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Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 9:49am.
While these events are taking place in Tacoma, many Olympians were involved in the organizing and many more will be attending. There are many local groups working on immigration issues if you would like to become involved, first try contacting The Cielo Project, a community based organization here in Olympia that provides support and solidarity to the Latino community. WEEK OF ACTION ITINERARY***Monday 4/21:7pm – Hip-Hop Show @ Pitchpipe Infoshop (621 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma) lineup TBA ***Tuesday 4/22: 4pm - High-School teach-in @ Mad Hat Tea Co. (1130 Commerce St, Tacoma) This teach-in will be a discussion with local high-school students about immigration in the US, I.C.E. and I.C.E. Detention Centers, specifically the Northwest Detention Center in the Tacoma Tide Flats. The teach-in will be facilitated by several members of TacomaSmashICE and students from Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA). 7pm - Author Jane Guskin to speak at King's Books ***Wednesday 4/23: 2-4pm - Author Jane Guskin Speaking @ UWT in the Carwein Auditorium (University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma) 5pm - Bake Sale & Drum-Making Workshop and Conversational Spanish Workshop @ Pitchpipe Infoshop (621 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma) There will be a bake sale featuring delicious homemade vegan treats at Pitchpipe Infoshop, all donations are going to families of prisoners at the NWDC (gas money for visits, etc.) and towards legal support if needed. ***Thursday 4/24: 4pm - Media meeting @ Kings Books, (218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma) all are welcome to sit in. TacomaSmashICE is inviting local media to meet us at King's Books in Tacoma to discuss the Week of Action against ICE and the Northwest Detention Center. It should be interesting and everyone is invited. 6:30pm - Know Your Rights Workshop & Vegan Potluck @ Pitchpipe Infoshop The 'Know Your Rights!' workshop will be facilitated by André Olivie (Seattle University School of Law , Society for Immigrant and Refugee Justice). ***Friday 4/25: 4pm - Public Teach-In @ Guadalupe House Tacoma Teach-in facilitated by members of TacomaSmashICE about current immigration issues in the US, I.C.E. (immigration and customs enforcement) and I.C.E. Detention Centers, specifically the Northwest Detention Center in the Tacoma Tide Flats. 6pm - Secret Cafe' Vegan Dinner Benefit The location of the dinner is a secret, come see us at one of the workshops/teach-ins and you will be formally invited. This is going to be a totally vegan three course meal. ***Saturday 4/26: Demonstration against I.C.E. and the Northwest Detention Center! Rally 12pm @ People's Park (9th and MLK, Tacoma) & March Downtown 1pm There will be free food from Tacoma Food Not Bombs and several speakers (not quite sure who yet, but we will let everyone know as soon as we do) at the rally. We are asking people to bring drums, flutes, whistles, bagpipes and any other instrument that can be played on the march.
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Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 9:53am.There are many local groups working on immigration issues if you would like to become involved, first try contacting The Cielo Project, a community based organization here in Olympia that provides support and solidarity to the Latino community.