“this country has been built up on the basis of fighting against oppression” — love it! I wish you “undocumented dreamers” the best of luck

[...] Street and 3rd Avenue, in front of Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, to check up in how the 9 young people engaged in a hunger strike were doing as they entered Day 3 of their fast for a stand-alone DREAM [...]

hello mala,

THANK YOU for all you do with the power of your pen to get the word out about this urgent issue. and greetings to everyone else who are companeros en la lucha.

i just wanted to clarify that the 72-hour-fast, while joined by 3 councilmembers, was NOT taken over or led by politicians. they simply extended their support, which was appreciated.

i participated in the 72-hour-fast and i can tell you that it was extremely grassroots in that it was initiated and led by people who are directly affected, and they composed the majority of the fasters. furthermore, many community members and organizations came to visit us during the 72-hour-fast, as beautiful extensions of solidarity and support.

also, re: the courageous dreamers who continue to fast outside schumer’s office: we visited them, and they came to our dream act rally and some of us went to their vigil. we actually dedicated a whole day of our fasting to learning about and advocating for the dream act, and this day was led by the young people.

so i say all of this to say that the description that there is a rift in the local movement doesn’t seem accurate. in fact, from my perspective, our local movement has never been more vibrant or united. and i hope we can all work together to nurture this new and necessary trend!

peace and love,
rachel

[...] reform, or the lack thereof, has many faces now. One is the faces of the students starving in front of Senator Charles Schumer’s office . Another face is that of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, a Mexican who was killed by U.S. Border Patrol [...]