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Date/Time:
Dec 3, 2011
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Etowah County Detention Center
Category:
Fight Against HB56!
March on Etowah County Detention Center
Where:827 Forrest Ave
Gadsden, AL 35901
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Press Release:
Occupy Birmingham, Community Organizations to Protest H.B. 56
Opposition to the undue influence of money and corporate interests on the country’s politics has been one of the driving forces behind the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York as well as the hundreds of solidarity movements across the country. The same is true of the Occupy Birmingham movement, which plans to call attention to the link between corporate influence over state politics and Alabama’s new, repressive immigration policy, H.B. 56….. read full Press Release here
Letter to the City of Gadsden
On Saturday December 3rd, Occupy Birmingham, along with a diverse collection of concerned citizens and other civic and religious organizations will arrive in Gadsden to join locals in protesting our state’s HB56 law and complicity in the Federal ICE Program. Additionally, we are voicing our concern to an alarming trend of the day—a regressive underlying culture of nativism and economic scapegoating…. read full Letter to City of Gadsden here
Tomorrow, December 3rd, concerned citizens will join with Occupy Birmingham and numerous other civic and religious organizations to stand up for the civil and economic rights of Alabama and protest the state’s new, repressive immigration policy, H.B. 56, and its participation in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention and deportation program.
At 12 PM participants will gather in Gadsden and march to the Etowah County Detention Center which imprisons a quota-based average of 325 undocumented immigrants on any given day. The Federal ICE program is housed under Homeland Security and was billed as a way of detaining undocumented criminals, yet studies show that in some states 80% of those deported have committed no major crimes. In addition Alabama’s state law, H.B.56, encourages racial profiling, restricts employment, use of public utilities, and puts unnecessary strain on law enforcement resources. The economic cost to Alabama is only beginning to be estimated; in taxes alone, undocumented immigrants bring the state $130 million dollars a year. Even more important is the effect on our communities of the underlying divisive and nativist rhetoric of HB56 and ICE.The Detention Center is an egregious example of corporate influence and public official’s mishandling of economic policy. Earlier this year when the program was in danger of being taken out of Etowah County, Sheriff Todd Entrekin and Congressman Robert Aderholdt lobbied Washington to keep the program. “This is an example of how government should work,” said Entrekin, emphasizing that ICE provides more than 41 jobs and $5.2 million dollars in revenue for Etowah County.However, in 2005 Congressman Aderholdt cast the deciding vote for CAFTA (an extension of NAFTA to Central American nations) that cost Alabama thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue by providing incentives for U.S. corporations to relocate abroad. In striking irony, agreements like CAFTA created economic conditions in Latin America partly responsible for the flood of immigrants now being locked up.Occupy Birmingham stands strongly against the move toward replacing manufacturing jobs that have been exported through corporate-driven policy with jobs based upon imprisonment and racial exploitation. Government should work toward creating meaningful employment and economic justice for all those working and living in our state.Anyone interested in more information or participating in the protest on December 3 can find more information at OccupyBirmingham.org, Facebook or email us at EqualityForAlabama@gmail.com . Print the flyers here and spread the word
Join Occupy Birmingham in protesting HB56 and the Federal ICE program at the Etowah County/Gadsden Detention Center! Etowah County, reeling from the loss of manufacturing jobs due to government officials implementing corporate-friendly policy (see CAFTA), has pursued creating jobs through the prison-industrial-complex. We at Occupy Birmingham stand firmly against taxpayer dollars funding what is, at it’s core: a nativist, if not racist policy that is damaging our economy and communities. Many ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facilities suffer from weak oversight and have been notorious for inhumane conditions. The detainees – often detained for no other reason than lacking documentation during traffic violations – suffer from a lack of legal protections, representation and basic due process.Print the Flyer here and spread the wordTRANSPORTATION:
Locations and times for carpool pick-up are:
- Location #1 – Blue Monkey lounge parking lot – Just off Cobb Lane near 14th Ave South & 20th Street South in 5-points, downtown Birmingham
- Location #2 – 112 Greensprings Highway, Homewood. We will meet in the parking lot BEHIND Sabor Latino restaurant.
- 1st Pick-up – 10:00am (both locations #1 and #2 will be meeting at this time)
- 2nd Pick-up – 12:00pm (both locations #1 and #2 will be meeting at this time)
- Location in Gadsden to meet: The corner of Terminal St & Forest Avenue.
For more information, or if you need a ride or can provide a ride, please email: EqualityForAlabama@gmail.com
Print These Flyers and Help Spread the Word!
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Gadsden, AL 35901
View the Events Page for more details
Occupy Birmingham, Community Organizations to Protest H.B. 56
Opposition to the undue influence of money and corporate interests on the country’s politics has been one of the driving forces behind the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York as well as the hundreds of solidarity movements across the country. The same is true of the Occupy Birmingham movement, which plans to call attention to the link between corporate influence over state politics and Alabama’s new, repressive immigration policy, H.B. 56….. read full Press Release here
On Saturday December 3rd, Occupy Birmingham, along with a diverse collection of concerned citizens and other civic and religious organizations will arrive in Gadsden to join locals in protesting our state’s HB56 law and complicity in the Federal ICE Program. Additionally, we are voicing our concern to an alarming trend of the day—a regressive underlying culture of nativism and economic scapegoating…. read full Letter to City of Gadsden here
At 12 PM participants will gather in Gadsden and march to the Etowah County Detention Center which imprisons a quota-based average of 325 undocumented immigrants on any given day. The Federal ICE program is housed under Homeland Security and was billed as a way of detaining undocumented criminals, yet studies show that in some states 80% of those deported have committed no major crimes. In addition Alabama’s state law, H.B.56, encourages racial profiling, restricts employment, use of public utilities, and puts unnecessary strain on law enforcement resources. The economic cost to Alabama is only beginning to be estimated; in taxes alone, undocumented immigrants bring the state $130 million dollars a year. Even more important is the effect on our communities of the underlying divisive and nativist rhetoric of HB56 and ICE.The Detention Center is an egregious example of corporate influence and public official’s mishandling of economic policy. Earlier this year when the program was in danger of being taken out of Etowah County, Sheriff Todd Entrekin and Congressman Robert Aderholdt lobbied Washington to keep the program. “This is an example of how government should work,” said Entrekin, emphasizing that ICE provides more than 41 jobs and $5.2 million dollars in revenue for Etowah County.However, in 2005 Congressman Aderholdt cast the deciding vote for CAFTA (an extension of NAFTA to Central American nations) that cost Alabama thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue by providing incentives for U.S. corporations to relocate abroad. In striking irony, agreements like CAFTA created economic conditions in Latin America partly responsible for the flood of immigrants now being locked up.Occupy Birmingham stands strongly against the move toward replacing manufacturing jobs that have been exported through corporate-driven policy with jobs based upon imprisonment and racial exploitation. Government should work toward creating meaningful employment and economic justice for all those working and living in our state.Anyone interested in more information or participating in the protest on December 3 can find more information at OccupyBirmingham.org, Facebook or email us at EqualityForAlabama@gmail.com . Print the flyers here and spread the word
Events List
| Date/Time | Event |
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May 19, 2012 2:30 pm |
OccuPotluck Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 20, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 24, 2012 7:00 pm |
99 Films Presents: The Corporation UAB Heritage Hall Room #104, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 26, 2012 2:30 pm |
OccuPotluck Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 27, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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June 3, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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