Thursday, August 7, 2008

Dear Allies and Friends,

Due to the massive amounts of misinformation and confusion regarding the August 8th check points and rumors of raids, the North Carolina Latino Coalition, El Pueblo, Inc., and the NC Justice Center with the support of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice have compiled a concise document responding to these inquiries. You can view the document in the link below (*) or in the attachment, it is titled “update-to-advocates-leaders-06aug08.pdf”. The links further below (1-5) will make much more sense once you read the NC Update for Immigrant Advocates and Community Leaders document.
* http://www.ncimmigrants.org/update-to-advocates-leaders-06aug08.pdf

The first link directs you to some ready to print Know Your Rights cards. These cards are to be given to community members. These cards state that the individual wishes to exercise their right to remain silent. The second and third link will direct you to some intake forms in case you observe instances of racial profiling or questionable situations on behalf of law enforcement. The last two links will direct you to some helpful materials developed by Casa de Maryland on what individuals should know about detention and deportation. This document is being made available to you as a proactive measure. If you have any questions about any of this information feel free to contact the individuals listed at the bottom of the NC Update for Immigrant Advocates and Community Leaders document. Thank you for your work and your support!
1. http://www.ncimmigrants.org/NC-rights-card.pdf2. http://www.ncimmigrants.org/Racial-Profiling-Intake-English.pdf3. http://www.ncimmigrants.org/Racial-Profiling-Intake-Spanish.pdf4. http://www.elpueblo.org/docs/Detentions-Deportations/KNOWYOURRIGHTSPA.pdf5. http://www.elpueblo.org/docs/Detentions-Deportations/KNOWYOURRIGHTENG.pdf

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