WASHINGTON - JULY 23 -

WHAT:         National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference

WHEN:         Friday - Sunday July 27-29, 2007

WHERE:      University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA.

ABOUT:       This as a national grassroots activist conference organized by National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN), inviting broad-based, multiethnic organizers from African American, Native American, African immigrant, Asian American, Latino/Latina, Arab-Muslim-North African, progressive labor, interfaith, LGBT, student, anti-war/peace and global justice groups from across the country. To meet face-to-face and discuss how to build a new national, broad-based, immigrant rights/civil rights movement, and to set a 6-9 month national strategy for the 2007-2008.

During our 3-days conference, we'll have over 30 workshops and plenary, the topics include: Congressional Legislation, Militarization of the Border Immigrant Detention and Deportation, Labor Organizing, Student/Youth Organizing, Education & Outreach, Multi-Ethnic Organizing, Community Support Network and Diverse Tactics to Achieve Goals.

Together We Build A New National, Broad-Based, Immigrant Rights/Civil Rights Movement!


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT SAT 7/28 6-9 PM PUBLIC EVENT: Community Town Hall/Film Festival on Immigrant Rights, Free to the Public.

1) Mélida & Carlos Arredondo, the People United for Peace
Their son, Alexander, was killed in Iraq. Instead of sadness, they actively reaches out to other families who have lost their family members and public speaking against the war in Iraq, and linking immigrant rights movement with peace activism.

2) United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Justice @ Smithfield campaign Linking Immigrant Rights Movement with Labor Activism

3) Feature Film Showing: REEL BAD ARABS
This is a groundbreaking film that dissects a slanderous cinematic history. The films examined here date from cinema's earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding, bomb-exploding "evil" Arabs. 

 
ABOUT NATIONAL IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK:
National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN) was formed November 2003. Dozen national grassroots & community groups were agreed to form a broad based immigrant support coalition, aim to mobilize community forces to work with different national immigrants and civil rights organizations and in solidarity with their campaigns. NISN is the proud member organizations and leadership of United for Peace & Justice and Latin American Solidarity Coalition.

The destiny of 12 millions or more undocumented immigrants is one of the critical human rights issues in the U.S., we need a comprehensive immigration reform bill that will guarantee path to the citizenship with dignity. NISN supports the anti-globalization & peace movements to link global campaigns with local justice issues, and to supports community struggles where they lives. THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY.

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