On the same day as a rally in Washington, more than 40 organizations from across
the state will be marching in downtown Atlanta to win immigration reform at the federal level
and put a stop to the state's anti-immigrant practices, asking Governor Deal to veto SB160. The event will take place on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the State Capitol (Washington Street and MLK Dr.) in Atlanta.
A bus will leave from the Coalition of Latino Leaders at 1247 E Morris St., in Dalton to participate. Riders are from Dalton, Chatsworth, Calhoun, Rome, Cleveland, and Chattanooga. Contact in Northwest Georgia is America Gruner at 404 803-4546.
While the immigration debate occurs in Congress, immigrants in Georgia are pushing to stop
what they call a history of discriminatory practices aimed to fill a deportation quota set by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Across the state, police/ICE collaboration programs and Georgia's HB87 have resulted in police use of checkpoints and profiling that march organizers want to see ended.
Diverse and multicultural communities will rally and march for citizenship and inclusion demanding “Not one more deportation!”, “Stop tearing apart our families!”, and pass immigration reform now.
The organizations include:
ACLU of Foundation of Georgia, Alterna, Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Inc. of Georgia, Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition, Atlanta International Action Center, Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace, Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment – Gamaliel, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Coalición de Líderes Latinos (CLILA), Cobb Immigrant Alliance, CPG Alianza Latina de Albany,Ga., CPG Alpharetta, Ga., CPG Fuerzas Unidas, Doraville, Ga., CPG Tifton, Ga., CPG Voces Unidas, Statesboro, Ga., CPG Warner Robins, Ga., El Refugio Ministry, Inc., Feminist Women's Health Center, Freedom University Georgia, Gentle Spirit Christian Church of Atlanta, Georgia AFL-CIO, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), Georgia Immigrant Refugees Rights Coalition, Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta, Georgia Rural Urban Summit, Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance, Jobs with Justice, Latin American Association, Latinos Unidos en Carroll County (LUCC), Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America, Mexican American Coalition, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC),National Day Labor Organizing Network, National Lawyers Guild Georgia Chapter, 9 to 5, North Georgia Immigrant Justice Group, Plaza Fiesta, Racial Justice Action Center (RJAC), Rohan Law Firm, Project South, Social Justice Guild of First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta, South Eastern Immigrant Rights Network (SEIRN), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southerners for a New Ground (SONG), The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732, The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, The U.S. Human Rights Network, Women on the Rise, Women Watch Afrika, Inc., Workers United Southern Region, SEIU Atlanta, Ga.