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International Migrants Day Celebration

Date:
Monday, December 18, 2006
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Party/Street Party
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
* At the YWCA in Oakland, California
* 1515 Webster (Corner of 15th and Webster, close to the 12th Street

Human Security & Migrant Rights Now!

International Migrants Day Celebration with Culture, Action &
Solidarity!

* Monday, December 18, 2006, starting at 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.
* At the YWCA in Oakland, California
* 1515 Webster (Corner of 15th and Webster, close to the 12th Street
BART Station)

In Benefit for Oakland's Lucha Unida del Jornalero!

PROGRAM:

* Mamacoatl -- border-crossing woman warrior in song and struggle
* Xago from headRush theater group, solo performance piece on
migrant workers!
* Slide show of photographs from new book "Communities without
Borders," by independent writer and documentary photographer David
Bacon
* Community speakers on significance of December 18th & looking at
2007 challenges!

$5.00 to $25.00 Donation Requested at the Door! No one turned away
for lack of funds.

Food and refreshments provided!

This will be a benefit to support Oakland's premier day laborer
organization: Lucha Unida del Jornalero! Please make checks out
to "NNIRR" (with Lucha Unida in the memo) if you cannot attend and
mail to: NNIRR, 310 8th St STE 303, Oakland, CA 94607. Thanks!

On Monday, December 18, 2006, starting at 6:00 pm, the National
Network along with BAIRC and other members and partners will
celebrate International Migrants Day with a program of music, poetry
and voices from our communities speaking on the challenges and
exciting opportunities for immigrant rights and human rights in 2007.

Sponsored by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
with the Bay Area Coalition for Immigrant Rights and the American
Friends Service Committee (partial listing).

For more information, call: (510) 465-1984 ext. 306

Added to the calendar on Mon, Dec 18, 2006 11:41AM
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