Thursday, December 6, 2007

Support Victor Toro; Protest Raids, Detention Center

Upcoming Events:

1) SAT 12/8: Support Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation
sabado 8 dic: Apoyemos a Victor Toro, activista peleando su deportacion
2) MON 12/10: March to Stop the ICE Raids in Hartford, CT
3) THU 12/13: Candlelight Vigil at NYC Immigrant Holding Center
jueves 13 dic: Vigilia al frente del Centro de Detencion de NYC


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1) SAT 12/8: Support Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation
sabado 8 dic: Apoyemos a Victor Toro, activista peleando su deportacion

La Lucha Sigue! The Struggle Continues!

[texto en espan~ol sigue al ingles]

Saturday, December 8, 2007
6pm-11pm
Fundraising party for Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation with live music (Los Chamanes, Rebeldiaz) and DJ Laylo International.
Suggested donation: $10
Food/drinks, dancing, music & conversation--and no speeches!

At Martin Luther King Jr Labor Center, 310 W. 43rd St in Manhattan
(between 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to 42nd St-Port Authority)

[Jane Guskin and David Wilson, authors of "The Politics of Immigration: Questions & Answers," published July 2007 by Monthly Review Press, will be on hand selling and signing copies of our book--and we'll donate the profits from these sales to Victor's campaign. Join us in celebrating our book release and the resistance of a comrade in struggle, Victor Toro.]

If you can't attend, please give generously to Victor's campaign: make checks payable to "Las Peñitas Inc." and mail to P.O. Box 739, Bronx, NY 10454.

Victor Toro is a citizen and national of Chile who was jailed and tortured there because of his opposition to the illegitimate Pinochet government (1973-1990). For more than 23 years, Victor and his wife Nieves Ayress (also a survivor of torture by the Pinochet regime) have been living in New York City and engaging in activism in the South Bronx, where they founded Vamos a La Peña, a nonprofit community organization that has served as a space for free expression and people's power for undocumented workers and other disenfranchised community members. On July 6, 2007, Victor Toro was arrested by US Border Patrol, an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security, while on board an Amtrak train in Rochester, New York. He was released on bond on July 9 and is now seeking political asylum with the help of his legal team. His wife Nieves is a US citizen; their daughter, Rosita Toro, is a legal permanent resident.
Victor's next hearing is set for January 18, 2008 before immigration Judge Paul Defonzo at 9:00 am at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278.

Pickets in support of Victor Toro are held every Friday (weather permitting) from noon to 1pm at the federal building in Manhattan, northeast corner, Worth St at Lafayette St. For more information, contact
the Victor Toro Defense Committee: 718-292-6137, 212-631-7555, 646-291-2778, lapena2006@hotmail.com, mrncrls@aol.com, may1@leftshift.org

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Sabado, 8 de diciembre, 2007
6pm-11pm

Fiesta para recaudar fondos para Victor Toro, activista neoyorkino luchando contra su deportacion con musica en vivo (Los Chamanes, Rebeldiaz) y DJ Laylo Internacional
Donacion sugerida: $10 comida/bebidas, baile, musica y conversacion... y nada de discursos!

En el Martin Luther King Jr Labor Center, 310 W. 43rd St en Manhattan (entre avenidas 8 y 9, trenes A/C/E a 42 Street-Port Authority)

[Jane Guskin y David Wilson, autores de "The Politics of Immigration: Questions & Answers" (La politica de la inmigracion: preguntas y respuestas), que se publico en julio pasado en la editorial Monthly Review
Press, estaremos presentes, vendiendo y firmando copias de nuestro libro--y destinaremos todas las ganancias de estas ventas a la campan~a de Victor. Vengan a celebrar con nosotros la publicacion del libro y la resistencia de un compan~ero en la lucha: Victor Toro.]

Si no puede asistir, por favor envie su donacion a la campaña de Victor: escriba su cheque a nombre de "Las Peñitas Inc." y envielo al P.O. Box 739, Bronx, NY 10454.

Victor Toro es un chileno quien fue encarcelado y torturado en ese pais por su oposicion al gobierno ilegitimo del dictador Pinochet (1973-1990). Durante mas de 23 años, Victor y su esposa Nieves Ayress (tambien sobreviviente de torturas bajo el regimen de Pinochet) han estado viviendo en la ciudad de Nueva York e involucrados en la lucha social en el Sur del Bronx, donde fundaron Vamos a La Peña, una organizacion comunitaria sin fines de lucro que ha sirvido como espacio de libre expresion y poder
popular para los trabajadores indocumentados y otra gente marginada de esa comunidad. El pasado 6 de julio, 2007, Victor Toro fue arrestado por la Patrulla Fronteriza, agencia del Departamento de "Seguridad de Patria" de EEUU, mientras viajaba en un tren de Amtrak pasando por la ciudad de Rochester, New York. Fue liberado bajo fianza el 9 de julio y ahora busca asilo politico con ayuda de su equipo legal. Su esposa Nieves es ciudadana estadounidense; su hija, Rosita Toro, es residente permanente legal. La
proxima audiencia de Victor es programada para el 18 de enero, 2008, ante el juez de inmigracion Paul Defonzo, a las 9:00 am en 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278.

Piquetes en apoyo a Victor Toro se llevan a cabo cada viernes (cuando el clima permite) desde 12:00 mediodia hasta la 1pm afuera del edificio federal en Manhattan, esquina noreste, calle Worth con calle Lafayette.

Para mas informacion: contactese con el Comite de Defensa de Victor Toro: 718-292-6137, 212-631-7555, 646-291-2778, lapena2006@hotmail.com, mrncrls@aol.com, may1@leftshift.org

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2) MON 12/10: March to Stop the ICE Raids in Hartford, CT

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:12:43 -0500
From: "McGahan, Jason C."
Subject: March on ICE Headquarters in Hartford -- Mon., Dec. 10

On International Human Rights Day, join us in calling on the federal government to
Stop the ICE Raids in Hartford!
Release the Parkville Detainees!

March on the ICE Headquarters in Hartford
Monday, December 10th, 5 p.m.

Gather at 4:30 p.m. in South Green Park (corner of Park and Main streets)
Step off at 5 p.m. and march to the ICE headquarters, 450 Main St., for a
rally.

This will be a peaceful protest of the 21 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Parkville neighborhood over the first week of November. ICE has terrorized Hartford by its actions and must be held accountable. Arrests of innocent working-people have nothing in common with a fair, humane immigration reform that recognizes the rights of immigrants to live and work in the U.S. Parkville: Never again!

[This call comes out of a unanimous vote of more than 50 activists from across the city and state at a public meeting last night at St. Augustine's Church which included members of the Connecticut Federation of
Educational & Professional Employees; American Friends Service Committee; Stop the Raids, Trinity College; Hartford Areas Rally Together; Hartford H.O.P.E.; Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice; Unidad Latina en Acción of New Haven; CT People of Faith; Latinos Against
the War; Queers Without Borders; Campaign to Stop the ICE Raids in Danbury; Voluntown Peace Trust; CT Transadvocacy Coalition; Free People's Movement, as well as students and faculty from UConn, St. Joseph's College, Trinity, and CCSU.]

For more information or to get involved, contact Frank O'Gorman of CT People of Faith at 860-841-5006 or fog64@hotmail.com or Kate Prendergast of Stop the Raids, Trinity College, at 610-209-9264 or
kaitlin.prendergast@trincoll.edu
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A press conference announcing the protest will take place in front of ICE Headquarters, 450 Main St., on Monday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. Details to come.

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3) THU 12/13: Candlelight Vigil at NYC Immigrant Holding Center

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:10:19 -0500
From: rachel soltis
Subject: 12/13 - Candlelight Vigil at NYC Immigrant Holding Center

Please join us and forward this invitation to your contacts.

For fliers, or if you'd like to sign on as a supporting organization, contact Rachel at newyorknewsanctuarymovement@gmail.com .
Thank you, and see you on the 13th!

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(ESPANOL ABAJO)

Join us for a Candlelight Vigil at NYC Immigrant Holding Center!

Thursday, December 13, 6pm-7pm

at the ICE Varick St. Service Processing Center (201 Varick St.) in Manhattan

As we come together as families during this holy season, we remember NYC families who are being separated by current immigration policy. We hold light to these mothers, fathers, and children, and decry their suffering.

The vigil will be interfaith. Please join us!

Organized by the NYC New Sanctuary Coalition, Families for Freedom, Greater NY Labor-Religion Coalition, House of Peace, New York Immigration Coalition (list in formation).

Subway: 1 train to Houston St. Or, A/C/E/B/D/F/V train to West 4th. Walk south on 6th Avenue. Turn right on West Houston St. Walk one block to Varick St.

Contact: Rachel Soltis, 212-477-0351, newyorknewsanctuarymovement@gmail.com

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Juntese con nosotros en una Vigilia de la Luz al frente del Centro de Detencion de NYC!

Jueves, 13 de diciembre, 6pm-7pm
Donde: ICE Varick St. Service Processing Center (201 Varick St.) en Manhattan

La vigilia sera para grupos de diferente fe religiosa. Venga por favor!

Organizada por la Coalicion del Nuevo Santuario de NYC, Familias Pro Libertad, Greater NY Labor-Religion Coalition, House of Peace, New York Immigration Coalition (lista en formacion).

Subway: 1 tren a Houston St. O, A/C/E/B/D/F/V tren a West 4th. Caminar al sur por la 6ta avenida. Doblar a la derecha en la West Houston St. Caminar una cuadra hasta la Varick St.

Para mayor informacion, contacte a Rachel Soltis al 212-477-0351, newyorknewsanctuarymovement@gmail.com .

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