Vol. 70/No. 33        September 4, 2006

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Free the Cuban 5

NEW YORK
September 12
Gather at Times Square 4:00 p.m.
March to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (E. 47th St. and 1st Ave.)
For more information contact (718)601-4751, or email freethecubanfive@hotmail.com

WASHINGTON, D.C.
September 23
Gather at U.S. Justice Department at 11:00 a.m. and march to White House.
For more information, contact National Committee to Free the Cuban 5 at: (415) 821-6545. Email: freethefive@freethefive.org

Actions for Immigrants' Rights

ARIZONA
Phoenix
September 4
Rally at 9:00 a.m. at the State Capitol building at 1700 West Washington Street.
Sponsored by the We Are America Coalition.

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
September 2
March for Immigrant Rights.
Gather at 12 noon at Olympic and Broadway, march to City Hall.
Sponsored by the March 25 Coalition.

Wilmington
September 4
L.A. Labor Day and Solidarity March.
Gather 10:00 a.m. at Broad and E Street.
March and rally at Banning Park.

San Francisco
September 4
Labor Day Mobilization for Workers and Immigrant Rights.
March and rally. Gather at 10:00 a.m. at downtown Civic Center on Grove Street and Polk Street. (Two blocks from Civic Center BART Station).
For more information contact the Regional Unity Coalition. Tel.:(510) 839-7580.

FLORIDA
Miami
September 3
Labor Day Rally and Vigil: Workers United for Legalization.
Rally at the Government Center at 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Coalition for Legalization.
For more information contact tel.: (305) 573-1106.

ILLINOIS
Chicago
September 1-4
Four-day March for Justice for Immigrant Workers.
Gather in Chinatown at 12:00 p.m. March to House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office in Batavia, IL.
Afternoon rally on Sept. 4.
For more information contact March 10 Movement. Tel: (877) 762-7242.

IOWA
Dubuque
August 31
Rally for Immigration Reform.
Rally at Washington Park at 600 Bluff Street. March will follow.
For more information contact Gabriela Vega. Tel. (563) 581-4366.

MINNESOTA
St. Paul
September 4
Labor Day Immigrant Rights Rally.
Gather at 10:30 a.m. at Castillo Park on 139 Concord Street.
For more information contact the Waite House. Tel.: (612) 721-1681.

NEW JERSEY
Newark
September 4
March in Solidarity for the Rights of Immigrant Workers.
Gather at Lincoln Park on Broad Street and Pennington Street at 11:00 a.m.
March to Military Park on Raymond Blvd.
For more information contact the New Jersey Committee for Immigrant Rights. Tel.: (973) 643-1924.

TEXAS
Houston
September 4
Gather at 10:00 a.m. at Herman Square on Milam and Congress streets. March to City Hall.
For more information contact Michael Espinosa, La Nueva Raza. Tel.: (832) 277-3903

WASHINGTON, D.C.
September 7
March to Demand Legalization for All.
Gather at 4:00 p.m. at 7th Ave. and Constitution. March to Washington Monument.
Buses coming from along the East Coast.
For more information contact Carecen. Tel.: (202) 328-9799 or Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative. Tel.:(202) 518-6737.

Our History Is Still Being Written

CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Sat., September 9, 3:00 p.m.
A Panel Discussion on 'Our History is Still Being Written' and the History of Chinese of Cuba.
Speakers include, Mary-Alice Waters, Pathfinder Press; L. Ling-chi Wang, professor at U.C. Berkeley; Filmmaker Felicia Lowe; Steve Wake; and Tsukimi Kai.
For more information visit www.chsa.org or Tel.: (415) 391-1188.