{"article":{"id":147142,"heading":"Update on Border Angels Migrant March","author":"Enrique Morones (with background by Leslie)","created":"2006-02-13 19:39:02","modified":"2006-02-13 19:43:42","last_modified":"Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:43:42","article":"
The March and Caravan for Migrants is a cross-country effort to stop the border killings and say \"No\" to oppressive anti-immigration legislation. They\r\n rallied in Los Angeles on February 3.  A report from march organizer\r\n Enrique Morones follows.\r\n
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MIGRANT MARCH... DATELINE SUNDAY FEBRUARY\r\n12...<\/div>\r\n
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LOUISIANA (Helping the local economy)\r\nas we stayed\r\nin a motel (tired)....Great weekend as we marched in downtown San\r\nAntonio, we\r\nheld a powerful rally in front of the Alamo, we were joined by more members\r\non the March to DC as Benigno Pena and company brought more\r\nsupporters for\r\ncaravan!!! ...then headed to Victoria, Texas and held a very moving ceremony\r\nwith 19 crosses (18 for the men and one for 5 year old Marco Antonio as they\r\nsuffocated in the back of a semi there in 2003) <\/div>\r\n
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After sleeping \"la casa de tamaulipas\"\r\nwe were\r\nwelcomed by the Bishop of Houston on Saturday morning as well as the\r\ngood folk\r\nat \"Crece\" where they delivered hand fulls of letters denouncing HR4437\r\nand they\r\nheld a rally in support of our Migrant March from SD to DC and we\r\ntraveled on to\r\nDallas and held another rally in front of the site where a real\r\nPresident, John\r\nKennedy, was assassinated may he rest in peace...we were joined by Lulac\r\n\r\nPresident Hector Flores, State Representative Roberto Alonzo, former President\r\nFox cabinet member Juan Hernandez and many more as we rallied for NO\r\nMORE DEATHS\r\non the border, NO ON HR4437 and yes to Human Rights!!! Thanks Nancy\r\nGuerrero for\r\nall your help!!!<\/div>\r\n
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This morning we'll cross Mississippi\r\nand Alabama (\r\nand pay our respect to the civil rights workers slain in Jackson as well as\r\nplace a cross in Alabama, the birthplace of the great late Mrs. Martin Luther\r\nKing)<\/div>\r\n
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Tomorrow it's \"Buena's Tardes\" Lou\r\nDobbs @ CNN\r\nheadquarters....then on to DC for legislative visits...SI SE\r\nPUEDE<\/div>\r\n
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PLEASE ASK OUR FRIENDS TO JOIN US THE\r\n18TH IN DC\r\nFOR RALLY @ WEST WING 3:00PM !!! <\/div>\r\n
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Gracias a Gus, Lidia @ Southwest,\r\nGloria, Marta,\r\nDolores, Andres, Marta, Gustavo, Max, Pablo, Rodulfo... y todos\r\n&\r\nthanks for support<\/div>\r\n
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Peace <\/div>\r\n
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Enrique Morones<\/div>\r\n
www.borderangels.org\r\n<\/div>\r\n
& Gente Unida<\/div>\r\n
(619) 269-7865<\/div>\r\n
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Please check out web site to follow our\r\nroute, you\r\ncan also help by buying a MIGRANT MARCH T-SHIRTS to support our journey all\r\ndonations are tax deductible....<\/div>\r\n
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Friday, February 10, 2006 10:15 AM<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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MARCH FOR MIGRANTS LATEST UPDATE\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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We are currently in San Antonio and are\r\n overwhelmed by the wonderful reception we have received here and everywhere!!!\r\n Thanks for all the support back home as well, Jerry, Ellee, Michael, Roberto\r\n and all...a little rain here but no worries!!! Always remember the \"ala\r\n ching...\"as our migrant brothers and sisters do much more than march\r\nin the\r\n rain...<\/div>\r\n
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FEB 12 TRAVEL (Missisippi, Alabama)<\/div>\r\n
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FEB 13 ATLANTA CNN RALLY (special\r\nmessage for\r\n Lou Dobbs)...2-4 <\/div>\r\n
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FEB 14TH  DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA\r\n AFTERNOON\r\n RALLY<\/div>\r\n
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FEB 15-17 LEGISLATIVE\r\nVISITS <\/div>\r\n
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FEB 18TH CAPITOL BUILDING RALLY\r\n 230PM   <\/div>\r\n
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MORE INFO ON MARCH Enrique Morones (619)\r\n 269-7865<\/div>\r\n
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MORE INFO ON CURRENT SCHEDULE www.borderangels.org (migrant\r\n march)<\/div> \n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Progress report from the March and Caravan by Migrants as they head to a showdown with Lou Dobbs and then to DC.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2006\/02\/147142.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":147143,"heading":"Morones Speaking in LA","article":"","author":"Leslie","parent_id":147142,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2006-02-13 19:43:42","modified":"2006-02-13 19:43:42","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/02\/migrant_caravan_004.jpg5yuoid.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/02\/migrant_caravan_004.jpg5yuoid.jpg"}}]}