Journey of Hope: March for Justice, Opportunity and Against Racism
As part of the Journey of Hope, an ongoing campaign to promote fair, humane and comprehensive immigration reform as well as keeping the light of justice and dignity alive and burning, Centro Campesino, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, ISAIAH, Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network, Jewish Community Action, Interfaith Immigrant Coalition, Minnesota SOL (Strengthening Our Selves), SEIU Local 26,Resource Center of Americas, The Advocates for Human Rights, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota and Family & Children’s Services are organizing the MARCH FOR JUSTICE OPPORTUNITY AND AGAINST RACISM.
The march will take off from Owatonna on Friday September 11th at 2:00 PM and conclude on the afternoon of Sunday September 13th at 7:00 PM in the city of Albert Lea.
Please join the Resource Center and the Advocates for Human Rights for “Crossing Borders, Building Communities” Workshops in Austin and Albert Lea on Sept 12 and 13th.
As part of The Journey of Hope: Minnesota March for Justice, Opportunity and Against Racism, September 11-13th from Owatonna to Albert Lea, The Advocates for Human Rights and Resource Center of the Americas will present a series of workshops on immigration. This will be an opportunity for sharing stories and learning the facts about immigration in southern Minnesota and in our nation.
The workshops will take place on Saturday, September 12 from 1-5 pm at the Austin Public Library, 323 4th Ave NE, and on Sunday, September 13 from 1-5 pm at the First Lutheran Church, 301 W Clark Street, in Albert Lea. The afternoon will begin with a presentation highlighting local Latino community members speaking about immigration and a reflection as to how this impacts our communities. Next, the afternoon will transition into an interactive workshop exploring common myths about immigration and an examination of the facts on how immigrants contribute to our economy and our nation.
Inspired by personal stories of immigration and armed with information, workshop participants will collaborate to generate ideas for taking action in their own lives. Attendees will be given useful tools and resources to create welcoming communities and to join their neighbors in organizing for reform.
Please join us for all or part of the activities! The workshops are free, open to the public, and no pre-registration is required. If you would like more information about these events, please call Stephanie Bates at 612-276-0788 or email her at Stephanie.Bates@americas.org.
