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Supporter, * Protest: Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff & the Border Wall Friday, November 14, 2008 Protest: Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff & the Border Wall
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 and Saturday, November 22, 2008 Ceremonies Celebrate New Human Rights Committees in Pirtleville and Sierra Vista!
For more information call the Border Action office at (520) 623-4944 Thursday, November 6, 2008 In spite of Border Patrol Murder Mistrial, AZ Border Communities Release Evidence of More Agency Abuses Douglas, AZ - Even though the Tucson jurors in this week's conclusion of murder trial against a Cochise County Border Patrol agent could not arrive at a decision, local residents of the small towns on the Arizona border anxiously awaited a guilty verdict. In the small border town of Douglas, Arizona the ratio of Border Patrol agents to local residents is 1 for every 28 people. Local residents in this region have agents for neighbors, married into their family, and as friends. Yet, familiarity has not made the community blind to Border Patrol's need for greater oversight and accountability. A new Cochise County-focused report was released today shows that at 39%, Border Patrol is the most often cited agency for human rights violations in the county and that 50% of the people reporting the alleged violations are U.S. citizens. The report, which includes approximately three-dozen incidents naming the Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, local police and sheriffs, employers, the school district, and a local border vigilante, illustrates incidents of unlawful detention, harassment, destruction of private property, and even the targeting of Border Action members and staff. Continue reading and view report... Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Unprecedented Border-Wide Coalition Presents New Vision for Border Policy to New Congress and Administration On November 19th, an unprecedented border wide coalition of law enforcement, elected officials, faith and business leaders, community organizations and service providers will be in Washington, D.C. to announce a comprehensive set of recommendations for reducing civil and human rights violations and improving community security in the border region. The report - "Effective Border Policy: Security, Responsibility and Human Rights" - is the result of a collaboration sponsored by the Border Action Network and the Border Network for Human Rights called the US/Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force. The over 60 concrete and sensible recommendations in the report supply a clear roadmap for federal policy makers, as well as community advocates and faith leaders, to improve the security of border communities while supporting the need for national comprehensive immigration reform that includes effective, responsible border policy. With the support of the National Immigration Forum, the Task Force delegation will hold a press conference to release the report, two congressional briefings, meet with national advocacy organizations as well as meet with key Congressional offices and committees over the span of two days. The report will be viewable at www.borderaction.org on Wednesday, November 19th.  Make a contribution to support immigrant organizing for human and civil rights. |
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Ever asked "Can my landlord do that?" Learn about housing rights on Monday, November 17th! The Southwest Fair Housing Council and Southern Arizona Legal Aid will lead a comprehensive presentation on your rights to fair housing and to be free from housing discrimination. The event is free and will be available in English and Spanish in Border Action's office in "Centro Digna" -
Please join us in congratulating our newest Human Rights Committees in Pirtleville and 
