May Day March and Rally 2012 Pictures
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We would love for any of the attendees who took photos to share them with us. Please email mecha.vsa@vassar.edu with links!
May Day 2012 March & Rally in Poughkeepsie
[ April 28, 2012; 3:00 pm; May 2, 2012; 12:00 am; ] On May 1st, rally with students, professors, workers, and community leaders at
2-4 pm Vassar College’s Library Lawn
(124 Raymond Ave Poughkeepsie NY 12604)
4pm-7pm March on Main Street towards the Family Partnership Center
(29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY)
and enjoy a celebration of International Workers’ Day with speeches, music entertainment, performances and free food
hosted by MEChA de [...]
Presente | Justice for Brisenia
Presente | Justice for Brisenia. (Read complete story and learn more about campaign).
Brisenia_Poster_Presente.org_LetterSize (Download the Flyer)
I think this is a quick campaign we can take up on Vassar’s campus. Most of it would involve educating the Vassar community about hate crimes against the Latino/a community.
Brings me to my next point, I think we should start [...]
Pan Dulce Miercoles
MEChA de Vassar would like to invite you all to have a nice cup of Mexican hot chocolate along with pan dulce next Wednesday in the College Center from 12:00-3:00.
This fundraiser will help us pay for the ECCSF conference at Yale.
We will continue to hold this fundraiser for the whole month of February.
As of right [...]
Birthright Citizenship Fight—From Ariz. to the Supreme Court? – COLORLINES
Birthright Citizenship Fight—From Ariz. to the Supreme Court? – COLORLINES.
Hey Mechistas,
I was really surprised to hear good feedback from the movie we watched last night 9500 Liberty.
Read this article to understand more about “anchor babies” and birthright citizenship. They are both being contested by the new conservative agenda.
VAST and Vast Plus Opportunity
Hello!
I know the start of the semester is crazy, but as you’re trying to nail down your schedule, consider VAST or VAST+! If you’d like to help VAST out for less than an hour a week (or up to 2 hours), that would be great!
We are currently looking for VAST+ coordinators for all 3 days! [...]
Drop the I-Word Campaign
Illegal(s):
a damaging word that divides and dehumanizes communities and is used to discriminate against immigrants and people of color. The I-Word is shorthand for illegal alien, illegal immigrant and other harmful racially charged terms.
Click on image for full story.