↑ Grab this Headline Animator

La Placita April 10th National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice

Immigrant communities are coming together tomorrow for a "National Day of Action." In cities coast-to-coast, immigrants, families, and friends will gather, share personal stories, demand political action, and contribute energy and talent to the growing immigrant justice movement. MAPA National President and HML National Director Nativo Lopez will be participating in the National Day of Action and will have press availability for pre-and post-event analysis. Below is one of the evening events Mr. Lopez will be a part of; click here to see a flyer.



Who - MAPA National President and HML National Director, Nativo Lopez and others across the United States (organizers for La Placita event include CARECEN, CHIRLA and the Korean Resource Center of Los Angeles [KRCLA)



What - National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice (visit www.April10.org): "Today We Act, Tomorrow We Vote" Rally, Candlelight Vigil, and Procession



Where - La Placita Our Lady Queen of Angeles Church

535 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012



When - Monday, April 10, 2006, 5 p.m.

Why - The goal of the National Day of Action is to stop anti-immigrant legislation from becoming law and to pass real, comprehensive immigration reform that provides a clear path to citizenship, unites families, and ensures workplace and civil rights protections.

FYI - The plan for the April 10 Day of Action came from several grassroots organizations and immigrant advocates. The National Capital Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of immigrant, labor, faith, civil rights and business community groups in the metro, Washington, DC area, and allies around the nation, developed the concept of a "National Day of Action." The idea caught on and now hundreds of local community-based organizations and coalitions are working together in cities all over America to make their voices heard.

Visual - Peaceful, non-violent demonstration in favor of comprehensive immigration reform



Nativo V. Lopez is currently the National Director of Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana (HML) and the National President of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA). Both charges require of him full-time advocacy for the civil, human, labor, and immigrant rights of Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Latinos throughout the United States. He has dedicated his life to these causes since his years as a high school student where he founded the first student movement organization, United Mexican American Students (UMAS). He was born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles in 1951 to Mexican American parents, and is of both eighth-generation native U.S. born and immigrant stock. Nativo met the legendary immigrant organizer, leader, and advocate, Humberto "Bert" Corona, in 1971 and worked with him in various capacities for thirty years with the organizations Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), Hermandad Mexicana, and MAPA. He was a lead organizer in the "Great March of March 25" and is a part of upcoming actions.



The Mexican American Political Association, a multi-partisan advocacy organization, was founded in Fresno, California in 1963 and has chapters throughout California. It is dedicated to the constitutional and democratic principles of political freedom and representation for the Mexican, Mexican-American and Latino people in the United States. For more information, visit the MAPA website at www.MAPA.org.



Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana (National Mexican Latin American Brotherhood), an advocacy organization for immigrants, was created in 1951 to achieve the development and integration of Latino immigrants that live in the United States. It is dedicated to improving economic and social opportunities of immigrants and their families, and maintains that a better future for children is an inalienable right. For more information, visit the HML website at www.HermandadMexicana.com.

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

---

This article has been robotically scanned and tagged by Prnewsnow with the following search tags. No human manipulation of these tags take place.
| Oaktree | Oaktree Org | |

---

4951 readers online...

, Local News