Immigration Coalition to Hold Friday Evening Press Conference at Placita Olvera to Announce March

Southern California Immigration Coalition

ADVISORY

Thursday, March 26, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Nativo López – 714.423.4800; Ron Góchez – 323.450.6113; Nathalie Contreras – 310.890.5566

SCIC members to announce Saturday 3/28 March, Denounce the ICE Raids and Call for Full Legalization for all Immigrants

Los Angeles, CA. The Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC) is comprised of activist groups, community leaders, student organizations and supporters of human rights. The largest such coalition of its kind in Los Angeles , the SCIC will hold a press conference to announce a Saturday rally in response to President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Los Angeles—in which he failed to address immigrants’ right.

WHO – The Southern California Immigration Coalition; Speakers will include Nativo Lopez, Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana and the Mexican American Political Association; Ron Góchez, Union Del Barrio; and Gloria Saucedo, Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional

WHAT – Press Conference to Announce 3/28 Immigrant Rights March, Denounce the ICE Raids and Call for Full Legalization for all Immigrants

WHEN – Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m.

WHERE – Placita Olvera (in front of the Placita Olvera church) @ 535 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

WHY – Publicly announce the 3/28/09 Immigrant Rights to put pressure on President Obama to keep his promise of stopping the ICE raids and pass immigration reform; Denounce the ICE raids responsible for terrorizing and the separation of families; and demand FULL legalization for all.

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The Southern California Immigration Coalition, the largest immigrants’ rights coalition in Los Angeles, is unified to bring an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's raids of communities and workplaces. SCIC believes in full legalization for the undocumented and their right to live in liberty—an unalienable right. It believes that people should live free from persecution by enforcement of a broken immigration system. The SCIC 3/28 march will begin at Olympic and Broadway at 10 a.m. and end at Los Angeles City Hall. For more information, go to http://www.immigrationcoalition.org/.

The Mexican American Political Association, an advocacy organization, was founded in Fresno, California in 1963 and has chapters throughout California. It is dedicated to the constitutional and democratic principles of political freedom and representation for the Mexican, Mexican-American and Latino people in the United States. For more information, visit the MAPA website at http://www.mapa.org/.