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Thursday, October 19, 2006

PRESS ADVISORY

Joel Magallan, Asociación Tepeyac: (212) 633-7108 (w)

Shirley Lin, AALDEF: (212) 966-5932 x 213

Carolyn de Leon, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities (718) 220-7391 x 11

[after 5pm] (917) 502-7698 (m)

Monami Maulik, DRUM–Desis Rising Up & Moving (718) 205-3036 (w)

Miguel Ramirez, Centro Hispano Cuzcatlán (718) 704-6590 (m)

Walter Sinche, NYUIR: (347) 684-7340 (m)

March and Rally Call from Diverse Community Leaders to all New Yorkers to Defeat Sensenbrenner and Demand FULL Legalization

New York Metro Area Immigrant Rights Movement Declares “Round Two”

In the face of recent anti-immigrant legislation passed by Congress, New York United for Immigrant Rights (NYUIR)—a coalition of more than 60 immigrant and human rights organizations in the New York metro area—will hold its final pre-march press conference tomorrow, Friday October 20. Community leaders will invite all New Yorkers to the Saturday, October 21^st Rally and March to demand “NO DEAL: FULL LEGALIZATION NOW!” and to defeat the new wave of Sensenbrenner-backed attacks on immigrants.

Speakers will be available to provide testimony about the impacts of recent anti-immigrant policies on their communities in New York, Long Island, and New Jersey.

Press Conference Details

Date: Friday, October 20^th

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Asociación Tepeyac, 251 West 14th St. (btw 7^th and 8^th Avenues)

Who: Directly affected community members, community leaders, and religious leaders calling on all New Yorkers to mobilize and march on Saturday, Oct. 21^st

Brother Joel Magallan, Asociación Tepeyac

Aarti Shahani, Families for Freedom

Radhamés Pérez, Acción Comunitaria Aurora

Monami Maulik, Desis Rising Up & Moving

Manuel Castro, Latin American Integration Center

Carolyn de Leon, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities

On Saturday, Oct. 21^st, the immigrant rights movement in New York will declare the beginning of “Round Two” of our communities’ response to Congress’ failure to propose and pass a full, fair, and humane legalization bill. Leaders, residents, and advocates will invite everyone in the New York metro area to join our campaign for human rights and the soul of American democracy.

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New York United for Immigrant Rights is composed of more than 60 organizations in the New York metropolitan area.

NY UNITED FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS (List in formation):

Ad Hoc Coalition for Justice in the Middle East, AFSCME Local 375 of District 37, Al-Awda, American Friends Service Committee, Arab Muslim American Federation, Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Asocacion Tepeyac, Audre Lorde Project, Center for Constitutional Rights, Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia, Center for Immigrant Families, COALITION OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES: Acción Comunitaria Aurora, New York Civic Participation Project, Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Association, Iglesia San Romero de Las Americas-UCC, Alianza Dominicana, Coalición por los Derechos del Inmigrante, Asociación de Egresados de la UASD, Asociacion de Mujeres Progresistas, Centro para el Desarrollo de la Mujer Dominicana, Caucus de Mujeres Dominicanas, Congreso Dominicano, la Voz Latina, Servicio de Educacion Basica, Programa de TV Hechos y Gente, Programa la Voz Latina WBAI, Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos (USA-RD)// Coney Island Avenue Project, Esperanza del Barrio, Families for Freedom, Greater NY Labor/Religion Coalition, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Adhikaar, CAAAV- Organizing Asian Communities, Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan, Damayan Migrant Workers Association, DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving, Forest Hills Community House, Humanist Center of Cultures, Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan // Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project, International Socialist Organization; Latin American Integration Center; Justice Committee; MAY 1st ALLIANCE: Anakbayan, NY/NJ,Association of Senegalese in America,BAYAN USA Philippine New Patriotic Alliance,CASA Freehold, NJ,Chris Silvera- Pres. National Teamsters Black Caucus, Sec.-Treas. Teamsters Local 808, Comite Latino Local 79, Ecuador Para Todos-Lenin Medina,Freeport Community Worklink Center- Long Island, Guyanese-American Workers United, New York, NY,International Action Center,Justice 4 Immigrants Filipino Coalition, La Peña del Bronx, Million Worker March, New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, NYC Working People’s Voice Newspaper, Pachamama NYC, Pakistan USA Freedom Forum, Panama Vicente Alba- LIUNA Local 108, Philippine Forum,Nodutdol, Rev Luis Barrios- Iglesia San Romero de las Ameritas, The Workplace Project, Trabajadoras por la Paz, Troops Out Now Coalition// No One Is Illegal (NOISI) Coalition, Mercy Center, Northern Manhattan Immigrant Rights Coalition, NY Committee to Free the Cuban Five, Parents in Action, United For Peace and Justice/ NYC, Urban Justice Center, Workers World Party, World Can’t Wait.