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May Day Rally at UC Santa Cruz Demands Rights for Immigrants, Workers and Students
The Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance (M.I.R.A.) is a coalition of UC Santa Cruz students, community members, and diverse organizations working together to build a unified voice for people with migrant backgrounds, particularly those labeled undocumented. M.I.R.A. aims to raise public awareness about the rights and living conditions of immigrants who are continuously attacked and dehumanized by corporate media and public policy. Through dialogue, action, and reflection, M.I.R.A. strives to create a movement for human rights that transcends man-made borders.
M.I.R.A. called for a rally at UCSC and march to Santa Cruz on May 1st, May Day, to demand
M.I.R.A. called for a rally at UCSC and march to Santa Cruz on May 1st, May Day, to demand
- DREAM Act be passed in U.S. now
- Stop the ICE raids now
- The construction of a day laborer center in Santa Cruz now
- Fair contract for AFSCME workers now
- End the militarization of borders now
How Does It Feel?
- by Pedro EspinosaHow does it feel to be an AB 540 student?
It feels heavy
So what do I mean?
I walk around campus with books on my hands and my class schedule on my mind. I’m a UCSC student. But its not just that…
When I'm in a classroom full of 40 students and we are analyzing the effects of US intervention and immigration I feel very alienated
They are talking about me, I am talking about me.
So you still don’t understand?
Well think about it this way…
Everybody can climb up a hill, no matter how long it takes or what method you use,
Piece of cake right?
Wrong!! It's not that easy for some, it's not that easy for me…
I have to climb that heavy hill wearing a backpack full of bricks.
Get my analogy?
That hill represents my education!
But it seems that every step I make on the hill DRAINS me as a human being.
I feel like I'm wearing myself out!
Heavy really heavy. On my shoulders, on my neck on my mind.
But that’s not going to stop me.
Even if I have to crawl and drag myself to get on top of that hill, I will!
* This monologue was written by Pedro Espinosa and performed on May 1st (May Day), 2008, in the Bay Tree Plaza at UC Santa Cruz.
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