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October 29, 2009
Immigrant Hispanic community protests law-enforcement action in Ohio’s far northeast corner
October 17, 2009
More than 100,000 turned out here Thursday for a protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño’s decision to lay off 17,000 public employees,
Tens of thousands of people have marched to protest Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s decision to disband a public electricity company.
October 15, 2009
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
October 14, 2009
Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
October 12, 2009
Hispanic community activists in Washington protested Friday against the D.C. Council for voting this week to oust Ximena Hartsock as the city’s parks and recreation director, accusing members of racism and sexism.
Latinos march in Indio for immigration reform – California
October 9, 2009
Immigration advocates protest 287(g) – Mayor attempting to move forward a proposal to deputize local police as federal immigration agents – Morristown, NJ
October 7, 2009
Honduras revokes emergency decree during visit by Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balarts – Honduras’ government canceled an order that outlawed large protests and limited other liberties.
September 30, 2009
Anti-illegal immigration groups protest Mexican Consulate
After reports of suspected corruption at Mexican Consulate in Dallas, local group rallies this morning in Santa Ana.
September 28, 2009
Protests at University of California Campuses
Eight neo-Nazis demonstrating against illegal immigration in Riverside left the scene after just 45 minutes when hundreds of counter-protestors shouted them down and tore up their swastika-covered flags.
Violence Escalates Against Peaceful Protesters in Honduras As Resistance Grows: Chemical Weapons Directed Toward Brazilian Embassy – National Day of Action In Solidarity with the People Of Honduras Tuesday, September 29th
September 18, 2009
Hispanic Parents Protest Racial ID of Kids in Georgia
September 6, 2009
Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela’s capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez.
August 21, 2009
March in East Haven, Connecticut, protests police harassment of Latino community
July 23, 2009
Mexico’s airline groundings spark protests
July 13, 2009
Creative Protest to Say No to Privatization of Puerto Rico’s Beaches
June 8, 2009
University of Arizona plan to merge minority centers is stirring protest
Dozens of people are estimated to have been killed in clashes between police and indigenous activists protesting oil and mining projects in the northern Peruvian Amazonian province of Bagu
May 30, 2009
A title bout between two Eastsides in Los Angeles – The protest is no mere issue of semantics. It’s a threat to their community’s identity, the Eastsiders said. They argue that the term Eastside is synonymous, in California and beyond, with the Chicano movement; home to working-class immigrants and the city’s first Latino mayor in more than a century
March 3, 2009
Activists Protest Immigration Raids In Phoenix – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dispatched deputies into Hispanic communities in the Phoenix area.
December 23, 2008
Con el respaldo de siete mil firmas de residentes, el activista hispano Angel Cordero cumplió hoy su séptimo día de protesta frente a la oficina de una senadora estatal a quien pide respaldar una ley de becas para alumnos de minorías. – New Jersey
December 15, 2008
Hundreds protest New York immigrant’s fatal beating – Jose Sucuzhanay
December 10, 2008
A group of Latino leaders on Tuesday marched to Joliet City Hall to protest what they called a stunning and shocking decision by the City Council to cut funding for social-service agencies.
December 5, 2008
Pain and Protest on the Day of the Butterflies: Violence Persists Against Women in Mexico
November 21, 2008
The city of Los Angeles has tentatively agreed to pay nearly 13 million U.S. dollars to immigration protesters and bystanders injured by police officers during a melee last year, it was reported on Thursday.
November 19, 2008
Thousands of supporters of Nicaragua’s leftist ruling party armed with rocks tried to block an opposition march on the capital to protest alleged vote fraud, setting off clashes that injured at least five people on Tuesday.
October 7, 2008
A visit by a mobile Mexican consulate to a Catholic church in Conway drew hundreds of people seeking immigration services but also sparked a protest by activists opposed to illegal immigration. – South Carolina
September 17, 2008
CLEAR CHANNEL REVISITED AFTER A YEAR OF REFUSING TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY- UNREPENTANT MICHAEL SAVAGE CONTINUES TO SPEW HATE! 2nd ANNUAL PROTEST – ANTI-HATE SPEECH & DISINFORMATION DEMONSTRATION! – San Francisco
July 28, 2008
About 1,000 people, including rabbis, Hispanic immigrants and Catholic clergy, marched through Postville, Iowa on Sunday, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors Inc.
June 12, 2008
WOLA, LAWG Voice Concern Over Rights Violations in Guerrero, Mexico
June 11, 2008
Nationwide Teachers Strike Keeps Chile Teachers Protesting
June 9, 2008
Nicaraguan rebel icon launches hunger strike – A former Sandinista guerrilla leader declared a hunger strike to protest what she calls the Nicaraguan government’s authoritarian shift.
The Hispanic Institute Proposes CNN Boycott – Cites Lou Dobbs’ Anti-Immigration Crusade
June 4, 2008
Immigration legislation: Latinos ask South Carolina to reconsider – Gov Sanford expected to sign controversial bill into law today
‘Green wave’ aims to sweep Hispanics into cause – Jesse and Joy free concert in Nevada
June 3, 2008
Spanish pop star poses nude to protest bullfighting – Alaska
Aurora OKs bigger immigration detention center – The move effectively clears the way for GEO Group Inc. to turn a 400-bed facility into a 1,500-bed center to house illegal immigrants, making it the second-largest detention center in the nation. – Colorado
June 2, 2008
Obama Has `Fight on Hands’ to Rally Democrats’ Hispanic Voters
May 28, 2008
SEIU Urged: End Attacks Against Puerto Rico Teachers
May 27, 2008
Key ‘68 activist to speak at local Chicano forum – Sal Castro
Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia
May 21, 2008
Homeland Security Stands by Its Fence – (great graphic from the NY Times as well)
May 20, 2008
Border Patrol to Check for Illegal Immigrants During Hurricane Evacuations
Update: Postville illegals ordered to leave – Iowa
U.S. election highlights Puerto Rico’s ‘unequal’ status
May 19, 2008
Minnesota rights activists protest immigrant arrests in Iowa
May 15, 2008
Nicaraguan transit strike spawns food shortages – A tense calm, punctuated by violence and protests, blanketed Nicaragua as a transportation strike continued into its second week.
May 13, 2008
Mexican Citizens Alarmed as Drug Violence Escalates
Thousands protest violence in Mexico – Ciudad Juarez
Upside Down World – Rising Fuel Costs Provoke Transportation Strike in Nicaragua
May 12, 2008
Immigration raid draws protest – Richmond, Virginia
May 8, 2008
Controversy over Minico student’s flag sparks silent protests at school, national discussion about racism – Idaho
Berkeley students protest ICE raids – California
May 7, 2008
May Day becomes an annual tradition for immigrant and workers’ rights
Immigration advocacy alive and well despite fewer protesters, some say – Florida
May 5, 2008
LULAC leadership Joins Rep. Ben Miranda and State Hispanic Caucus Members in Arizona Denouncing Maricopa County Sheriff’s Anti-Immigrant Actions on May 1st
Hispanic Voters: Waking the Sleeping Giant
Immigrant rally shrouded by fear – Minnesota
Immigration reform is goal in annual protest – (over a 1000 march in Detroit)
Thousands march for immigrants’ rights – Los Angeles
May 1, 2008
Who’s Illegal? The Politics of Immigration – For every Minuteman who beats his chest at the border, there are many more immigration rights supporters.
Florida Latinos Protest At Nat’l Democratic Party HQs
Immigration rally to support tomato pickers – Riverside, California
Groups holding rally to decry Carcieri’s immigration order – Rhode Island
April 30, 2008
More restrained LAPD tactics to be tested at May Day rally
April 29, 2008
Priests Learning a Language and People: Hispanic Immersion Course Helps Priests Minister to Their Spanish-Speaking Flocks
April 27, 2008
Latin America: The Downside of the GM Revolution
April 25, 2008
Freed Mexican protest leader vows renewed demonstrations in Oaxaca – Flavio Sosa
April 22, 2008
Controversial Hitler ad ordered off Mexican TV
Mexican Journalists Still Under Siege in 2008
Cuban police break up women’s sit-in for release of husbands
April 21, 2008
Hispanic leaders protest Carceiri’s immigration edict – Rhode Island
April 16, 2008
Mexico marks Octavio Paz anniversary
Arrests of immigrants at campsite blasted – Arizona
April 14, 2008
Phoenix Mayor Asks FBI to Check Sheriff Joe Arpaio
April 13, 2008
Area Venezuelans Gather In Protest Of Hugo Chavez – Tampa Bay, Florida
April 8, 2008
Watch video, listen to song – Aterciopelados success continues – Hispanic MPR
Battle brews over future of Mexican oil
Blogger, filmmaker join forces to protest immigration policies
April 7, 2008
Illegal immigration debate to figure in some Rhode Island church services – Boston.com
Chicano art, beyond rebellion – ‘Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement’ provides a rare showcase at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
GRIEGO: Future will be what kids make it
Paul Revere of Texas – Juan Seguin
March 31, 2008
Chilean police scatter protesters; 240 detained before ‘Day of the Young Combatant’ – International Herald Tribune
