<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> gbcrc-list@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gbcrc-list@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff Stone<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 11, 2008 2:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> gbcrc-list@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [gbcrc-list] 3/22 Immigrant Rights Interactive Workshop - Arlington Street Church</SPAN></div></DIV></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <DIV id=ygrp-mlmsg> <DIV id=ygrp-msg> <DIV id=ygrp-text> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Passing along this announcement to list members of the Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition…</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Come to an:</SPAN></I></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Interactive Work Shop on Immigrant Rights </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WHEN: Saturday, March 22<SUP>nd</SUP>, 11am-3pm</SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
7pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WHERE: Arlington Street Church (351 Boylston Street, Boston by Arlington T stop)</SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WHO: Elena Letona, Executive Director of Centro Presente</SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WHAT: Interactive work shop on immigration issues and immigrant rights.</SPAN></B></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">FOOD: Latino lunch will be provided.</SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN></B> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">DETAILS:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> The work shop is sponsored by two Arlington Street Church (ASC) committees: Santuario para todas and the Jubilee committee. We will share stories about our own family immigrant backgrounds, and members from the Latino community will be there to testify about raids and deportations. There will also be a 20 minute video about the New Bedford raid that happened in March 2007.
</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The congregational membership of ASC recently voted to be a sanctuary (or santuario) for immigrant rights, and to become part of the interfaith New Sanctuary Movement. The immediate goals of Santuario para todas of ASC are to educate ourselves on immigrant issues so that we can become strong advocates of immigrant rights, and to also support and work with immigrant </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">rights groups like Centro Presente. If you plan to come to our work shop, please RSVP by sending an email to socialaction@ascboston.org (and put "March 22nd work shop" in the subject line). </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN> </div>
<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Attention media: If you have any questions please contact- </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Peter Lowber, member of Arlington Street Church </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A href="mailto:plowber@hotmail.com">plowber@hotmail.com</A> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN> </div></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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