The Strength of Atlanta
On January 4, 2012
This past December our trip in the south included a screening in Atlanta, Georgia. A place where they also experience similar Arizona “SB1070-style” hate laws like HB87 and suffer under 287g immigration enforcement programs. It was familiar territory for us when visiting people in Atlanta as we heard stories of racial profiling, abuse by county [...]
The People of Alabama Are United ~ HB56 is Divided
On December 18, 2011
Birmingham, AL
The People we met on the streets and in the community here in Birmingham have had an overwhelming negative reaction to HB56, Alabama’s new anti-migrant law. Alabama has a reputation of racism and intolerance, but the residents we met have been open-minded and on the side of justice. Certainly intolerance exists in Alabama. [...]
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ARPAIO VIOLATED CIVIL RIGHTS
On December 15, 2011
Today the Department of Justice released a report from the first of a two part investigation on Sheriff Arpaio. In it they find Arpaio and his department in violation of Civil rights. You can read the report here. http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/mcso.php
From the Asscoiated Press
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network also put out [...]
UNDER ARPAIO Grassroots Tours in Alabama and Georgia
On December 12, 2011
UNDER ARPAIO Grassroots Tours in Alabama and Georgia December 13 and 15
Admission is Free
Tuesday, December 13, 7 p.m.
Birmingham, Alabama
Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham
4300 Hampton Heights Drive
Thursday, December 15, 7 p.m.
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights
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BLACK FRIDAY Under Arpaio Donor Drive
On November 24, 2011
THE TIME IS NOW TO DONATE. WE ONLY NEED $1,000 MORE TO GET TO ALABAMA. HELP US REACH OUR GOAL THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND! Click here to DONATE NOW and for more information about the grassroots screening tour click here.
If you’re looking to put your money toward a good cause this [...]
Alabama and Arizona is all the RAGE…
On August 1, 2011
Against the Machine that is. Thank you to all who have already donated to our campaign for a grassroots screening of Under Arpiao in Alabama. We’ve almost met our goal, and it is perfect timing as the fight against HB56 is heating up. Now Zack de la Rocha has lent his support to [...]
Under Arpaio Trailer
Under Arpaio shows the grassroots resistance to Maricopa County, Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio who prides himself on being the "toughest sheriff in America". Arpaio prides himself on immigration raids on migrant and Latino neighborhoods, human rights violations in his jails and wasting hundreds of of millions of taxpayer dollars. Under Arpaio features the grassroots activists from low-income migrant communities, the attorneys, reporters, elected officials, and indigenous people who speak truth to power.Get Under Arpaio to those effected by anti-migrant legislation
