tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194977432009-06-11T00:25:22.700-07:00The National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is a national U.S. organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activists committed to immigrant rights. For more information about NNIRR, visit www.nnirr.org. This blog documents NNIRR's efforts and experiences in various international arenas including the WTO ministerial meetings, the World Social Forum, the United Nations etc.National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05551016152729866428noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19497743.post-45166924380688201072009-06-06T07:59:00.000-07:002009-06-11T00:25:22.711-07:00

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VERSION EN ESPANOL SIGUE/In English and Spanish (Spanish follows)News ReleaseDecember 18, 2008Contact:* Laura Rivas (510) 465-1984 ext. 304 lrivas@nnirr.org* Colin Rajah (510) 465-1984 ext. 305 crajah@nnirr.orgOn International Migrants Day:U.S. Immigrant Rights Groups Call for End To Immigration Raids,Urge Humanitarian Policies(Oakland,CA) Immigrant rights groups urged today, International

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By Nunu Kidane Priority Africa NetworkBlack Alliance for Just Immigration I must admit, coming to Manila, I was convinced that the Africa agenda would be nowhere and participants from the region would be few – at least much fewer than last year in Brussels. Was I wrong. Not only was the process intentionally inclusive of Africa focused issues, but the were about 20 participants from

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By Arnoldo Garcia(Tuesday, October 28, 2008, Manila, Philippines) Some 2,000 mainly women with youth, elders and men, converged on the Plaza Olivia Salamanca to speak out and march as part of "Women Migrants' Action Day against the GFMD" as part of the People's Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights.Voices of Migrant WomenThe women's day of action began with a press conference

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by Colin RajahOct 25-26, 2008The People’s Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights (PGA), reached its programmatic climax with a candle-light protest march and the global opening ceremonies this past Saturday evening, and convergence workshops, reporting, and adoption of its Joint Declaration on Sunday.What was particularly unique and inspiring about these days, was the

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By Arnoldo Garcia(October 27, 2008, Manila, Philippines) Today, convened by unions under the banner of "Solidarity Action of Labor against the GFMD," (SALAG), thousands of members of national and international civil society, workers, migrants, trade unions, migrant rights and human rights groups, women's rights, lgtb rights groups, working class political parties, youth and families "massed-up"

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by Colin RajahOct 24th, 2008Workshops and other events continued today at the People’s Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights (PGA), including the opening of a couple of large forums as well as other smaller but equally critical workshops.Migrant Forum in Asia’s (MFA’s) annual Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) kicked off its 2-day forum, this year with the theme “The Right

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by Colin RajahAs reported yesterday, the People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) has become a target of the local government and police here in Manila, in order to prevent it drawing undue attention to the Philippine government's hosting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) later next week. In spite of the increased repression, including the

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by Colin Rajah One of the unique facets of a formerly-colonized country such as the Philippines is that there are still a number of clear reminders of popular resistance, even embedded in such commonplace affairs as public parks. All public parks in Metro Manila are thus designated “Freedom Parks”, i.e. for the use of the Filipino people. Since the People’s Global Action on Migration,

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by Colin RajahIts been a while since we've posted on this NNIRR travel blog, so for avid readers (yes, both of you!) we sincerely apologize for the sensory drought! Nonetheless, this month we are on the cusp of one of the most critical developments in international migrant rights, so we thought it an opportune time to revive our Migrant Diaries.As many of you know, the appointment of Peter

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Building Coalitions and MovementThis weekend, Friday, Sept 7 - 9, 2007, was the Tongue to Tongue Conference (http://www.tonguetotongue.org/) in Los Angeles, California. The conference was held at the Gay and Lesbian Center, called The Village, in West Hollywood.I went to the trans history workshop, a useful backgrounder on the elite establishments vision of tranny hirstory, a medicalized view of

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this past labor day, i spent with generations of organizers and activists at the Highlander Research and Education Center's 75th Anniversary in New Market, TN.We celebrated 75 years of organizing with poor white folk in rural Appalachia, black folk throughout the South, and more recently, with some Latino leaders in the rural South, using tools of cultural organizing, participatory research,

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There is a hunger in our movement for discussing the state of the movement, and future directions. Every session that I've attended today that had part of its focus as immigrant rights also wanted to focus on national strategy, especially now given that the Senate Bill, is as far as we can see, dead.There was the first press conference this morning from 9:30 am - 10:00 am at the Immigrant Rights

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what arelief to walk out of the MARTA station at 2:30 yesterday in the afternoon, in the sweltering heat, and hear and see this from the inside of the train station!

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how do we do the things we do? and why?I think the way we do things reflects a lot about our real beliefs and values. Not just the values in terms of words, but because the way we do things is what has been made real and visceral, made it into the body and the heart, beyond the intellect.and so that's why I appreciate the way we opened up the orientation, a chance for all of us to meet new people

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Immigrant rights in flight and on the road from Oakland to the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta by arnoldo garcíaI asked him if he knew the name of the mountain range visible in the distance, as our jet-plane sauntered along towards the runway. He said, “No; I’m not from here.” He smiled a sheepish smile adding in self-defense, “But I do come here once a week.” Our plane turned into the headwinds,

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by Colin Rajah Its been a long time coming – more than 3 years since the April 2004 meeting in Washington DC that launched the United States Social Forum (USSF) process! NNIRR has been at the heart of that process, even before that historic meeting in DC, in consultation meetings with the World Social Forum (WSF) International Council in Miami back in November 2003. From the Central and

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Tuesday, May 29 -- a long flight to RDU (Raleigh Durham International) from Oakland, leaving early morning, over packing for two weeks away. ... looking forward to NOT living my nightmares about the upcoming gathering. Chapel Hill seems so much smaller than I remember it, and less glamorous ... the 15-501 is the same highway I remember from my days in Durham, and Durham, must have grown, but

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Overview of the Senate ProposalBorder Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 – S. 1348Provisions in the Senate bill for legalization and a guestworker program would not launch until a number of conditions were met for greater enforcement mechanisms and practices – the “trigger” process demanded by legislators who believe in an “enforcement first” approach to immigration reform. Although

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Statement of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee RightsOn May 1, 2007 - International Workers DayFair & Just Legalization with Equality, Justice & LibertyFor all immigrant and native-born workers, families and communitiesStop the Raids and DeportationsEnd Migrant Deaths at the BorderUphold Our Human, Civil, Labor and Economic RightsMillions of working class people, lead by immigrant

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Network News On-Line!Network News is back! Long overdue, this on-line installment of Network News provides a snapshot of views and voices looking backward and forward after the unprecedented immigrant community-led mass mobilizations of 2006.We conducted a series of interviews immigrant rights movement leaders and groups to get their take on the roots of the 2006 upsurge and mobilizations; what

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‘Our movement needs a vision and goals that address broader social and political change’Interview with Monami Maulik of DRUM by Arnoldo GarcíaMonami Maulk: For years DRUM has understood that undocumented workers, in the U.S. and globally, are major forces for social change. 2006 was a culmination and realization of the power and ability of the immigrant community, chipping away at the legitimacy

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Reframing the Debate: From creative strategies and alliances to human rightsBy Gerald LenoirThe main catalyst for the 2006 upsurge has been the increased violations of immigrants’ civil liberties and human rights and the threat posed by pending immigration legislation, especially the infamous Sennsenbrenner bill. Successive waves of marches in the winter and spring of last year inspired

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Organizing Documented Immigrants to Fight for the Rights of the UndocumentedBy Gordon MarMy comments focus on the challenges and opportunities to engage documented immigrants in this current juncture of the immigrant rights movement, which has existed in different forms since the creation of this country by brutal force and economic exploitation of immigrant labor including most extremely slaves

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