http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/icirr 2008-10-13T12:24:53Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46936-a-hidden-system 2008-10-13T12:24:53Z icirr.org <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6QgxisdXqxE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6QgxisdXqxE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46936-a-hidden-system"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55493" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Over a hundred activists gathered outside Broadview, IL. Detention Center on June 19th, 2008, to bear witness to the horrors of a growing Immigration and Custom's Enforcement (ICE) detention system that has been hidden from the public for too long. This video is a document of that all-night vigil, but the Sisters of Mercy gather at the Center to pray every Friday morning.</p> <p>For more info, visit: <br />www.icirr.org <br />DetentionWatchNetwork.org <br />RightsWorkingGroup.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46936-a-hidden-system">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46898-why-we-march-call-to-action-for-may-1-unity-day 2008-10-13T12:24:53Z icirr.org <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbe7WjftQTw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbe7WjftQTw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46898-why-we-march-call-to-action-for-may-1-unity-day"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55449" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Immigrant leaders from diverse communities across Chicago speak out about why they will march on International Workers' Day- May Day, 2008. </p> <p>For more information, visit www.icirr.org.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46898-why-we-march-call-to-action-for-may-1-unity-day">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26776-dream-act-senator-mel-martinez 2008-10-13T12:37:25Z kyledeb <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t6udz06Sx0c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t6udz06Sx0c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/26776-dream-act-senator-mel-martinez"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/28792" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Senator Mel Martinez is one of the deciding votes for the DREAM Act, legislation that would alleviate the suffering of immigrant youth who didn't have a choice when they were brought to the U.S. illegally. End the suffering of immigrant youth. Call Senator Mel Martinez and tell him to support the DREAM Act: 202-224-3041</p> </div> <a href="/blog/26776-dream-act-senator-mel-martinez">Watch the video</a>