• GA LGBTQ Communities and Allies Renew Call for Resistance

    Contact: Roberto Tijerina – 865.335.8982 Kathrin Ivanovic – 215.776.1162 Paulina Hernandez – 919.323.2057 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2011 GA LGBTQ Communities and Allies Join the Call to Action for July 2 March as Resistance to Anti-Immigrant HB-87 Intensifies Opponents call on Obama and Governor Deal to Repeal Controversial Legislation (media version) Following a preliminary injunction on controversial HB-87 bill that seeks to drive immigrants of our Georgia, many Georgians are condemning it as an affront to the economic vitality, civil rights legacy, and moral conscience of the state.  Amongst those outcries is that of in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ) communities and their allies. Members of GA’s LGBTQ communities maintain that the legislation will divide families and communities, will severely damage the...

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  • We Are Georgia Campaign renews it’s call for Mass Mobilization on July 2nd!

    Put on your marching shoes, we hit the streets this Saturday. The politicians who passed HB87 are trying to drive us deeper into the shadows and further underground.   We will not comply!  We are coming out, standing up, and getting loud!   We converge on the Capitol Saturday, July 2 for the largest mass mobilization the South has seen in years.  The rally and march start at 10:00. Wear white and be ready for a big, energized crowd. We march on Saturday because when WE STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK, WE WIN!!  This week: Six undocumented youths showed us all what it is to be brave.  Dulce Guerrero, Jessica Vasquez, Rolando Zenteno, Nataly Ibarra, Felipe Baeza, and Leeidy Solis come out publicly as undocumented inside the Georgia State Capitol, a few feet away from the chambers where legislators voted to pass HB87.  Led by the Georgia Undocumented Youth...

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  • Court Held at 9:00 am for Arrested Undocumented Youth

    For Immediate Release Contact: Georgina Perez at 678-389-1226 ginalpm@gmail.com   Court Held at 9:00 am for Arrested Undocumented Youth Three minors released to care of their parents; adults await hearing to learn their fate Atlanta, Georgia— Yesterday, June 28th, six undocumented youth were arrested at the Georgia State Capitol in an act of civil disobedience.  The youth were there protesting the passage of laws like HB87 but more importantly they were there to tell their fellow undocumented youth that they should no longer be afraid.  “We are doing this because we want other undocumented youth to realize they need to be unafraid.  Unafraid of the politicians, of the police of anyone who tells them they deserve fewer rights than anyone else.  We will no longer...

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  • Media Coverage – Judge blocks parts of Ga. immigration law

    Judge blocks parts of Ga. immigration law By KATE BRUMBACK The Associated Press ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday blocked parts of Georgia’s law cracking down on illegal immigration from taking effect until a legal challenge is resolved. Judge Thomas Thrash granted a request to block parts of the law that penalize people who knowingly and willingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants while committing another crime. He also blocked provisions that authorize officers to verify the immigration status of someone who can’t provide proper identification. Thrash wrote that under parts of the law, the state is enforcing immigration law that should be left to the federal government. Thrash also dismissed parts of the lawsuit at the state’s request. Most parts of the law were...

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  • Join the HB87 Resistance – Boycott & BuySpot Training

    Governor Deal has signed into law the anti-immigrant, racial profiling law, HB 87. It is set to go into effect July 1st… Now, it is in OUR hands to defend our communities from laws that breed hate and seek to separate us! Join the HB 87 resistance and the movement for the Right to Remain in Georgia!! Englis Flyer | Spanish Flyer Time: Friday, June 24 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 265 Washington Street SW (near the capitol), Atlanta, GA More Info Who: Hosted by the We Are Georgia Campaign and the Georgia Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR). ALL are welcome to attend, especially those directly impacted. What: This working meeting will focus on training YOU on how to support the call for a boycott of...

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  • Hearing to Injoin HB-87! The Courts must STOP this Hate Law

    We MUST pack the court. The anti-immigrant opposition will be there! It is vital that WE have a visible presence at the hearing. Time - Monday, June 20 · 8:30am – 11:30am Location - Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse, 75 Spring Street, SW, Atlanta, GA More Info Bring a photo ID (state issued) Wear a Brown Shirt copy of the brief in support of the motion here: http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/pi_brief_-_final.pdf copy of the ACLU of GA press statement: http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/georgia-latino-alliance-human-rights-et-al-v-deal-preliminary-injunction

  • Georgia’s Immigrants and Allies Pledge Mass Resistance

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2011 Contacts: Xochitl Bervera, Somos Georgia/We Are Georgia 404.861.0756 Paulina Hernandez, Southerners on New Ground 919.323.2057 GEORGIA’S IMMIGRANTS AND ALLIES PLEDGE MASS RESISTANCE TO ARIZONA COPYCAT LAW Governor’s signing of HB 87 triggers launch of boycott Immigrant communities defend the right to remain while allies pledge non-compliance with “harbor & transport” provisions. (Atlanta) Immigrant rights supporters responded to Governor Deal’s signing of the controversial Arizona Copycat law, House Bill 87, today by pledging mass resistance to what they call an unjust, unconstitutional law. “We have a right to remain in this state where we have lived, worked, and studied, for some of us, nearly all of our lives,” said Georgina Perez, an undocumented student and a member of the Georgia Undocumented...

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