Immigration

Media coverage — Oct. 2, 2003

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Immigrant freedom riders hit D.C.
By Ilana Weinber
U-WIRE (DC BUREAU)
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(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON — Over 1,000 immigrant workers, activists, union leaders, and supporters gathered on Wednesday at the Bible Way Temple to welcome the Immigrant Workers Freedom Rides to Washington, D.C., an event reminiscent of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The crowd’s energy failed to cease as emcee Jos Williams, the president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, led them through over three hours of singing, cheering, and motivational speakers. Modeled after the Freedom Rides of 1961, the Immigrant Workers Freedom Rides have run buses from 10 U.S. cities. They will have stopped in over 100 cities across the country on the way to their final destination in Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
The Freedom Riders are rallying for a better and faster road to citizenship, the right for immigrants to reunite with their families, the right to organize unions, and the protection of civil rights. After a rendition of “We shall not be moved”, Williams announced to a roaring audience that Rosa Parks, the woman who started the whole movement 42 years ago, endorsed the IWFR earlier that day.

Immigration

Profiles of riders

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They come from many different countries and for different reasons, but immigrants to Minnesota share one thing: a vision of the American dream.

Immigration

Pre-ride celebration to go forward, despite possible threats

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Despite the threat of protests by neo-Nazi groups, a celebration will bring together immigrants, their families and friends Thursday, Sept. 25, at 5:30 p.m. at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. The purpose will be to salute the 80 Minnesotans who will board buses Sunday in support of immigrant workers rights.