Thursday, June 10, 2010

DREAM Activist Update: NYC Hunger Strike, Nebraska & Florida Actions

DREAM Activism - Brief Update - June 10, 2010
- Hunger Strike in NYC
- Nebraska Walk & Rally
- Florida Protest

Starved for Dream NY
Youth Hunger Strike to Push Schumer to Advance the DREAM Act
Press conference and rally today, Thursday, June 10, 2010
12:00 noon in front of Senator Schumer's office
757 Third Ave in Manhattan (between 47th & 48th Streets)
http://www.nysylc.org/2010/06/starved4dream-press-conference-and-rally-tomorrow/

Three Protests and What They May Mean for Immigrant Rights
by David L. Wilson
The immigrant rights movement is moving to a new level of militancy, at least to judge by events in New York City the first week of June.
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/wilson090610.html

Dream Act: The Time is NOW!
Trail of Dreams Blog
http://www.trail2010.org/blog/2010/jun/7/time-now/

Students rally at Nebraska Capitol in support of DREAM Act
By Jordan Pascale / Lincoln Journal Star
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_6f6f10d0-7422-11df-9bcb-001cc4c002e0.html

Walking for a dream
By Paul Hammel / Omaha World-Herald
Wednesday June 9, 2010
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100609/NEWS01/706099935

Florida Students Press Senator LeMieux on DREAM Act and AgJOBS
June 9, 2010
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/06/09/senator-lemieux-wont-back-dream-act-for-undocumented-students/