Fair Immigration Reform Movement
Posted On: Thursday, November 1st, 2018Very often, immigrants, especially folks of marginalized communities of color, gender, race, and ethnicity can be manipulated unjustly without any form of intervention from any individual or any group of people. For this cause, FIRM rose to the call of duty. They are a grass root movement that includes a coalition of other immigration rights movement organizations across the United States. Their goal is to develop a collective voice around comprehensive immigration reform and to address issues facing immigrants. Mission and History of FIRM FIRM was founded in 2000 by the Centre for Community Changes (CCC), a community organizing group concerned with the social, economic, and racial concerns of low-income people in the United States, especially immigrants. Since 2000, FIRM has served as a hub of comprehensive immigration reform and the civil rights of immigrants in the United States. Due to FIRM’s commitment to organizing and building grassroots power and...
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Million Man March
Posted On: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018The first Million Man March was organized in 1995 by Louis Farrakhan. Hundreds of thousands of African-American men attended the event, traveling by car, train, and even overnight buses to gather on Washington D.C.’s National Mall. The Million Man March was not a demand on government or a political stand, but a call for introspection and forgiveness, one that several black men today continue to cite as an inspiring moment in history. Speakers included Minister Louis Farrakhan, Rosa Parks, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Maya Angelou, Mr. Martin Luther King III, and the Reverend Benjamin Chavis. Each called on African American men to take personal responsibility for improving themselves and empowering their neighborhoods. Over the course of the 10 hour event, attendees stood listening, sometimes tearfully, to the powerful messages conveyed by the speakers. The challenges facing the black community were significant: reconstructing family structures, eliminating drug addiction and violence, and...
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