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Seattle protest against Arizona law
By
Jim McMahan
Published Jun 30, 2010 4:19 PM
Hundreds of people rallied for immigrant rights in Seattle on June 23.
Over 20 people were arrested as demonstrators demanding their democratic rights
blocked streets for three hours during rush hour. The action, which lasted six
hours, demanded a repeal of the racist, anti-immigrant SB 1070 law in
Arizona.
Demonstrators came from around the state, including Latinos/as and Asians.
Children came from El Centro de la Raza. Participating union delegations
included the Service Employees union, UNITE HERE and the Food and Commercial
Workers union.
Performers at the opening rally at the federal building included Blue Scholars
MC Geologic, Gabriel Teodoros, and Def Jam Poet Mark Gonzales. The
demonstration was a follow-up to an earlier militant action on May 20.
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