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A group of coordinators with the Virginia Immigrant's People's Coalition from a meeting on April 12th
Over the last year The People United has worked to support the grassroots immigrant justice movement being built here in Virginia. We've seen the organized New Right use increasing immigration as a wedge to divide working people and lower wages, distract us from a government becoming more and more corporate and privatized, the long-term affects of the Iraq War, and a prison industry putting an alarming number of poor people and people of color behind bars. An immigrant justice movement has the potential to incorporate a broad vision for radical change, and The People United has been inspired to become involved after witnessing the leadership and mobilization of groups like Mexican@s Sin Fronteras in Manassas and Madre Tierra in Fredericksburg. We know this is not the only justice work to be done in Virginia, but in this moment it seems essential to build on the movement energy many of us feel, and to respect the commitments we've made to be supportive:
In August of 2007, The People United organizers Jeff Winder and Sue Frankel-Streit provided direct action training for a Mexican@s Sin Fronteras march in Manassas, building momentum to counter a resolution being proposed (eventually passed despite widespread dissent and organizing) by the county board of supervisors to limit county services to citizens and require police to check documentation of anyone under suspicion for having committed a crime.
On January 19th, The People United helped organize the Second Regional Immigrant Solidarity Gathering in Richmond, Va. Immigrant-led collectives and organizations and their allies from across the state came together to form the Virginia Immigrant's People's Coalition, an effort we continue to be a part of, support and learn from with our travel, logistics assistance, local organizing, and personal relationships developed with leaders from immigrant communities across the state.
On March 30th, Shenandoah Valley The People United organizer Patrick Lincoln helped coordinate an immigrant solidarity potluck, starting the work of building trust and confidence between communities so that we can work together for change.
Patrick along with two other The People United collaborators, and other participants from around the South, at the Highlander Center's 3-day, "Interpreting for Social Justice Training."
Read about the Border Crossing Action
A group of coordinators with the Virginia Immigrant's People's Coalition from a meeting on April 12th
Over the last year The People United has worked to support the grassroots immigrant justice movement being built here in Virginia. We've seen the organized New Right use increasing immigration as a wedge to divide working people and lower wages, distract us from a government becoming more and more corporate and privatized, the long-term affects of the Iraq War, and a prison industry putting an alarming number of poor people and people of color behind bars. An immigrant justice movement has the potential to incorporate a broad vision for radical change, and The People United has been inspired to become involved after witnessing the leadership and mobilization of groups like Mexican@s Sin Fronteras in Manassas and Madre Tierra in Fredericksburg. We know this is not the only justice work to be done in Virginia, but in this moment it seems essential to build on the movement energy many of us feel, and to respect the commitments we've made to be supportive:
In August of 2007, The People United organizers Jeff Winder and Sue Frankel-Streit provided direct action training for a Mexican@s Sin Fronteras march in Manassas, building momentum to counter a resolution being proposed (eventually passed despite widespread dissent and organizing) by the county board of supervisors to limit county services to citizens and require police to check documentation of anyone under suspicion for having committed a crime.
On January 19th, The People United helped organize the Second Regional Immigrant Solidarity Gathering in Richmond, Va. Immigrant-led collectives and organizations and their allies from across the state came together to form the Virginia Immigrant's People's Coalition, an effort we continue to be a part of, support and learn from with our travel, logistics assistance, local organizing, and personal relationships developed with leaders from immigrant communities across the state.
On March 30th, Shenandoah Valley The People United organizer Patrick Lincoln helped coordinate an immigrant solidarity potluck, starting the work of building trust and confidence between communities so that we can work together for change.
Patrick along with two other The People United collaborators, and other participants from around the South, at the Highlander Center's 3-day, "Interpreting for Social Justice Training."