Videos:
http://www.tribunodelpueblo.org/2012/09/no-papers-no-fear-ride-for-justice/
http://www.tribunodelpueblo.org/2012/09/no-papers-no-fear-civil-disobedience-at-dnc/
We can’t wait for anyone else any longer. We’ve come too far to allow this country to be turned back.
The tour began on July 29th in Phoenix, Arizona, following a week of action calling for Sheriff Arpaio to be brought to justice and for the federal government to stop collaborating with Arizona’s crisis. We will head through key states, including New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The tour will end in North Carolina at the Democratic National Convention.
The No Papers No Fear ride was inspired by actions of undocumented young people, such as coming out of the shadows events and civil disobedience actions, that have demonstrated the power and results of communities acting and speaking for themselves, the riders are undocumented people from all over the country and their allies, including mothers, fathers, day laborers, people in deportation proceedings, students, and many others who continue to face threats of deportation, harassment, and death while simply looking for a better life in the only nation many of them know and call home.
When we arrive after having braved so much, will we be included as undocumented leaders, as honorary delegates, as people who have felt the direct impact of today’s immigration policies, or will we be excluded? Decision-makers who feel our community’s pain can take decisive action to end it. We’re ready to move the country forward and we’re risking everything to do so. We hope to inspire officials to match our courage.
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