May 1 in Raleigh: Legislative Day and Peaceful Demonstration

NC STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE
Raleigh, NC

Latinos, Immigrants & Allies from Across the State Are Invited to Gather in Downtown Raleigh for 3rd Latino Day at the Legislature, and a Peaceful Demonstration for Justice for Immigrants

• 9:00 -Latino Day at the Legislature
• 4:00 -Peaceful Demonstration for Immigrant Justice

9:00 am: The 3rd Latino Day at the Legislature is an opportunity to meet with legislators and discuss critical state-level issues affecting U.S. Citizens and immigrants in the Latino community, including, education, health, workers’ rights, and civil rights. Since the first Latino Day at the Legislature, over 2,000 people have participated in the event by coming to the North Carolina General Assembly and demonstrating their deep investment in the future of North Carolina. The lobby day will begin in the NC General Assembly Auditorium (16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC) with a welcome and orientation followed by remarks offered by legislators and allied community leaders and end with legislative visits. To date, confirmed speakers included the following:

• Speaker Joe Hackney (D-54th)
• Rep. Alma Adams (D-58th)
• Rep. Rick Glazier (D-45th)
• Rep. Ty Harrell (D-41st)
• Sen. Katie Dorsett (D-28th)
• Sen. Vernon Malone (D-14th)
• Matty Lazo-Chadderton, Director of Hispanic/Latino Affairs, Office of the Pro Tempore, NC Senate
• Reverend William Barber, President, NC NAACP
• Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

5:00 pm: A Peaceful Demonstration for Immigrant Justice will be held that same day from 5-7pm at the State Capitol (5 E. Edenton, Raleigh, NC). Community members from across the state and throughout the Triangle will join together to call for humane and fair treatment for immigrant families in North Carolina. We are saying: Stop breaking up our families. Protect all workers. Protect our civil rights and our human rights. Enact a temporary moratorium on raids and deportations. And pass fair and humane immigration reform that offers a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, ensures equal rights and protections for all workers, reunites families separated by application backlogs, and respects the human rights and due process for immigrants going through the immigration system.

Click here for the flyer in English.
Click here for the flyer in Spanish.