<br clear="all">STRIKE OUT SB1070 AND HB2281!!<br><ul><li>Repeal Arizona's Racist Laws 1070 and 2281!</li><li>Boycott 2011 MLB All-Star Game in Arizona!</li><li>From AZ to MA: Stop all attacks on the Undocumented People! Full Rights NOW!</li>
</ul><b>Protest against AZ Laws in support of Tuesday, June 15, 6-7pm, Lansdowne St. at Fenway Park!!!</b><br><br>Our picket is an informational picket to "Strike Out the AZ
Law" in solidarity with the baseball players (30% of whom are Latino)
and the MLB Players Union- who are against the AZ Law. <br><ul><li>What are laws 1070 & 2281?</li></ul>On 4/22/10, Arizona brought Jim Crow-style racism back to the US- amongst other things, laws 1070 & 2281: <br>
- gives police the power to detain <u>anyone</u> they have a "reasonable suspicion" of being undocumented.<br>- legalizes racial profiling and makes it illegal to not carry proper documentation of citizenship status<br>
- bans all ethnic studies classes and programs at all public schools in Arizona<br><ul><li>Why are we protesting the Arizona Diamondbacks?</li></ul>- in response to the racist laws, there's a nationwide campaign, supported by AFL-CIO, the Boston city Council and many more, to boycott all companies in Arizona until the laws are repealed.<br>
- The Diamondbacks franchise is a major funder of the Republican party, the main force behind these laws<br>- in 2010, the Diamondbacks gave $121,600 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the 3rd highest contributor. They also gave $129,500 to the Republican Party Committee.<br>
- The owners Ken Kendrick and family have made $1,023,527 in contributions to the Republicans.<br><br><ul><li>THIS CAN HAPPEN HERE; IN FACT, IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS!!<br></li></ul>- Anti immigrant policies are already passing through Congress with the recent passage by the state Senate of the hateful budget
amendment that attacks undocumented people in our liberal state.<br>
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In this time of strong opposition against
undocumented
people, it is *CRUCIAL* all folks-undocumented and citizen allies both, from all walks of activist circles- stand in solidarity against
immigrant/worker rights
injustice to defeat these attacks. Civil rights activists had their time, it is now OUR time to shine, to shout, "LET MY PEOPLE GO! STOP ATTACKS ON UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE NOW!"<br><br>Sponsoring Organizations include New Sanctuary Movement (NSM), Student Immigrant Movement (SIM), LULACMetrowest, Latinos
Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA), Brazilian Women's Group (BWG), Centro
Presente<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">, American Friends Service
Committee, Project Voice</font></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">, Dominican
Development Center</font></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">, Jobs
with Justice</font></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">, MataHari:
Eye of the Day, </font></span>ANSWER
Coalition, The Party for Socialism and Liberation<br><br>If your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Peter at <a href="mailto:plowber@hotmail.com">plowber@hotmail.com</a> by 5pm Mon. <font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">June 7th.</font></font></font><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></span><br>
-- <br>In solidarity,<br>Lai Wa Wu<br>(913) 221-2804<br><br>"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house"- Audre Lorde<br>