NOTES FROM THE TRAIL

A Message from North Carolina

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Posted on abril 5, 2010 by grey | Post a comment

The North Carolina organizations supporting the Trail of Dreams are inspired by the Dream Walkers' courageous commitment to their vision and to their journey from Miami to Washington, DC, to demand justice for all immigrants.

We welcome the walkers into North Carolina as activists challenging multiple oppressions and look to connect their stories and struggles with organizing work of all oppressed communities in the South.

We support their demands for fair and humane immigration reform, access to college education, workers' rights, and an end to unjust immigration enforcement policies.  As organizations engaged in immigrants' rights work, we support the leadership and self-determination of those most directly affected by unjust policies. We also honor their place in a long history of social justice movements in our state in which young people have played a leading role.

As each walker shares his or her story, it touches everyone - even to those who do not agree with their demands.  We believe that storytelling humanizes policies and is a powerful tool for transformation. The courage of the walkers as they challenge injustice, in spite of the risks they face as undocumented youth, has brought energy and inspiration to our work in North Carolina.  We honor them by continuing our work building and strengthening local and statewide movements for immigrant justice, human and civil rights, and progressive social change.

North Carolina Justice Center

Reform Immigration FOR America

Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Student Action with Farmworkers

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Posted by: Micheal Palmer on abr. 7, 2010, 10:58 a.m.

It was a tremendous pleasure to welcome you to Chapel Hill on April 4. Gaby, Carlos, Felipe, and Juan: you all did a spectacular job of telling your stories and helping our local communities understand the urgency of the Dream Act. Thank you! We will continue to support your efforts. ¡Adelante compañeros! Vamos a lograr la reforma.

Posted by: malik on abr. 7, 2010, 12:23 p.m.

adelante por Washington! a traves de las Carolinas! i commend you for your direct action, and inspiring thousands of young people, and older people along the way.

Posted by: Charlie on abr. 7, 2010, 6:50 p.m.

Ya es tiempo de que todos aquellas personas que tienen el PODER o LIDERES MUNDIALES se tienten el corazón y que comprendan que hay un solo mundo, un mundo el cual esta en una situación critica, nos esta enviando mensajes que el hombre no logra entender, apenas los cientificos, los estudiosos, estan queriendo hacer algo, pero me pregunto, como diablos quieren salvar a la tierra (mundo) si estan matando lo mas preciado de la vida, el hombre, el hombre que con su "inteligencia" y "sabiduria" ha levantado grandes... que digo grandes... inmensas ciudades, pero hay hombres que ponen leyes solo para su convenciencia, mas no para protección del ser humano, del mundo, tambien me pregunto, si algun dia se llegara a habitar la luna, u otro planeta... el que llegue primero va a poner sus propias leyes? va a poner sus propias normas o relgas, acaso esto no es poner leyes a su convenciencia? caray tengo tantas preguntas y no logro entender como el ser humano siempre quiere hacer fortuna, a costa de otros... y cuando lo logra quiere deshacerse de los que le hiceron grande, de quienes le dieron el poder, no se vale... solo el tiempo se los cobrará nada es eterno y mucho menos para siempre. deberian de legar o heredar a sus desendientes, nobleza, amor, ternura, comprensón, respeto, algo que de verdad respete la vida, por ejemplo, si cortan un árbol... que planten otro, si van a matar una gallina, que primero le permitan a la gallina poner huevos, y que permitan que nazcan y cuando esto hayan nacido o crecido entonces que maten a la gallina,, mientras que le respeten el derecho de la vida. ya que de ellos depende el hombre, acaso esto es dificil de comprender?