Immigrant Rights March and Rally

Saturday, September 30, beginning at 2 PM at the Liberty Pole (at the intersection of East Avenue and Main Street) (marching to the Federal Building on State Street)

The National Alliance for Immigrant Rights has called for a national day of action on September 30th. The Rochester Alliance for Immigrant Rights is calling for:

-an end to the deportations
-an end to the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids
-full and equal rights for all immigrants
-protection from criminalization for immigrant workers
-a VISA program to reunite families
-protection of worker rights and civil rights

Finally, here is a partial list of organizations that are co-sponsoring the march in Rochester: SEIU, Unite Here! Rochester Regional Joint Board, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Farmworker Legal Services, Univ. of Rochester Fair Trade Campaign, Univ. of Rochester Students for Social Justice, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Student Committee for Social Action, Catholic Charities, The Public Policy Committee of the Diocese of Rochester, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Sisters of Mercy, Puerto Rican Youth Development, Pax Christi, radio host Domingo Martinez Jr., Ibero-American Action League, Community of the Blessed Trinity Church, Wayne Action for Racial Equality, Rochester Committee on Latin America, and Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agrcolas, Masjid Sabiqun (formerly Islamic Da'wah Community Center).
for information: Brian Erway