Posted on: January 17th, 2008
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Knowledge is Power!
“He asked me for a ride,” said Ybarra. “I gave him food and water, but had to tell him ‘no,’ about the ride, because transporting illegal migrants is a crime in the US. I was picturing what would happen to my career and my family if I were caught. But the man was unrelenting. The fifth time he asked, I had to ask myself ‘If I am an activist, I have to do something more for this man and others like him.’”
Today, Ybarra, once the nemesis of the vigilantes known as the Minuteman Project, has shifted his energies from those gun-toting, fear-mongering activists to empowering beleaguered immigrants.
“My goal is to figure out ways to help the disaffected community of immigrants become more proactive in challenging erroneous conceptions and defending their rights. This will be a campaign of direct action like the Civil Rights Movement, rather than direct lobbying,” he said. “*
*From: http://www.telluridenews.com
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