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MEDIA ADVISORY: Thousands of Women Demand Congress End Family Separations
Washington, DC -- On Thursday, June 28th, more than 1,000 women will converge on DC to demand Congress end the policies that criminalize immigrants, separate families, and incarcerate children in prison camps.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
TODAY is a National Day of Action against the Administration’s new policy of separating families at the border. What will you do to protest this cruel and unacceptable policy?
It's WRONG to Separate Families!
The WH policy of separating children from their parents to discourage illegal travel to the US is unjustifiable and unacceptable. The ACLU says over 1,000 children have been taken from their families in the last month alone - the parents don’t know where they are, when they will see them again, or if they will accompany them should they be deported.
Rejecting Violence, Oppression, and Murder by US Border Patrol
On May 23, US border patrol agents shot and killed an unarmed migrant. We say her name in solidarity, Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez. at WMM we whole heartedly reject the oppression and violence that the border patrol engages in. We reject the words and racism that our administration has used to divide and we reject the notion of borders.
Calling constituents of CD 2 and CD 6! Call your Reps!
An exciting bi-partisan effort to force a series of votes on immigration policies (including DACA) in the US House needs 218 Reps to sign on. They are just a few signatures away!
Yesterday Rep Erik Paulson signed on. Now the only MN Representatives who have not yet signed on are Rep. Tom Emmer and Rep. Jason Lewis!
Municipal ID Campaign
TOMORROW leaders of 2 Latino social justice groups will meet Minneapolis City Council to discuss the Municipal ID Campaign. This is a campaign to give undocumented immigrants a form of ID they can use in their daily lives. The groups are asking for support - can you help?
Women's March Minnesota is proud to be a sponsor of this year's March for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
Women's March Minnesota is proud to be a sponsor of this year's March for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
Please join us May 1st as we march in solidarity with Minnesota's Immigrant Community. We march in support of Dreamers and recipients of TPS and DED. We march to demand legalization for all undocumented immigrants. We march to call for an end to unfair deportations of our neighbors and friends. Let's show up in strength on May 1st!