Contact the Democratic Solidarity Committee if you have any questions: atx.dsc @ gmail.com

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El sábado, 12 de junio, racistas y personas que apoyan a la ley SB 1070 se reunirán en el Capitolio para abogar para una ley similar en Texas. SB 1070 ataca a los inmigrantes y a las minorías y debemos demostrar que resistiremos legislación similar en Texas. ¡Únase con nosotros en solidaridad con aquellos que están resistiendo la ley SB 1070 en Arizona y a través del país!

Comuníquese con el Comité Democrático en Solidaridad si tiene alguna pregunta: atx.dsc @ gmail.com

What she does not reveal is that the bill that she introduced in the last legislative session makes unauthorized presence a crime.  It amends the Texas Penal Code to make unauthorized presence a misdemeanor.

Then it amends the Code of Criminal Procedures so that law enforcement can check the status of anyone that they suspect of being in violation of the above-referenced code.

In other words, if someone is SUSPECTED of being here without papers, their immigration status can be checked without a warrant, and ostensibly detained.

This gives license to any law enforcement officer to detain any person of color for any reason and then claim that they reasonbly suspected us of being undocuemted.

A little information on the event:

Protest Rally at Chevron in Houston
Wednesday, May 26 2010 7-11am
Houston, TX
On May 26, 2010, Chevron will move its annual shareholder meeting from San Ramon, California (where it is based) to its Houston, Texas headquarters (in the infamous Enron Building). Chevron is trying to run from its critics.

Chevron can run, but with your help, it cannot hide!

Community leaders from Angola, Burma, New Mexico, Australia, Kazakhstan, Alaska, Ecuador, Texas, Nigeria, California, Colombia, Mississippi, Canada, Thailand, Wyoming, and more will go inside the meeting to address the gathered shareholders. Outside, there will be a celebratory, colorful, and fun protest rally at Chevron’s headquarters at 1500 Louisiana.
Please join us!

Location:
Chevron’s Houston Headquarters
1500 Louisiana
Houston, TX

Sponsored By:
The True Cost of Chevron Network

Apparently, even certain shareholders and properly credentialed individuals were being denied access. When his father got too close to the entrance, Bryan Parras, says that his father was detained by two law enforcement officers and put in the back of the transport vehicle. Bryan says that he did not think his father was injured in any way.

A crowd of 11,000 marched down Chimney Rock Road in Southwest Houston on May 1 to bring attention to the role of immigrants in the United States but most importantly their opposition to Arizona’s new immigration law.

“This is a wake up call to Texas so that what’s happening to Arizona won’t happen here,” said Diana Suarez, an advocate for the veto of Arizona’s SB1070

From Our San Anto Correspondent Pedro Ruiz

The exhibit shows photography of peoples’ movements from around the world.  In the interview, she describes some of the photos and explains that some of the photos taken in Palestine were taken secretly, after officials required the photographer to put up her camera.

The exhibit is part of Foto Fest, which occurs every two years, but it looks like we won’t have to wait that long for another exhibit.

The audio is a little bumpy, but I’m still experimenting with this little device, and with the art of interviewing, so take it easy.

Bohemeo’s has recently rolled out some new, cold drinks for the summer, so make sure that you visit soon to cool off.