A number of our groups in Florida have recently launched two major efforts designed to build support for the plight of immigrant families with undocumented members. Headed by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), a small group of people, including members of WeCount, are fasting indefinitely until they get a meeting with Janet Napolitano, head of Homeland Security. Another group organized by FLIC affiliate Students Working for Equal Rights (SWER), mainly young people, have begun a march from Miami to DC with similar aims—to push the current Administration to end some of the more punitive practices harming immigrant families and to light a fire for CIR—Comprehensive Immigration Reform. For more info about these brave activists and their courageous campaign, please click on the following links: Fast for our Families (www.fastforfamilies.org) and Trail of Dreams (www.trailofdreams.net); as well as a recent article in the Washington Post (see below).
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“While their fellow college students recovered from the night’s revelry, four South Floridians celebrated the New Year with a more active – and activist – approach.
The group set out Friday to begin a 1,500 mile journey they are calling the “Trail of Dreams,” from Miami’s historic Freedom Tower to Washington, D.C. The goal is to raise support for legislation that would include a path to citizenship for eligible illegal immigrants….”
“Youth trek from Miami to DC for immigrant rights”
By Laura Wides-Munoz
Source: WashingtonPost.com/The Associated Press
Date: January 1, 2010