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'TUFR, May 1 boycott, One step forward – two steps back'
28 Apr 06 - 3 items

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>>>> 'TUFR, May 1 boycott, One step forward – two steps back'

:: May 1 immigrant boycott aims to "close" U.S. cities

Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for
May 1 will flood America's streets with millions of Latinos to demand
amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it
debates reform.

Such a massive turnout could make for the largest protests since the
civil rights era of the 1960s, though not all Latinos were comfortable
with such militancy, fearing a backlash in Middle America.

"There will be 2 to 3 million people hitting the streets in Los Angeles
alone. We're going to close down Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Tucson,
Phoenix, Fresno," said Jorge Rodriguez, a union official who helped
organise earlier rallies credited with rattling Congress as it weighs
the issue.

More
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-04-28T050016Z_01_N26224260_RTRUKOC_0_UK-USA-IMMIGRATION.xml

:: Australia: One step forward – two steps back

Amnesty International calls for an immediate halt to proposed
legislation to punish asylum seekers arriving by boat
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA120022006

:: May Day March in Manchester

 sea of red flags will flutter to the sound of Samba drums in the
 streets of Manchester on Monday as trade unions and other labour
 organisations celebrate international workers' day.

To ensure that this year's May Day has a truly global feel, the march
and rally are being organised by TUFR (Trades Unions for Refugees). 
Asylum seekers, refugees and their supporters will be marching alongside
trade unionists from Manchester and other North West towns and cities.

The march, which is supported by Manchester Trades Union Council, starts
at 12 noon from All Saints' Park in Oxford Road and will be led by 10
drummers from the Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band.

It will finish with a rally in Albert Square where speakers  include the
Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Azfal Khan, trades unionists, and
organisations representing refugees and asylum seekers. 

Jeremy Dear, General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, and
Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the Fire Brigades' Union, are both
backing the march and rally and will send messages of support.

Bob Pounder, secretary of Trades Unions for Refugees and a member of the
National Union of Journalists, says:

'May Day is international workers' day and we thought it was important
to include those workers who have been forced to flee their own
countries and seek asylum in Britain.  We wanted to show solidarity with
them.  

'Trades Unions for Refugees has been set up by workers in Manchester and
we hope it will eventually grow into a strong national organisation.'

For more information, please ring

Bob Pounder  078375 58036


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