[IMC] Fwd: [Media Justice Exchange] Reminder! RSVP for TOMORROW'S May 29th Digital Dialogue: "The Immigrant Rights Movement: Advancing Media and Cultural Strategies"

[Danielle Chynoweth]

The IMC, as a MAGNet member, is welcome to join this exciting call on
immigrant rights.  Please RSVP below.  Ricardo said he will be on
representing UCIMC (thank you!) but others are welcome to join. - Danielle


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May 19, 2013

*You're Invited to the **Media Action Grassroots Network
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*'s May Digital Dialogue Edition*

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May 1st marks May Day, also known as International Workers Day. On May 1st,
1886, nearly a half a million immigrants went on a general strike to fight
for a 8-hour workday.  Over a hundred years later, starting in 2006, again
millions of immigrant workers and supporters participated in May Day
protests against H.R. 4437, a draconian anti-immigrant bill.   Even today,
the majority of May Day protests are led by immigrants.

Currently, the immigrant rights movement is continuing its fight for
comprehensive immigration reform--working to create a pathway to
citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented individuals in this
country.  At the same time, the corporate media depicts undocumented
immigrants as job stealers, lazy welfare cheats, and possible "terrorist"
all at the same time.  This false narrative not only hurts immigrant
communities, it also impacts our ability to move any transformative policy.
 How can the media justice and immigrant rights movements work together
more effectively to uplift the stories of those families most directly
impacted by bad legislation, border security and deportations? How are the
online and office privacy and rights of immigrants being violated by the
U.S. Government?

This Digital Dialogue will bring together organizers, media justice
activists, journalists, cultural workers and policy experts who are working
to advance a immigrant rights agenda that upholds the dignity, labor and
human rights of immigrant communities. On the call we will hear about the
various storytelling, media making and cultural strategies to advance this
fight.

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Betty Yu
Center for Media Justice
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