Christina Gonzalez, an activist protesting the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics, was held in contempt of court on Friday, and sentenced to ten days in jail, after she called Judge John H. Wilson a “white racist pig.” In 2006 Judge Wilson penned a children’s book called Hot House Flowers, which was an allegory for illegal immigration that depicted immigrants as dandelions that should be “weeded out.” A man videotaping the exchange was also handcuffed, and had the contents of his camera deleted by court employees.
Tell ‘em. You can erase the footage but not our knowledge.
Cinco de Mayo: Long Before It Was Corporatized - Los Angeles, CA, 1943
“Among the 5000 persons assembled for the Cinco de Mayo celebration were little Luis Romanos and his sister Amalia in costume.” - Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1943
iyjl:
On May 8th the Immigrant Youth Justice League and other organizations members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) will go to our state’s capitol to demand that legislators listen to us.
What are we asking for?
- Protect our communities from deportation and criminalization
- Drivers licenses for all immigrants, including undocumented
- Healthcare access
- Early learning through parental engagement
- NO to Islamophobia and all forms of hate
- Pass the SB1064 bill to stop privatization of detention centers and prevent the construction of the proposed Crete Detention Center.
The day will start with a rally at 10:30 AM, followed by visits to legislators in Springfield.
GET ON THE IYJL BUS!
Two buses organized by IYJL will be leaving Chicago, one from UIC (700 S. Halsted) and the other from the Albany Park Community Center (5121 N. Kimball). Leaving at 6:30 AM and coming back the same day at 6:30 PM.
REGISTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/a/iyjl.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG44dXBITmstdGhJSUdKUmlpck9Danc6MQ#gid=0
