Friday, June 11, 2010

UPDATE: NYC Hunger Strike Ends With Die-in and Two Sit-ins

The DREAM Act supporters ended their hunger strike in front of Senator Schumer's New York City office on June 10 with a brief "die-in" at the building's entrance and with surprise sit-ins at two of Schumer's other offices, one in Washington, DC and one in Melville, NY.

NY Times blog: Immigrants’ Hunger Strike Ends With ‘Die-In’
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/immigrants-hunger-strike-ends-with-die-in/

El Diario-La Prensa: Finaliza huelga por Dream Act
http://www.impre.com/noticias/2010/6/11/finaliza-huelga-por-dream-act-193434-1.html

Video clip of Schumer and the protesters in his DC office:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/06/in-switch-schumer-gets-protest-from-immigration-reform-supporters.html

For more updates, go to:
http://www.nysylc.org/

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