Rally for the DREAM

The Raleigh based DREAMers held a rally at the state capitol building this past Friday. At the event they debuted the start of a 65 hour fast by two brave volunteers (representing the 65,000 undocumented students that graduate each year without access to affordable college access and a path to citizenship so they can benefit this country) and the start of a 1,500,000 second fast (2 weeks, 3 days, and some change) to represent the other 1.5 million students who have graduated that would benefit from passage of the DREAM Act. They are calling on the people of North Carolina to contact Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), and urge her to sign on as a co-sponsor of this vitally important piece of legislation and to whip up support to pass the act this year.

Aycock's vision for North Carolina:
"I would have all our people to believe in the possibilities of North Carolina.
In the strength of her men; the purity of her women; and their power to accomplish as much as can be done anywhere on Earth by any people."

Senator Hagan, Keep our DREAMs alive!

Fasting for 65 hours to get Senator Hagan's attention to the crisis faced by immigrant youth

May Day march for immigration reform

Since Blogger has a limit on the number of photos/videos I can upload on a single post, see my flickr set with 100+ photos of the Trail of Dreams, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, and the rest of the crowd supporting a just and a comprehensive immigration reform as well as a video of the closing prayer.

Triangle Ralley Against SB 1070

Students from UNC and Duke organized a march and rally against the implementation of Arizona's SB 1070. What started as a student protest turned out a significant number of community members, including members of the NC DREAM Team who spoke about the effects of the broken immigration system. A friend also put together this video of the protest.

Crowd recording the moment....

We are all Arizona!

Sharing her story

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