Archive for April 2009
Families United | Event Program
EVENT PROGRAM
APRIL 25 2009
9:00 A.M. to10:000 A.M. PEOPLE SHALL ARRIVE TO CHURCH
10:00 A.M.to 11:00 A.M. WORSHIP AND PRAISE (CONLAMIC)
11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. FAMILIAS UNIDAS (Moderator Martin Perez, Esq.)
• Welcome -Martin Perez, Esq. –President, Latino Leadership Alliance of NJ
• Brief words by Rev. Miguel Rivera – President, CONLAMIC
• Brief words by Reverend Thomas A. Donato, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark and Regional Bishop for Hudson County
• Testimony of American Citizens affected by deportation
• Senator Robert Menendez
• Congressman Albio Sires
• Congressman Luis Gutierrez
• Closing words
12:15 P.M. to 12:45 P.M PRESS CONFERENCE
Families United | Hosting Organizations and Co-Sponsors
Hosted by:
The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (LLANJ)
The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC)
Co-sponsored by:
C.A.T.A. (The Farmworkers Support Committee)
Colombian American Organization
Dominican American Organization of NJ
Dominican State Parade, Inc
Helping Immigrant Community, Inc
Hermandad del Señor de los Milagros
Hispanic Directors Association of NJ
Immigrant Rights Defense Committee of NJ
Immigration & American Citizenship Organization
Latin American Legal Defense Fund
Mujeres Latinas en Acción de NJ
New Labor, Inc.
NJ Immigration Policy Network
NJ State Latin American Association
Peruvian American Political Action Committee of NJ
Peruvian American Political Organizations USA
Peruvian Parade, Inc.
The Communitarian Media Network
US-Peru Chamber of Commerce
Wind of the Spirit, Inc.
Alliance Sponsors Community Gathering to Promote Immigration Reform
Alliance Sponsors Community Gathering to Promote Immigration Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 25, 2009
CONTACTS:
MARTÍN PÉREZ – 732-397-8700
FRANK ARGOTE-FREYRE – 908-670-0552
Hundreds of members of the community gathered at the Iglesia Jesucristo es el Señor Church in Elizabeth today to work towards immigration reform and hear testimonials from individuals whose families have been shattered by immigrant raids and deportations.
The Families United Community Gathering on Immigration even was cosponsored by Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) and supported by many community organizations from across the state.
Alliance President Martin Perez made the following statement: “There are millions of people across the United States who suffer on a daily basis because of an immigration system that stopped working years ago. Some families have been broken apart with children forced to live apart from their parents. Still others toil in the shadows hoping they will not be the next victim of a worker raid or an early morning knock on their door by federal immigration officials…”
“Today we want to tell the stories of some of these members of our community with the hope that our legislators will listen and work for comprehensive immigration reform this year. We want to make the public aware of the suffering of these hard-working people. This is an issue that requires attention now.”
Senator Robert Menendez and Congressmen Albio Sires and Luis Gutierrez attended the gathering to hear testimonials from the public.
The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey is the largest Latino advocacy organization in New Jersey, and represents most of the leading organizations across the state. The principal goals of LLANJ are to mobilize and empower the Latino community to obtain political, economic and social equality.
LLANJ was founded in 1999.
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