MIRAc
Solidarity with MIRAc
Submitted by Chapel Hill SDS on Sat, 2009-05-16 10:31UNC SDS stands in full solidarity with the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action coalition (MIRAc) and its allies who committed civil disobedience at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Bloomington, MN on May 6, 2009. Exposing and condemning the terror-tactics used by ICE to arrest and deport undocumented workers and rip apart families in the process is becoming more important than ever. The radical right is using the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote xenophobia and attack immigrants and multiculturalism. Actions like the one undertaken by MIRAc last week are an essential part of any strategy to counteract ICE’s secret raids and the racist anti-immigrant hate speech of the radical right that promotes them.
Having recently come under attack from the press and the police here in Chapel Hill for our role in a protest against racist former-Congressman Tom Tancredo, members of UNC SDS have had a taste of the kind of police harassment faced by nonviolent protesters in Bloomington. We condemn police harassment and brutality everywhere and stand together with MIRAc activists who are fighting to make our society safer and more accepting for immigrants and to stop the ICE raids that poison our communities and destroy families.
The daring action undertaken by MIRAc activists on May 6 inspires us to continue in the struggle to make our society more open to immigrants and to counteract the radical terror-tactics of ICE and the hate speech of its right wing supporters.
In solidarity,
UNC SDS
May 14, 2009
Solidarity Statement from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (MIRAc)
Submitted by Chapel Hill SDS on Thu, 2009-04-23 11:58April 22, 2009
Solidarity Statement from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (MIRAc)
Message of solidarity to SDS at UNC-Chapel Hill
We stand in solidarity with you and completely support your protest against former congressman Tom Tancredo’s talk at your campus. Tancredo represents the most racist and reactionary anti-immigrant views. His views and talks must be challenged and exposed wherever he speaks. SDS, your protest has exposed Tancredo’s racist positions. Tancredo cannot hide under the cover of free speech. He must be exposed.
Students and young people in the US have historically been in the forefront of the civil rights movement and we are inspired that you are setting the example by standing in solidarity with the immigrant rights movement.
We also condemn the unprovoked overreaction by the campus police against the peaceful student demonstration.
The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (MIRAc) is part of the immigrant rights movement and we fight for full legalization and an end to the repressive ICE immigration raids and deportations.
Your action has given us more inspiration to continue our struggles knowing that we have your support and solidarity. We again will be marching on May 1, 2009 demanding equal rights and full legalization.
In solidarity,
Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (MIRAc)
