Event Date: 2010-03-20
Event Time: Details Below
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jerry Gonzalez
Contact Telephone: 404.745.2580
Contact Email: jerry@galeo.org
Location
ATLANTA, GA to Washington, DC
Event Description
"The March for America: Change Takes Courage"
Thank you for your interest in participating in the "The March for America: Change Takes Courage Good "
As 2010 slips into March, the urgency for action on comprehensive immigration reform only grows. It's time to pick it up a few notches. On March 21st thousands of workers, families, immigrants and allies are mobilizing to Washington, DC to make sure our voices get heard. We're telling the White House and Congress that the time is now, and there is no turning back on the promises they've made.
GALEO, ABLE & GLAHR are coordinating buses to leave from the Metro Atlanta area on Saturday, 3/20/10, at 7:00 PM. We will gather at 5:00 PM for check-in. The march will be in Washington DC on Sunday, 3/21/10. We will then leave DC after the March to return to the Metro Atlanta area by early morning on Monday, 3/22/10.
Until our buses are full, there will be a special rate of $25.00 per person. This was made possible by a special subsidy rate with the Reform Immigration for America organization.
Buses are full.
Volunteer opportunities are available to help defray the cost. Please ask Maria Duarte, maria@galeo.org for more information.
Please sign up today and reserve YOUR SPOT!
DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND/OR PROVIDE SOME VOLUNTEERS WITH SOME SUPPORT TO ATTEND THE RALLY. PLEASE DONATE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE! Please send donations to: GALEO, P.O. Box 29506, Atlanta, GA, 30359.
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Details for TRIP
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See below for important details regarding where to meet, what to bring, etc. If you have reserved seats for a group of people and did not send me that names and contact information for those individuals you are responsible for forwarding or communicating this information to them. I have also attached the information for convenience. Please feel free to contact me at maria@galeo.org or 404-745-2433 if you have questions. See you Saturday at 5PM at Plaza Fiesta!
Buenos dias! Le envio esta informacion porque usted hizo su reservacion con GALEO para viajar a DC por la March para America de marzo 20 a 22. Incluido en este correo es informacion importante sobre donde nos vemos el sabado, que deben llevar, etc. Si usted hizo una reservacion para un grupo de personas y no me mando los nombres con informacion de contacto, usted es responsable por hacerles llegar esta informacion. Si tiene preguntas comuniquese con Maria a maria@galeo.org o 404-745-2433. Nos vemos el sabado a las 5PM en Plaza Fiesta!
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March for America—March 20-22, 2010
Important Information—Please Read Carefully
A. Depart Atlanta:
Meeting place: Plaza Fiesta, 4166 Buford Highway Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30345
Check-in Time: 5:00PM
*You are highly encouraged to be dropped off or carpool with other people living in your area. Cars will be allowed to park overnight at Plaza Fiesta.
B. Stop for breakfast and arrive in DC around 9:00AM
C. March is from 1:00PM to 5:00PM
D. Depart DC at 9:00PM
E. Arrive in Atlanta at 7:30AM at Plaza Fiesta
F. General information:
a. At least one parent has to be with any child or an authorized chaperone per minor. (Please contact Maria 404-745-2433 or maria@galeo.org for Parent/Chaperone Permission Form)
b. Reform Immigration for America/GALEO Shirts will be on sale for $10
c. Please wear a white shirt to the march if you are unable to purchase one.
G. What to Bring: Limit to one small bag per person (i.e., backpack, small duffle bag, tote) You will be allowed to leave items on the bus.
Recommended:
· Spending money for meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), personal expenses, souvenirs, and public transit in DC
· Very comfortable shoes or sneakers (we will be walking and/or standing for at least 8 hours)
· Water bottle
· Snacks
· All regular medications
· Light jacket or sweater
· Poncho or small umbrella (there is a slight chance of light showers)
· Portable personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant)
· Small pillow and blanket for bus
· Hand sanitizer/moist wipes
· Personal-size mini cooler or lunch bag/box. Large coolers will not be permitted on the bus. Bus captain may determine if coolers will have go under the bus (in bus storage).
· Homemade signs: Preferably, messages should be in English (some Spanish is okay). Signs cannot have sticks.
Optional:
· Extra shirt
· Extra pair of socks
· Extra undergarments
· Sunglasses
· Hat to block the sun
· US or Georgia flags
Not permitted:
· Beer/Alcohol
· Illegal drugs
· Weapons
· Flags of other countries
· Animals
· No sound equipment/devices without headphones.
For questions, please contact Maria Duarte at 404-745-2433 or maria@galeo.org
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Marcha por América—20 al 22 de marzo de 2010
Información Importante: lea con atención, por favor:
A. Salida de Atlanta:
Lugar: Plaza Fiesta, 4166 Buford Highway Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30345
Hora: 5:00PM
*Recomendamos sean transportados hasta allí. El estacionamiento va ser limitado: esperamos más de 1200 personas viajando a DC.
B. Habrá una parada para desayunar y llegaremos a DC a las 9AM.
C. La marcha es de 1:00PM a 5:00PM
D. Salida de DC el domingo a las 9PM
E. Llegada a Atlanta a las 7:30AM, a Plaza Fiesta
F. Información general:
a. Padres tienen que viajar con sus hijos o un ‘chaperón autorizado’ para cada menor de edad que viaje. (Comuníquese con María al 404-745-2433 o maria@galeo.org para recibir la hoja de permiso “Padres o Chaperón/ona”)
b. Camisetas con el logotipo de la campaña nacional para la reforma migratoria y GALEO estarán en ventan por $10
c. Si no puede comprar camiseta, por favor lleve una camiseta blanca para la marcha.
G. Qué debe llevar: Límite de una bolsa por persona (por ejemplo: una mochila, un pequeño maletín). Se permitirá el dejar sus cosas en el autobús.
Se recomienda:
· Dinero para comida (desayuno, almuerzo, y cena), gastos personales, y tránsito público en DC
· Zapatos o tenis cómodos (estaremos caminando o de pie por lo menos 8 horas)
· Botella para agua
· Bocados (“snacks”)
· Cualquier medicamento que tomen regularmente
· Un suéter o chaqueta liviana
· Poncho o paraguas pequeño (hay una pequeña probabilidad de lluvia)
· Productos de higiene personal (cepillo y pasta de dientes, desodorante)
· Una almohada pequeña, y cobija
· Sanitizador de manos, toallitas sanitarias
· Neveritas personales (pequeñas) y/o ‘lunch bag’. Neveras (coolers) grandes no serán permitidos en el bus. El capitán del bus, dependiendo del tamaño de la nevera, determinará si ésta irá como equipaje, por los cual no será accesible durante el viaje.
· Carteles: deben de ser en inglés (un poco de español es aceptable), y no se permiten palos de madera.
Opcional:
· Camiseta extra
· Par de calcetines extra
· Ropa interior
· Lentes/gafas para el sol
· Gorra/capucha para tapar el sol
· Bandera America o de Georgia
NO se permite:
· Cerveza/Alcohol
· Drogas
· Armas
· Banderas (de otros países que no sea EEUU)
· Animales
· Equipo de sonido sin audífonos.
Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con María Duarte a 404-745-2433 o maria@galeo.org
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To reserve a spot with GLAHR, please contact Adelina Nichols at ade.nicholls@comcast.net or call 770.457.5232. Same cost for the GLAHR bus.
What March?
On March 21st, we will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform. Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections.
People from all across America will lend their voice in the fight for reform. We will come together as one voice on the National Mall for a strong America – for families, for workers, for businesses, and for security.
Join thousands from across the country in the March For America in DC on March 21st, and demand Congress act NOW to pass immigration reform and move quickly to put all Americans back to work
Where: Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
When: March 21st, 2010 – Interfaith Service at 1:00 pm, March at 2:00 pm
Why March?
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Today we are at a pivotal moment in the history of this nation. We are faced with a choice. We can do nothing, and watch as our families and communities continue to be torn apart by the broken immigration system; watch as profiteers continue to take advantage of people desperate for work; watch as due process is taken away from our understanding of justice; and watch as our leaders work on economic solutions that simply aren’t bold enough to turn this country around. Or we can stand up for our families and our communities. Join thousands from across the country at the March For America in Washington DC on March 21st. It is up to us.
March For Democracy: Our democracy is betrayed by having 12 million people who work, pay taxes, and are part of our communities, but are excluded from the full American family. Immigration reform must include a path to earned citizenship for the undocumented that helps new Americans learn English, become naturalized, and contribute fully to our economic renewal.
March for Families: Immigration policy that keeps families together is good for the country: families help their relatives get jobs, get housing, and get started. Anti-family policies have put more than 5 million Americans who have applied to bring family members here into a never-ending bureaucratic line. Thousands of American families have been thrown into poverty because the breadwinners have been deported. We’ve created a new group of high tech indentured servants, captives of corporate sponsors and living without their families. All workers deserve to be with their families.
March For American Workers: Decades without immigration reform have created a second class of workers who are exploited by unscrupulous employers. Immigration reform must slam shut this trap door on the wage floor that drags all workers down. Reform is a crucial component of restoring fairness to the labor markets and will help our economy recover.
March For Justice: The United States has always lifted up justice, ensuring everyone is afforded due process and fairness. Anti-immigrant conservatives have been whittling away at our great justice system, putting important court decisions in the hands of low-level clerks. It’s time to restore justice by ensuring immigrants have full due process protections and by re-prioritizing judicial discretion over capricious bureaucracy.
It’s time to take back the American story and American values by enacting true immigration reform.
March For America!
This is your call. We need you in DC to show our collective power and energy. Join the March For America. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 21st.
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