Friday, August 22, 2008

PROTEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON THE RAIDS

Information recently received from our Houston friends:


A MORATORIUM ON THE RAIDS NOW! NOT AFTER THE ELECTIONS!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Houston's Raid Rapid Response network

Today many cities around the nation ask for a moratorium on the raids which continue to split families and wreck the lives of many hard working individuals in the U.S. WE join together with Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, Detroit, Portland Philadelphia, and many other cities around the nation. We will, with one voice, call for an end to the raids which seek to arrest more than half a million people before years end.

Please join the national protests against the ICE raids and deportations this
Friday, 4pm at the USCIS office on 126 Northpoint Dr., Houston.

What:
Protest for immediate moratorium on recent ICE raids and its plans to arrest and
deport 500,000 immigrants.

When:
Friday, August 22, 2008, 4PM.

Where:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS
126 Northpoint Drive
Houston, TX 77060

Who: Houston's Raid Rapid Response Team and community leaders

For more information contact:

Miles Rodriguez
(617)372-0911


The Houston Raid Rapid Response Network is a coalition of organizations who's goal is to help families, before, during, and after a raid. The group intends to help these people by having resources available to the victims, such as social services and legal services

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