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Back to the streets for immigrant amnesty

March 22, 2002

The fight for amnesty for nine million undocumented workers in the United States was put on hold, like many other struggles, by Sept. 11. The AFL-CIO and hundreds of other organizations had joined the call for...

Tortilla-throwing is an ugly tradition

March 22, 2002

Last December, after many years of very hard work and sacrifice, my family celebrated the graduation of my wife Sandra from the University of Arizona (U of A). She received a Master’s degree in bilingual library...

Demanding justice for immigrant workers

March 22, 2002

TUCSON, Ariz. – Thirteen Southern Arizona organizations joined hundreds of others across the country on March 14 to call for dignity and amnesty for all workers. Human rights advocates joined labor, civil rights and church leaders...

CPUSA conference urges all-out mobilization Apr. 20 march for peace and justice

March 22, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

CHICAGO – Meeting in the context of the continuing U.S. bombing of Afghanistan and the danger of expansion of the war into Iraq, intensified Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and mounting danger of use of...

Students demand real welfare reform

March 22, 2002

After being told they couldn’t chant on the grounds of the Congress building, hundreds of students from around the country gathered near the Capitol to advance their policy agenda for 2002. The students were led by...