<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">6/9 RESIST THE RAIDS DRUM CIRCLE @ MA State House 6-9PM (Thur)</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Resist the Raids, a state-wide network to stop raids, detentions, and deportations, will host their drum circle in front of the State House 6/9 Thursday from 6-9pm in solidarity with Mass Hope 2010 vigil!</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Mass Hope 2010 is a continuous 24 hour, 7 days a week vigil in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest Senate Amendment 172.1, to raise awareness of this amendment to the general public and to hope that the Senate, the Congress and Governor Patrick retract and veto SA 172.1.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">SA 172.1 include: </font></p>
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<li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-language: EN-US">Creating an anonymous telephone ‘hotline’ where callers can report people that they suspect are using false documents or hiring undocumented workers. (This would create fear and break apart families and communities and will be costly for MA as the gov’t will need to staff the hotline and investigate every report.)</span></li>
<li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Blocking limited and basic health care for undocumented people. (This would create barriers to health care for all and put us all at risk for higher emergency costs and communal diseases.)</span></li>
<li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Requiring stricter requirements for housing</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> social security and health benefits</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> for documented or undocumented people. (This requirement would make receiving benefits for all</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> especially poor and lower income people</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> more difficult. This is redundant because people without documents can not receive social security</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> welfare</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> food stamps and federal housing vouchers.)</span></li>
<li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">And many more hateful anti-immigrant, costly, hateful amendments!</span></li>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Also, We need you! Can you participate in the vigil? Can your organization sponsor the Mass Hope 2010 campaign? Can you organize a teach-in, workshop, art night, etc. at the vigil? <br>
<br>For more information, please visit us at the State House, anytime, day or night! Visit </font><a href="http://www.masshope2010.com/"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">www.masshope2010.com</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> or call Lily Huang from the Student Immigrant Movement, 857-204-5550.</font></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lily Huang<br><a href="mailto:lily.yimche.huang@gmail.com">lily.yimche.huang@gmail.com</a><br>(857) 204-5550<br><br>