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Prayer Vigil,
March, & Rally
for
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform
Saturday
May 1, 2010
9:30am-2:30pm
ABLE will gather at Our Lady of
Lourdes
Catholic Church, 25 Boulevard Avenue,
Atlanta, 30312 (Downtown Atlanta) for a
prayer
vigil and then sing, pray, and march
a
walking route to the Capitol to join the
rally.
Contact:
Hilda Reardon,
hreardon@bellsouth.net
770-366-3681
Renee Cail,
disoni7@yahoo.com
617-320-3910
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Immigration Taskforce
Meeting
Tuesday, April 15, 2010
7pm-8:00pm
Starbuck's Coffee
1560 Indian Trail Lilburn Road
Norcross, GA 30093
(In front of the Greater Atlanta
Christian School)
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ABLE
Meeting with
Congressman David Scott
Wednesday, March 15, 2010
Office of Georgia Congressman David Scott
Smyrna District Office
888 Concord Road, SE Suite 100
Smyrna, GA 30080
Tel: 770-432-5405
ABLE
leaders met with Congressman David Scott
on March 15, 2010 to discuss the need for
Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
ABLE is calling on Congressman Scott to lend his
leadership and public
support for Comprehensive
Immigration Reform.
What You Can Do
32 members of the Congressional Black
Caucus and over
60 diverse members of Congress are co-sponsoring the CIR
ASAP.
Rep. Scott has not joined them.
Ask
Rep. Scott to sign on and co-
sponsor the
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform for America's Security
and Prosperity Act (CIR ASAP) introduced by Illinois Rep.
Luis Gutierrez
on December 15, 2009.
Tell him we
need his leadership.
We
need him to co-sponsor this bill!
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Join ABLE’s Delegation to Washington, D.C.!
March
FOR America!
Raise
your voices with us to tell the
White
House and Congress that we need
Comprehensive Immigration Reform NOW!
ABLE
is joining forces with
GLAHR
and
GALEO
to send
our leaders to tell the
White
House and Congress
“¡Ya
no más!”
¡MARCHA POR LA DEMOCRACIA!
¡MARCHA POR LAS FAMILIAS!
¡MARCHA POR LOS TRABAJADORES!
¡MARCHA POR LA JUSTICIA!
¡MARCHA POR UNA REFORMA INTEGRAL!
Saturday,
March 20th 7pm
to
Monday,
March 22th 7am
Saturday,
March 20, 2010
Plaza Fiesta, 4166 Buford Highway, NW Atlanta, GA 30345
5:30pm
Press Conference and send off celebration
7:00pm Buses leave from
Plaza Fiesta and drive us
to the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C.
Sunday,
March 21, 2010
Arrive in Washington, D.C. in
the morning (7am)
2pm March FOR America
6pm Buses leave D.C. headed back to Atlanta
Monday,
March 22, 2010
7am Buses arrive back in
Atlanta at Plaza Fiesta
$25
per
person
CONTACT:
Ana Gutierrez,
conpasaporte@hotmail.com,
770-547-3568
Mariluz Vergara
marlev62@gmail.com, 770-682-7704
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ABLE
&
ACLU
of Georgia
Focus on
Anti-Racial
Profiling Legislation
SB
325 & HB 1009
Sponsored By The People Lobby Days
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
9am - Noon
307 CLOB
(Coverdell Legislative Office Building)
Across from Georgia Capitol
Downtown Atlanta
9am-9:45am Training & presentations
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**TAKE ACTION NOW!**
“WE ARE ONE FAMILY UNDER GOD”
Justice for Immigrants (JFI)
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Postcard
Campaign
Show your Senators and Representatives
that supporters of immigrants want our elected
officials to enact meaningful and compassionate
immigration reform.
To send a postcard to Congress, go to:
http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org
Click on the "GO"or "TAKE ACTION" button to fill out
and
send you postcards to your federal lawmakers.
Ask
your friends and family to send a
postcard to congress.
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TRAIL OF DREAMS
March for
Immigration Reform,
including the Dream Act which
will allow talented students to
attend college.
January
1 to May 1, 2010
March from
Miami to
Atlanta to
Washington, D.C.
Trail of Dreams Route Map
(click to view map)
Students will arrive in
Atlanta on February 27, 2010
and will likely stay 2 nights.
They need our generous support!
Check their progress on their website.
www.trail2010.org
To see how you can
help, contact:
Hilda Reardon:
hilda.reardon@turner.com
Renee Cail: disoni7@yahoo.com
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Press
Conference
to Introduce Anti-Racial Profiling Legislation
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
1pm
Georgia State Capitol
Downtown Atlanta
ABLE and the ACLU of Georgia
are hosting this press
conference
with Sen. Gloria Butler, Rep. Pedro Marin, and
Rep. Tyrone Brooks.
These three legislators
will be introducing anti-racial profiling
legislation
in the Georgia Senate and House in the 2010
legislative session.
Come stand with us
and show your support for this
important legislation!
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On January 26, 2010
Senator Gloria Butler
introduced
Senate Bill
325
On January 28, 2010
(click to view the bills)
Representative Pedro Marin introduced
House
Bill 1009
Anti-Racial
Profiling Legislation
Photos from the press conference on January 26, 2010.
 
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Rally and Prayer
Service for
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
5pm-6pm Rally
Georgia State Capitol
Washington Street Side
Downtown Atlanta
6:30pm Prayer Service
The Catholic Shrine for the Immaculate Conception
48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(One block from the Capitol/Rally)
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Latino Town Hall
Meeting
(In Spanish)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
1:30pm-3pm
Latino American Association
2750 Buford Highway
Atlanta, GA 30324
Learn about the proposed immigration reform legislation and
ways in which we can all engage to make immigration reform a
reality in 2010.
Panelists will include the following:
Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of
GALEO
Teodoro Maus, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR)
Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration
Partners LLC--The Immigration Law Firm
Rev. Dorcas Robles of History Makers International of
Marietta, GA
Chris Taylor, Hernan Taylor & Lee
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Prayer Vigil
for
Immigration
Reform
at
Office of Georgia Congressman
David Scott
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
12:30pm
Smyrna District Office
888 Concord Road, Suite 100
Smyrna, GA 30080
Tel: 770-432-5405
Ask Congressman Scott to fully support the
Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation
introduced by Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez
on December 15, 2009.
Tell him we need his support!
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Have you ever been a victim of racial, ethnic, or religious
profiling?
Do
you want to hear about what others have faced because of their
background?
Interested in learning what your rights are when encountering law
enforcement?
If so, join us for an:
ABLE
Atlantans
Building Leadership for Empowerment
&
ACLU of Georgia
Tell Your Story/Know Your Rights
Racial Profiling Forum
Saturday, December 5, 2009
1pm-3pm
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
319 Grayson Highway
Lawrenceville, GA 30082
Everyone
is encouraged to attend and tell their stories.
Show
your support for Anti-Racial Profiling Legislation in Georgia.
 For
more information please contact:
Jose Perez 678-592-5927
    
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Immigration Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
7pm-8:30pm
Mount Sinai Christian Center
1 Clyde Orr Drive
Norcross, GA 30093
Everyone is Welcome!
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
ABLE
leaders left Monday night
and drove
all night from Atlanta to
Washington D.C.
to join thousands from across the
country
for a prayer service and rally for
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform
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**Anti-287g & Racial Profiling Forum**
Sunday, September 27,
2009
4:30pm
Welcome All Baptist Church
460 Bourne Drive
Smyrna, GA 30082
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RACIAL PROFILING FORUM
Saturday, August 1, 2009
10am - Noon
Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Mission
4603 Lawrenceville Highway
Lilburn, GA 30047
Guest Speaker
The Honorable
Senator Gloria Butler
Georgia District 55
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PRESS CONFERENCE
to
call for accountability and transparency from Atlanta
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to request a
meeting
with ICE to seek answers regarding the March 11,
2009 death of ICE
detainee Roberto Medina Martinez, and
to discuss 287g agreements in
Georgia, the violation of
standards at Stewart Detention Center, and
future ICE activity
in Georgia.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
10am
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Office
180 Spring Street SW
Atlanta,
GA 30303
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Immigration Task Force Meeting
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
6pm-7pm
First Iconium Baptist Church
542 Moreland Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
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PRESS CONFERENCE
to
Call for greater
accountability
on the part of our
government
JOIN:
ABLE
Georgia Detention Watch
and hundreds of Holy Week pilgrims
Friday, April 10th
10:00am
Good Friday
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Office
180 Spring Street SW Atlanta,
GA 30303
WHY:
* ICE has repeatedly refused to meet with ABLE regarding the 287(g)
program and other detention matters. We will call them to account on
Friday.
* During several visits to Stewart Detention Center, Georgians have seen
inhumane conditions at that facility that violate ICE's own detention
standards. A group of those visitors have compiled a report of the
violations and will release it Friday.
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Express your concern
about 287(g)
at the
Gwinnett County
Board of Commissioners Meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
7pm
Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
75
Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Join ABLE's
Immigration Taskforce as we tell the Gwinnett County Commission that
Gwinnett's citizens don't want 287(g).
ABLE and other community
organizations, Gwinnett will express to the Commissioners, who
earlier approved a budget for 287(g), that Gwinnett County cannot afford
this inhumane and expensive program that is drawing national scrutiny.
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Immigration Task Force Meeting
Monday, March 16, 2009
7pm-8:30pm
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
319 Grayson Highway
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
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View the
Familias Unidas Town Hall Meeting
on YouTube
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Familias Unidas
Rally &
Town Hall Meeting
to
Support the Families of Immigrants
featuring
U.S. Representatives
Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL)
John Lewis (D-GA)
&
State Representative
Pedro "Pete" Marin
(GA Gwinnett District 96)
Saturday
February 28, 2009
1:00pm
El
Tabernáculo de Atlanta
6394 Bufford Highway
Norcross, GA
3,000 people will gather with Congressmen
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and John Lewis (D-GA)
to tell Congress and President Obama that the
country needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Join ABLE President Rev. Timothy McDonald
as the Atlanta community prays for
Comprehensive Immigration Reform,
a
moratorium on raids and
a
moratorium on deportations.
Together we will decry the separation of
families
and
demand justice!
Communities of faith are coming together to:
~Call for a stop to immigration raids
~Reunite
broken families, and to
~Shed light on the urgent need for
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform
Transportation will be
available from the
Doraville MARTA station.
For information, press inquiries,
or transportation contact
Willa Rose Johnson (404)
218-7548,
wrjohnson@gamaliel.org;
or
Rev. Antonio Mansogo,
(770) 369-4777.
Gutierrez
Expands "Family Unity"
Immigration Campaign:
16 Cities in
Five Weeks
Interfaith
Communities Unite to
Document Urgency
for Immigration
Reform in 2009
February 18, 2009
(Washington DC)
Today,
U.S.
Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL)
announced he will expand his five-week national
tour—now
visiting 16 U.S. cities—to
document the harm caused to citizens across our
nation in the absence of comprehensive
immigration reform.
In an
unprecedented nationwide campaign, Gutierrez
will visit local communities and churches to
spearhead the Family Unity Campaign, which will
hold community meetings, prayer vigils and
rallies for thousands of U.S. citizens whose
families have been or risk being torn apart by a
broken immigration system. Many members of the
Congressional Hispanic Caucus are also holding
similar events in their districts.
"As a nation —as citizens— we
cannot wait any longer for fair
and just immigration reform,"
said Rep. Gutierrez. "Across
America, parents and children,
husbands and wives are being
torn apart by a system that
values quotas over family values
and which undermines our
economic security in a time of
crisis. It is for this reason
that U.S. citizens in each of
these cities are joining this
campaign and standing up for
real, lasting change."
Already nearly 40 evangelical
church leaders, representing
nearly 20,000 parishioners, have
joined Rep. Gutierrez to
demonstrate the vast numbers of
American families—from all
political backgrounds—who demand
change from a legal system that
undermines family values. U.S.
citizens whose families have
been affected will be available
at each event to share their
specific stories with press.
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1.
February 27,
Providence, RI
2.
February 28,
Atlanta, GA
3.
March 1,
Albuquerque, NM
4.
March 7, Ontario,
CA
5.
March 7, San
Francisco, CA
6.
March 8, Phoenix,
AZ
7.
March 13 El Paso,
TX
8.
March 13, Los
Angeles, CA*
9.
March 14, Dallas,
TX
10.
March 15,
Mission, TX
11.
March 21,
Chicago, IL
12.
March 21, Joliet,
IL
13.
March 22,
Milwaukee, WI
14.
March 27, Las
Vegas, NV
15.
March 28,
Orlando, FL
16.
March 29, Miami,
FL
17.
April 4,
Philadelphia, PA |
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Immigration Task Force Meeting
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
7pm-8:30pm
Oakhurst Baptist Church
222 East Lake Dr
Decatur, GA 30030
(near East Lake MARTA station)
Come be part of the solution!
We will discuss and strategize around:
1) Gwinnett county
2) urgent GA legislation
3) National Comprehensive Reform
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Prayer Vigil
February 12, 2009
Christ Church Episcopal
Norcross, GA
Dios Escucha el Clamor del Pueblo:
A Vigil for Immigrant Justice
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Be Part of the Clamor & Worship With Us
Bring a banner/ sign to represent your congregation and
encourage your congregation to attend. We also ask for
symbols of the immigration struggle to place on the altar,
as well as flowers to decorate the cross. Please contact
Tracy Blagec
tblagec@aol.com
or Willa Rose Johnson
wrjohnson@gamaliel.org
for
more information and to RSVP |
www.interfaithimmigration.org
www.ablega.org 
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Prayer Vigil at Atlanta ICE Office
January 21, 2009
Prayer Vigil
10am
Wednesday, January 21,
2009
ICE
(Immigration and Customs
Enforcement)
Atlanta Office
(outside)
180 Spring Street,SW
Atlanta, GA
(downtown Atlanta)
Immigration Prayer Vigil
ABLE will hold a prayer
vigil on
Wed. Jan. 21, 2009 at 10 am
at the Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) office
at 180 Spring Street SW,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Join
ABLE leaders, pastors, and concerned citizens
to
pray for the following:
* An end to the 26-day fast-tracking of deportations
currently taking place in Gwinnett County.
* Gwinnett County will not enter into the 287(g) agreement
with
ICE.
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform at the federal level, including smart
enforcement and a path to citizenship.
ABLE
will be joining organizations across the
country
on that day to pray for comprehensive reform.
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ABLE Action Report
Great job to everyone who participated in
ABLE'S Immigration Action on Tuesday!
For those of you who could not join us, this
is what happened:
35 concerned people of faith came together to deliver a decorated
Christmas tree, a gift basket and 1,500
signed Christmas cards to
the Sheriff of Gwinnett County, who has been
trying for months
to get his department into the 287(g)
program (http://www.ice.gov/partners/287g/Section287_g.htm).
After praying outside, we brought the tree through security.
We filled his office and presented the gifts
to two representatives
of the department, who did not want us to
come up to the office
but somewhat graciously accepted the gifts
once we were there.
We prayed
together and sang Feliz Navidad as we left.
The action was covered by 11 Alive, Atlanta Latino, Mundo Hispanico,
Gwinnett Daily Post, Barash Productions (a
documentary company), and the radio show GLAHR Informa.
The AJC also announced the action on Monday,
and the
radio station El Patron interviewed
Pastor Carlos Gutierrez Monday.
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ABLE Immigration Action
Join ABLE on
Tuesday, December 16th
10am
Gwinnett Sheriff's Headquarters
(click for directions)
2900 University Pkwy. NE
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
The sheriff of Gwinnett County has applied to enter
into the 287(g) agreement, a program that would allow
local officers to enforce national immigration laws,
thereby risking racial profiling and breaking up families.
We have already seen the unacceptable effects of 287(g)
in Cobb and therefore stand firm in our opposition to its
implementation in Gwinnett.
Come join us as we express our concern
to the sheriff and remind him that Jesus,
whom he calls Lord, was an immigrant. |
