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Rally to focus on immigration
Press release from the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center:
From 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 29th a solidarity rally will be held near the Butler County Jail, 705 Hanover Street in Hamilton, Ohio. Some of those gathered will be fasting in solidarity with 100 people fasting in La Placita Olvera in downtown Los Angeles. The purpose of the fast and solidarity rally is to call on people running for political office to take a stand for comprehensive reform of United States immigration law to include a path for immigrates to live and work legally in this country.
“We are gratified to see the results of the recent poll done by the University of Cincinnati Institute for Policy Research showing that 56 % of the people of Ohio and more in Southwest Ohio, favor allowing undocumented people to stay in the US with the possibility of becoming citizens,” states Sr. Alice Gerdeman, a rally organizer. “The Butler County Jail was chosen as a spot for the rally because it serves as a detention center for undocumented people being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” continues Sr. Alice.
For more information about the fast in Los Angeles go to http://fastforourfuture.com. Petitions supporting the fasters and calling for immigrant rights will be available at the rally.
The October 29th event is sponsored by the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center.
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