From ImmigrantSolidarity.org:
El Gran Paro Americano 2006, The Great American Boycott 2006
Un dia sin immigrante, A day without an immigrant
On May 1, we are calling No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and rallying around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.) to protest the anti-immigrant movements across the country.
On May 1, we will wear a white t-Shirt and/or white arm bands, we can paint and write our political demands on the shirt, go to the rally, protest, strike, vigil, work or school–we will have an ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to west coast, at the street, work place, school, bus station & store… and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER!
We will settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation.
Our Call
Immigrants contribute $7 billion in social security per year. They report $90 billion and are only reimbursed $5 billion. Where’s the remaining $85 billion? They also contribute to the U.S. economy $25 billion more than they receive in healthcare, etc. According to the anti-immigrant politicians and hatemongers, “immigrants are a drain on society.” If this is true, then during the day on May 1st the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom. If not, we prove them wrong once and for all. We know what will happen!
For more info:
http://www.nohr4437.org/
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/
Now. We should all know this is just a clever diversion to distract the public from both Bush and the GOP’s plummeting poll numbers and relentless failures. …oh, and there is that whole WAR ON IRAN thing to be concerned about too. But that’s a post for another day and the fact is they’ve picked a fight and there’s 12 million people in this country that need to be spoken for, diversion or not. We/You have 3 weeks to scrounge up a white t-shirt and join the fight. I’ll be keeping my eye out for Columbus rallies and will post any I hear about.
It’s true what they are saying, “we are a nation of immigrants”. If our “leaders” go through with this ridiculous law we may as well take down the Statue of Liberty and put up another CVS or something. None of that silly “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” …how about “Open 24 Hours / 1 Hour Photo” ??
“Si se puede.”
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