalition which includes dozens of community, labor groups including Latinos Against War. The LA rally had prominent African American speakers like Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney who talked about the similar historical independence struggles of Blacks and Latinos in Latin America, like Haiti and Mexico. She drew tremendous applause from the very enthusiastic crowd that included migrant families from Mexico, and Central America. Minister Ishmael Mohammad from the Nation of Islam got a great response speaking in Spanish talking about our shared oppression and struggle for liberation. Hunger strikers and leaders Gloria Saucedo, Hermandad Mexicana, Javier Rodriguez, March 25 Coalition leaders demanded full legalization and criticized the current proposed immigration legislation. Labor activist included Alejandro Stephens of SEIU 721 and Fernando Ledesma of United Teachers of LA. Undocumented migrant families and students from Boyle Heights included the Duenas family, and students from RHS who work with Latinos against War. This march and rally was well organized and received very enthusiastic response and support from the Mexican & Latino migrant community. Speakers and supporters included Bayan International, FMLN, FOMUSSA, singers and poets with a wrap up speech by Carlos Montes calling for linking the immigrants struggle to the fight for freedom and self determination. POLICE ATTACK PEACEFUL RALLY Later in the afternoon the LAPD attacked another peaceful rally at Mac Arthur Park put on by a coalition of non-profit groups & unions, Somos America. The LAPD shot heavy rubber bullets into the peaceful gathering without a warning to disperse. The peaceful Latino families and TV news crews and journalists were beaten and shot with hard rubber bullets. One of the March 25 hunger strikers was beaten in the neck and back and forced to seek medical attention. This as an attack by the LAPD as a political organization to repress the growing militancy of the immigrant’s rights movement that has grown in strength in the last year. This is a racist police attack against the Mexican/Latino community. We will not allow this to happen. HISTORY OF POLICE REPRESSION We know that the local police and FBI have historically attacked our community like the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium where KMEX news director Ruben Salazar, Angel Diaz, and Lynn Ward were killed the by LA County Sheriffs. Ruben Salazar was killed with a tear gas missile shot to his head. Another example of political repression is the federal Counter Intelligence Program that infiltrated and attacked the Black and Chicano movement organizations like the BPP, Brown Berets, Chicano Moratorium and the Crusade for Justice in the late 1960’s. The March 25 Coalition held a press conference in front the of the LAPD headquarters on May 2 to announce a class action lawsuit by the Mexican American Bar Association and the National Lawyers Guild against the LAPD. Also to condemn and expose this attack on our movement for equality and self determination. We are committed to continue the struggle for migrant rights and not let this racist blatant attack derail our movement Join our movement for justice by contacting us at our email and coming to the March 25 weekly Wednesday, 7 PM, meetings at Casa Del Mexicano in Boyle Heights. See photos and more info on links below. www.mayspace.com/latinosaw www.march25coalition.org www.fightbacknews.org www.myspace.com/hunger4legalization www.maydaymovement.blogspot.com Latinos Against War April 25, 2007 Hunger Strike for Legalization, Support Grows! What: Hunger Strike 3nd Day When: Tuesday, April 25, 2007 Starts: La Placita Church Main Street, across from Lover Street Los Angeles, CA Independent Port Truckers Association joins Hunger for Legalization. The Hunger Strike for Legalization is receiving wide support after kicking off its first day Monday, April 23 with 14 people. Staying over night members of FOMUUSA, March 25 Coalition, Latinos Against War, & Casa El Salvador stayed in tents to call for real immigration reform and an end to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), raids and deportations. Participantes 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. The groups are calling all to participate in the May 1, 2007 Grand Boycott II, by no shopping, no work, no school, no economic activity. Also, to join the march & rally set for Tuesday, 12 noon on May 1, 2007 starting at Olympic and Broadway. LAW continues to protest the presence of military recruiters on high schools and ICE agents in the Eastside. The military recruiters target immigrant Latino youth to serve as soldiers in this immoral war to kill families in Iraq! With the reward of U.S. citizenship as an incentive. While their parents are victims of deportations by the (ICE). The immigrant community will also voice their opposition to President Bush's immigration plan, the current ICE raids and demand a plan for legalization. www.mayspace.com/4legalization www.march25coalition.org www.maydaymovement.blogspot.com www.mayspace.com/latinosaw Please join us for a community speak out against the ICE raids and to talk about what we want for immigration reform, now the the president and US Congress are looking at passing new laws on immigration. We will also talk about plans for May 1, 2007, Great American Boycott II and the mass march and rally on May 1 at 12 noon starting at Olympic and Broadway in LA. Look for actions in your city. Speak Out! Latinos Unite! Speak Out Against MIGRA Raids! Equal Rights for Immigrants, Full Legalization Now! Speak Out Against the War in Iraq! Saturday, April 21, 2007 11 AM Lucille Roybal Center 2130 E. 1st Street, corner of Chicago Enter via rear parking lot Boyle Heights, CA Aztlan Join Latinos Against War Endorsed by, March 25th Coalition, Community Service Organization Sponsored by: LATINOS AGAINST WAR www.myspace.com/latinosaw www.latinoscontralaguerra.org www.march25coalition.org www.maydaymovement.blogspot.com Contact: Carlos Montes Cell: (213) 712-0370 FORO COMUNITARIO Unidos Contra las Redadas, Igualdad para Migrantes y Legalización Completa! ESTE ES UN LLAMADO URGENTE A LA COMUNIDAD LATINA, PARA EXPRESAR OPOSICIÓN A LAS ACTUALES REDADAS Y GUERRA. ¡SE QUIEREN LLEVAR A NUESTROS HIJOS A PELEAR EN UNA GUERRA INJUSTA, Y DEPORTAR A LOS PADRES! ¡No nos quedemos callados. Sábado 21 de abril 2007 a las 11 a.m. Centro Roybal 2130 Calle Primera en Boyle Heights Entrada por atrás ¡Legalización Sí, Redadas No! ¡Escuelas Sí, Guerra No! LATINOS CONTRA LA GUERRA Colicion 25 de marzo, Centro CSO Carlos Montes (213) 712-0370 www.myspace.com/latinosaw www.latinoscontralaguerra.org Latinos Oppose War and Racism! By Carlos Montes Los Angeles, CA - The Latino community has taken a strong stand against the Bush war drive and invasion against the people of Iraq. Here in Los Angeles, a new group, named Latinos Against War In Iraq – LAWII – was formed and immediately plunged into a series of demonstrations. LAWII was started in late January, to form a united front of groups and individuals to organize the Latino communities’ voice against the war on Iraq, and to expose the racist conditions Latinos continue to suffer in the U.S. The meeting was initiated by Centro CSO, Carlos Montes, Javier Rodriguez, Rosie Martinez, Guillermo Bejarano and Antonieta Villamil. Over 80 people attended the first meeting, with Central American, South American and Chicano-Mexicano representation. The groups that came together felt the strong need to form a Latino organization which made sure that the voice of our community was saying “No!” to war and racism and demanding schools, healthcare and jobs. Latinos Against War In Iraq sees the U.S. war drive as a superpower’s attempt to control the oil, the politics and the economics of the Middle East and to support Israel. The Latino group feels that the war is here at home - in the struggle for genuine equality and justice, free from racism and poverty. Action Against Recruitment On Feb. 7, the LAWII held a march from Roosevelt High School to the army and marine recruitment centers in the town of Boyle Heights. Over 250 people marched through the heart of town, down Soto Street, demanding no recruitment of Latino youth. Chants included, “No to war! Escuelas si, guerra no!” and “Recruit us for college, not for war!” The march and rally helped to expose the U.S. Department of Defense advertising campaign targeting Latinos for military recruitment. Latino youth, especially in inner-city schools, are targeted for recruitment to the armed services with false promises of careers and college tuition. Recruiters invade barrio schools where racists and bad conditions force students to drop out. These same youth, who are not provided the opportunities for college admissions and skilled jobs, are sent to fight, die and kill in foreign lands in unjust wars. Many of these youth have fled harsh conditions in Mexico and war-torn Central America, where the U.S. government has supported repressive military regimes. The U.S. Army currently has allocated special monies to target Latino recruitment, with a target of 27% of its total force. The number of recent Latino service men killed in Iraq is reminiscent of the high casualty rate of Latinos in the Viet Nam War. “This targeting for military recruitment of our Latino youth is a racist practice; our youth should be recruited to college, not to war,” states David Cid, teacher at El Sereno Middle School and LAWII member. Protests Continue, Groups Unite On March 9, a large march and rally was organized in East Los Angeles. This march took part of the same route that the Aug. 29, 1970 anti-Vietnam War Chicano Moratorium. This enthusiastic march went through East L.A., down Whittier Boulevard and to the historic Salazar Park. Over 1000 people condemned the U.S. war as an imperialist war for domination of the people of the Middle East. The speakers clearly exposed the U.S. drive for world domination and denounced the racists’ attacks against Muslims, Arabs, Latinos and immigrants. Groups participating, endorsing or speaking included the SEIU Local 660 and UNITEI, the Free Palestine Alliance, Bayan, American Indian Movement, Peace in Colombia, Black Students Against War, MECHA de UCLA, Roosevelt High School, HERE Local 11 and the National Chicano Moratorium. LAWII and the National Alliance for Human Rights have initiated a call for broader unity among the diverse Latino, Mexican and Chicano groups who are doing work in many communities and on different issues. The March 9 march was, in part, due to a call by Dr. Armando Navarro of the National Alliance for Human Rights, at a conference held in Riverside for a united action. Various groups agreed to unite for a large march and rally on April 12 in Boyle Heights to honor the legacy of Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata and to protest the invasion of Iraq. The April 12 Zapata march, initially called by Frente Unida de Pueblos de America, promoted unity and brought together Latino groups from Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. Speaking Out LAWII spoke at the L.A. national conference of the National Association of Chican@ Studies, on a panel on Chicano anti-imperialism and war. Marta Guererro, a teacher in East L.A., and Marlene Mendoza, a student, spoke of LAWII’s work in the school and community. They called on college professors and students to work with the community and unions in building greater unity and actions to oppose the current and future wars. LAWII was invited to speak at the ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)-organized mass marches and rallies held in Los Angeles and San Jose in February and March. ANSWER has been key to organizing the largest mass marches against the war since April 20, 2002. The Latino group has received wide coverage in the local and national media, especially the Spanish language TV and press. On Jan. 30, soon after LAWII formed, it held a press conference in front of the Roybal Health Center in East L.A. to protest the cutbacks to healthcare by Los Angeles County and to voice opposition to a war on Iraq. Over 30 students, teachers, union members, actors, families, activists and elected officials attended. Latinos Against War In Iraq has continued to organize teachings and community meetings to expose the war and military recruitment at Roosevelt High School. LAWII will participate in the May 3, San Diego and May 4 San Ysidro protest marches against war and immigrant abuses. For more information, see www.latinoscontralaguerra.org or www.centrocso.org, or call (323) 221-4000.

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Latinos Against War Contact: Carlos Montes (213) 712-0370 or David Cid (323) 369-2344 MEDIA ADVISORY March 1, 2008 Immigrants Protest: March & Rally, March 20, 2008 Stop ICE Raids, Legalization Now! What: March & Rally: Stop ICE Raids, No War in Iraq When: Thursday, March 20, 2008, 3:30 PM Starts: Corner of 6th & Soto St, march South, to, Ends: Military & ICE Center 1241 South Soto, LA. Latinos Against War (LAW), and allies, are organizing a march an rally on March 20, 2008 to call on Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), to stop the raids and deportations in Boyle Heights. Also to call for an end to the war in Iraq and to stop the military recruiters in local high schools. Rosie Martinez, RN and labor leader with SEIU 721, Blanca Duenas mother and local parent leader, David Cid local teacher, and Nelson Hernandez, RHS student, will speak at the rally and be available for interviews. The event is co sponsored by May Day Unity Coalition, Chicano Latino Club of El Sereno Middle School, Roosevelt High School Immigrant Students, Boyle Heights Padres Unidos, SEIU 721 Latino Committee, Students for Democratic Society of UCLA, International Action Center, American Friends Service Committee, RHS Mecha, Troops Our Now Coalition and Centro CSO. The LAW and allies are endorsing and supporting the May 1, 2008 national day of action. www.latinoscontralaguerra.org

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