On Friday, August 15th, 2008, project SALUD: Healing Through the Arts, will showcase a summer of preparation and collaboration in two exciting performances that feature both lighthearted and more serious themes centered on health literacy, community leadership, empowerment, and the immigrant experience. Read More

“Washington, DC – On June 19, 2008 the Rights Working Group will kick off a new campaign to hold the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accountable with the "Night of 1,000 Conversations." Thousands of people across the country will gather in homes, offices, coffee shops and places of worship to discuss how the overreach of DHS is undermining the civil liberties and human rights of people living in the U.S.” (Source: Rights Working Group)

Midwest readers: There's big meetup in Chicago, sponsored by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Rights.
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Please join in the Twin Cities World Refugee Day Celebration at Minnehaha Falls on June 20th, 2008. Enjoy food, music and dance performances from around the world from 2 to 10 pm. Read More

Nan Kari's application for $25, 000 in Case Foundation funding has made it into the Final Four of the Make It Your Own Awards, an online, vote-driven competition.

Here's a short description of Crossing Borders:
A group of elders -- Somali, Mexican, Hmong, Peruvian, and U.S. Read More

You are cordially invited to the 2nd Chicago Summit on African Immigrants and Refugees on May 31, 2008 at the DuSable Museum of African American History, located at 740 E. Read More

Anyone going to go to a march or rally for immigrant rights tomorrow? If you are, let us know what you're doing and why. You can login and blog about it or simply use the comments box below to tell us what's up with you. Read More

From Latinos Progresando comes a list of May 1 Marches:

Albuquerque, NM: starts at 3pm in Tiguex Park.

Berkeley, CA: starts at 11:30 am at Sproul Plaza, ends at Berkeley City Hall.

Chicago, IL: starts at 12:00 pm at Lake and Ashland and ends at 1 pm.

Chico, CA: Starts at 3 pm at Chico City Hall.

Boston, MA: Starts at 1:30pm in East Boston and Everest, ending in Chelsea.

Davis, CA: Starts at 11 am at the UC Davis campus.

Denver, CO: Starts at 10 am at Lincoln Park.

Detroit, MI: Starts at 10 am at Patton Park and ends at Clark Park.

Hempstead, NY: Starts at 11:30 am at the corner of Front and Franklin Streets.
Houston, TX: Starts at 2pm in front of the Mickey Leland Federal Building at 1919 Smith Street, and ends at Antioch Park at 1400 Smith Street.

Los Angeles, CA: Starts at noon at Olympic and Broadway Streets, ends near Los Angeles City Hall.

Louisville, KY: Starts at 5 pm at the Louisville Courthouse, ends at Jefferson Park.

Madison, WI: Starts at noon at the Wisconsin State Capitol.

New York, NY: Starts at 4 pm at Union Square, ends at Federal Plaza.

Oakland, CA: Starts at 9 am at Fruitvale Plaza, marches along International Boulevard.

Pheonix, AZ: Starts at 8:30 am at Veteran's Memorial Coloseum, ends at the Arizona State Capitol.

Pittsburgh, PA: Starts at 4 pm downtown, ends at Mellon Square Park.

Portland, OR: Starts at 4 pm at South Park Blocks, SW Park and Salmon Streets.

Sacramento, CA: Starts at 10 am at Hiram Johnson High School, ends at the California State Capitol.
San Antonio, TX: Starts at noon at Plaza del Zacate.

San Diego, CA: Starts at 10 am at Chicano Park, ends at San Diego City Hall.

San Francisco, CA: Starts at noon at Dolores Park, ends at San Francisco Civic Center.

San Jose, CA: Starts at 4pm at the corner of King Road and Story Road (parking lot of Mi Pueblo Foods), and ends at San Jose City Hall

Santa Fe, NM: Starts at 4 pm downtown, ends at De Vargas Park.

Seattle, WA: Starts at 3 pm at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavillion.

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