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Subject: Upcoming events for immigrant rights and against hate crimes
American Friends Service Committee Connecticut
In This Issue: Dec 5 2007
. Dec 6: Nashawn Williams Solidarity Vigil
. Dec 10: March & Rally against ICE raids in Parkville, Hartford
. Dec 15: Nashawn Williams Solidarity Rally in Plainfield CT
Dec 6: Nashawn Williams Solidarity Vigil
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Candlelight Vigil 5:30 - 5:50 PM
Steps of Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford
Discussion & Networking on Ways to Resist Racist Hate Crimes 5:50 PM - 7:00 PM
Nashawn Williams, a 16-year old African-American male, was beaten, dragged and had hot coffee thrown on him by a racist gang called "K Nation" in Plainfield CT on Oct. 19. (Plainfield is near RI, pop = 15,000, 99% white.)
He suffered a concussion and has been afraid to go to school since then. The police chief calls K Nation "a bunch of idiots pretending to be a gang." Nashawn's injuries are not pretend. NO arrests in 7 weeks! So far only the NAACP has publicly come out in solidarity with Nashawn and his mother.
Sponsored by People of Faith Network and Men of Color Initiative.
Dec 10: March & Rally against ICE raids in Parkville, Hartford
On Dec 10th, International Human Rights Day, join us in calling on the federal government to Stop all ICE Raids in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford and release all the detainees.
March on the ICE Headquarters in Hartford Monday, December 10th.
Gather at 4:30 p.m. in South Green Park (corner of Park and Main streets)
March to the ICE headquarters, 450 Main St., for a rally.
This will be a peaceful protest of the 21 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Parkville neighborhood over the first week of November. ICE has terrorized Hartford by its actions and must be held accountable.
Arrests of innocent working-people have nothing in common with a fair, humane immigration reform that recognizes the rights of immigrants to live and work in the U.S.
Hartford: Never again!
This call comes out of a unanimous vote of more than 50 activists and organizations from across the city and state at a recent public meeting at St. Augustine's Church which included members of the Connecticut Federation of Educational & Professional Employees; American Friends Service Committee; Hartford Areas Rally Together; Hartford Organizing for Power and Equality - H.O.P.E.; Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice; Connecticut Center for a New Economy; Stop the Raids, Trinity College; CT Jobs with Justice; CT People of Faith; National Lawyers Guild - CT Chapter; Capitol Community College SDS; Unidad Latina en Acción of New Haven; Latinos Against the War; Queers Without Borders; Campaign to Stop the ICE Raids in Danbury; Voluntown Peace Trust; CT Transadvocacy Coalition; Free People's
Dec 15: Nashawn Williams Solidarity Rally in Plainfield CT
Nashawn Williams Solidarity Rally
Saturday, December 15, 2007
12:30 PM Plainfield Town Hall, Plainfield, CT
Nashawn Williams, a 16-year old African-American male, was beaten, dragged and had hot coffee thrown on him by a racist gang called "K Nation" in Plainfield CT on Oct. 19. (Plainfield is near RI, pop = 15,000, 99% white.)
He suffered a concussion and has been afraid to go to school since then. The police chief calls K Nation "a bunch of idiots pretending to be a gang." Nashawn's injuries are not pretend. NO arrests in 7 weeks! So far only the NAACP has publicly come out in solidarity with Nashawn and his mother.
Carpools leaving 2550 Main Street, Hartford at 11:00 AM
Sponsored by Men of Color Initiative.
More info: Cornell Lewis: 860-220-4051 pager
American Friends Service Committee
Connecticut Area Office
56 Arbor Street, Suite 213
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860.523.1534
Fax: 860.523.1705
Email: connecticut at afsc.org Visit AFSC CT Online
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