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The work of the coalition continues. Below are events scheduled post-Freedom Ride.

December

International Migrants Day is December 18
Celebrating the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of Rights for all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Visit the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights for more information. Download the poster.

Apopka, FL: Community gathering & event, December 18, 6:30PM
Contact: Luckner Millien, FL Farmworkers Association (407-886-5151)
Boston, MA: Boston Globe Editorial, December 18
Contact: Sonya Pinto Torres, MIRA (617-350-5480 x205)
Chicago, IL: Press Statement, December 18
Contact: Heartland Alliance (312-660-1370)
El Paso, TX / Ciudad Juárez: Solidarity Rally for Braceros’ Reparations, Dec. 18, 11:30AM
Monumento a Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez
Contact: Carlos Marentes (915-532-0921)
Houston, TX: Posada Inmigrante, Pastorela and Pinata, December 18Contact: Pancho Arguelles (832-212-2091)
Immokalee, FL: Community Meeting Discussion, December 17, 7 PM, 215 F West Main St.
Contact: Lucas Benitez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, 239-657-8311
Los Angeles, CA
African Holiday Party, December 18, 6PM-9PM
ACRC, 532 South Vermont Ave, Suite 104, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Contact: African Community Resource Center (213-637-1450)
Los Angeles
2533 West Third St., Ste. 101, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Contact: CHIRLA (213-353-1333)
New York, NY: Community Fundraiser for Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Dec 18
Contact: Monami Maulik, DRUM (718-205-3036)
Oakland, CA: Community Reception, December 18, 4PM-6PM
Asian Resource Center, 310 8th St., Suite 101
Contact: Colin Rajah, NNIRR (510-465-1984 x306)
Pacoima, CA: Interfaith Religious Service, December 18, 5PM-7PM
El Mesias United Methodist Church, 9989 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331
Contact: Moises Escalante (213-480-8800), Amanda Romero (818-899-2317)
San Francisco, CA: Interfaith Prayer Service at City Hall & Meeting at Governor’s Office, December 18, 12noon
Footsteps of City Hall (Goodlett & Polk Sts.)
Contact: Betty Canton-Self, ICIR (415-227-0388)
San Rafael, CA: Rally for immigrant workers, December 18, 5PM-7PM
Embassy Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Parkway
Contact: Martha Benitez, EBASE (510-326-5275)
Santa Fe, NM: “Civil Rights Act” theatrical debut, December 18, 6PM-9PM
El Museo Cultural, 1615 Paceo de Peralta
Contact: Adda Garcia, Somos un Pueblo Unido (505-424-7832)
Seattle, WA: “Chasing Freedom” film screening, December 18, 7PM
NW Asian American Theatre, 409 7th Ave South
Contact: Neha V. Chandola, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (206-587-4009 x106)
Tucson, Arizona: Corazon de Justicia Awards Dinner, December 19, 6:30PM
Inn Suites Hotel, 475 North Granada
Contact: Jose Matus, Derechos Humanos (520-770-1373)
December 10th, Houston, Texas
December 10th, Seattle, Washington
December 10th, Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 10th, Los Angeles, California
December 10th, Toledo Ohio The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) is organizing a rally and Press conference outside Farmer Jack grocery store on Cherry Street, Toledo OH, at noon. Farmer Jack, a grocery store chain with headquarters in Michigan, has recently began to carry Mt. Olive Pickle Co. products. FLOC is boycotting Mt. Olive products for the exploitation suffered by farm workers in North Carolina and the company's refusal to recognize the right of the workers to organize and form a union. For more information call Beatriz Maya at FLOC (419) 243-3456.
December 18, International Migrants Day
Celebrating the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of Rights for all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Visit the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights for more information.

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To inform us of events planned in your area or
for more information, contact the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride at [email protected]

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