If you are interested in going to Washington for the March for America, contact the SEIU Local 73 Member Resource Center at 1-312-588-7630 or 1-888-734-8573 or send an email to Union Representative Ricardo Loza at rloza@seiu73.org.
Click below for a flyer with more information.
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--- DATE: March 21, 2010
--- PLACE: National Mall, Washington
--- TIME: Prayer vigil at 1 p.m., rally from 2 to 5 p.m
--- Bus arrival location: RFK Stadium - PARKING LOT # 3 reserved for SEIU buses, 2400 East Capitol Street Northeast
--- SEIU TENT LOCATION AND STAGING AREA FOR SEIU MEMBERS AT THE MALL: 12th and Madison, North side of the Mall, on the grass inside the Mall, south side of the walkway, directly across from the Smithsonian Metro station
Share your story: Tell us why you are coming to the March for America (seiu.org)
Click for more information (reformimmigrationforamerica.org)
Why we’re marching:
• We demand that the President and Congress keep their promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform for new American families
• We insist that the President and Congress act boldly to make the economy work for all American families
Change Takes Courage
Today we are at a pivotal moment in the history of this nation. We are faced with a choice. We can do nothing, and watch as new American families are torn apart by the broken immigration system; watch as profiteers continue to take advantage of people desperate for work; and watch as all American families struggle to find good jobs and make ends meet. Or we can stand up, and stand together for our families and our communities. Join thousands from across the country at the March for America in Washington on March 21st. Itis up to us to make sure that campaign trail promises are turned into real policies that help lift all American families in 2010.
The Time to Act Is Now
Every day that Washington fails to address our broken immigration system and broken economy, Americans become more angry and frustrated with their leaders. Every day that we put off reforming the immigration system more families are torn apart, workers endure more abuse, our national deficit grows as billions in tax revenue are lost, and the rule of law is undermined. Every day that Congress and the President fail to address the growing economic distress in American communities is another day in which American families struggle unnecessarily.
Practical and Doable
This is the right moment for Congress to show it can pass bipartisan legislation by fixing the broken immigration system and fixing the economy. Americans are demanding that Washington produce practical solutions to real problems. Comprehensive immigration reform is such a solution. It will strengthen our families, improve conditions and wages for all workers, make America safer, ensure all workers and all employers are paying their fair share of taxes, and add well over a trillion dollars to our economy.
American Values
Our values as a nation demand economic fairness for everyone and citizenship rights and obligations for all who work hard to sustain our country. Our broken immigration system dishonors our notions of inclusiveness, justice and equality. Our broken economy is the product a fundamental unfairness; Americans know it is a national shame that we can put $23 trillion on the line to rescue Wall Street bankers, but balk at implementing workable answers to an economy that isn’t working for most Americans communities.
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