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May Day Rally at UCSC and March to Santa Cruz Demands Rights for Immigrants, Workers and Students

Published on May 1, 2008 in Community Building, No Borders

On May 1st, May Day (International Workers’ Day), hundreds of students and workers rallied at UC Santa Cruz and marched to Santa Cruz to demand rights for immigrants, workers and students, including freedom to transcend man-made borders. The intersection at the base of UCSC was briefly barricaded with pallets, a dumpster, tables and various other devices as the march crossed crossed High Street and continued down Bay Street. Onlookers and car passengers clapped, gave thumbs-up and raised their fists to express solidarity with the May Day demonstration. Read More and View Photos | More Photos

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Community Vigil in Beach Flats to Support Elvira Arellano

Published on August 24, 2007 in No Borders, Solidarity & Outreach

On August 24th, dozens of community members gathered in Beach Flats Park for a vigil in solidarity with Elvira Arellano and all of the other families in risk of separation because of the US government’s inhumane immigration laws and selective enforcement practices. The emergency rally and vigil was coordinated by M.E.Ch.A. de La Tierra with the support of a handful of local organizations. People spoke about the case of Elvira Arellano, who, with her son Saul, has become a national symbol of the destruction of families by federal policy. Read More and View Photos

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Anti-Immigrant Hysteria Opposed in Campbell

Published on August 11, 2007 in No Borders, Solidarity & Outreach

On August 11th, Raging Grannies and friends rallied on the corner of Hamilton and Bascom to keep Campbell a hate-free zone, stop the militarization of the border and protest the Minutemen. The Golden Gate Minutemen / East Bay Coalition for Border Security are trying to expand their anti-immigrant interpretation of God’s Law and the Bible to the South Bay. Campbell is a small city in Santa Clara County next to San Jose and just over the hill (Highway 17) from Santa Cruz. Read More and View Photos

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May Day 2007 March for Immigrant Rights in Watsonville

Published on May 1, 2007 in No Borders

The MigraWatch Network has become a dynamic grouping of people and organizations based in Watsonville dedicated to providing a welcoming community and securing human rights for all people. MigraWatch came together in September of 2006 following the raids in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Hollister on September 7th and 8th by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. In 2006, the Watsonville Brown Berets were the primary organizers of the May Day demonstration, however this year’s march and rally was organized by the multidimensional MigraWatch Network. Thousands of families marched through the streets of Watsonville and Pajaro to protest ongoing immigration raids taking place throughout the U.S. and to honor the amazing contributions immigrants make to our community. After the march, a rally with speakers and musicians in the Plaza, and a performance by White Hawk Dancers, the Guerilla Drive-In screened the new documentary Crossing Arizona outside the Brown Berets office in downtown Watsonville. Read More and View Photos

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May Day 2007 March from UC Santa Cruz to Downtown

Published on May 1, 2007 in Community Building, Education, No Borders

Hundreds of students and workers rallied at UCSC’s Baytree Plaza and then marched to downtown Santa Cruz to meet up with families from the Beach Flats. The demonstration, which ended in the Beach Flats, was part of the international workers day celebrations popularly known as May Day. The M.I.R.A. Coalition, Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance, at UCSC organized students and workers in the march against the current inhumane situation undocumented immigrants are facing and to demand the following:

* Stop the militarization of the U.S.-Mexican Border
* Stop the unjust deportation and criminalization of all immigrants
* Support and protect workers rights
* Legalization for undocumented
* Close inhumane detention centers
* Stop the Separation of families
* Stop the military recruitment of immigrant youth
* Equal rights as citizens, regardless of immigration status

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