Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees is holding a conference in Mexico from November 6 - 10, 2010. 

For more information go to: http://tribunalmigrante.saltoscuanticos.org or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

or contact Filipino Community Center (FCC) at 415-333-6267 if you're interested in attending.

For Pamphlet Click Here


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Thursday, August 19, 2010
The SFILEN Legal team submitted a letter to the Executive Office for Immigration Review regarding an upcoming change to the case information hotline whereby callers will need both an alien registration number AND the date that the Notice to Appear was served.  SFILEN stands with other immigrant service providers across the nation in opposing this change to the hotline. 

Read the text of the letter here


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

SFILEN is cosponsoring a book reading on:
Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migration
Presented by Professor Bill Ong Hing.

August 11, 2010 (Wednesday) at 6PM
**Special Location:  Modern Times Bookstore (888 Valencia Street, SF, CA 94110)**

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Friday, August 06, 2010

New America Now: Ethnic Voters Changing the Game in the Sanctuary City

New America Now: Ethnic Voters Changing the Game in the Sanctuary City

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jul 23, 2010

Complete Show

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Sandip Roy talks to:

On this weeks ethnic media watch, Odette Keeley, host of our TV show New America Now, about Filipinos in America who are trying to bring about good governance in Manila and David Hobbs, monitor of the NOLA Beez, about a six year old who was handcuffed to a chair in his elementary school in New Orleans.

Ethnic Media Watch stories discussed this week:
Parents Sue RSD for Handcuffing 6-Year-Old
Overseas Pinoy Group to Propose Bond Float to DoF
Filipinos in Texas Support Immigration Reform to Curb Drug Violence

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Francisco Ugarte, Dolores Street Community Services' Immigration Attorney, discusses the effects of San Francisco’s new immigration program Secure Communities, or S-Comm. A coalition of immigrant rights groups gathered to oppose S-Comm in San Francisco, which has been a sanctuary city for many years.

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Mark DiCamillo, poll director for the California Field Poll, reveals a snapshot of the mood of voters towards the upcoming elections in his multilingual field.

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Richard Rodriguez and Sandip Roy have a conversation about Field poll findings on how Californians across different ethnic groups view the immigration law in Arizona


Roberto Hernandez discusses his documentary film, Presumed Guilty, the story of Tonyo, one man in Mexico who fights an uphill battle after being sentenced for 20 years for a murder he didn’t commit. Presumed Guilty, by Roberto Hernandez and Layda Negrete airs on PBS’s POV on July 27.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network, a coalition of thirteen immigrant rights organizations in San Francisco, opposes the implementation of the dangerous and precedent setting “Secure Communities” program.  Like Arizona’s SB 1070, the program will promote racial profiling, and eviscerate San Francisco’s decades old Sanctuary Ordinance as it applies to people who come into contact with law enforcement.  It will also erode trust between local law enforcement community members, and deter people from reporting crimes to the police.
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

What happens to the Nameless?

 

The question of immigration holds within it an underworld of turbulent truths that are destabilizing the ideals of liberty, fraternity and equality that govern nations. Cloaked beneath her nation’s laws, the citizen has rights to its promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But for the immigrant, those unrecognized by the state, the rights to these promises are fought for through improvisation – as they negotiate through informal sectors of the economy, carving out livelihoods in abject situations.

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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Mission Local did an article about the African Advocacy Network in January.
Check it out!


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Friday, January 15, 2010

January 15, 2010

Hon. Janet Napolitano

Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

3801 Nebraska Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20528


Dear Secretary Napolitano:

We are writing you to endorse the call by the Haitian Community in the US, Immigration Lawyer Associations, community and trade unions, and the people of the United States who watch the tragedy in Haiti unfold to support the designation of Haiti for a Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

According to sources, since January 2009 more than 30,000 Haitians have received deportation orders. We ask that you suspend Haitian deportation orders, halt the arrests of these deportees and grant TP to Haitians in the United States. We believe that Haitians fall under the category of policy authorizing the Homeland Security Department to grant protected status to those who cannot safely return to their country because of armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.

Our organization, San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (SFILEN) is a collaboration of fourteen (14) community based organizations serving immigrant families in the San Francisco Bay Area and representing a diverse range of ethnic groups. We promote collaborative efforts in all aspects of immigration law and advocacy.

Please fulfill President Barack Obama’s pledge of full support for the Haitian people during these extraordinary and tragic circumstances. Establishing Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is a necessary step to help provide assistance to the Haitian people in the midst of this tragic earthquake.  It would also be consistent with previous U.S. decisions to establish Temporary Protected Status for our Central American and Carribean neighbors who have suffered through similarly serious natural disasters.  Haitian-Americans have historically and consistently contributed to this country’s economy and well being, and if afforded the opportunity for Temporary Protected Status in the United States, will work to support their families for a period of time beyond the immediate tragedy.

We ask that you act immediately and designate Haiti for TPS. Thank you for your consideration and support for the Haitian people.

 

San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network


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Thursday, January 14, 2010
2010 will be a pivotal year for immigrant communities.   At stake are the livelihoods of millions of New Americans and their families who are denied recognition as full and equal members of society.  We need solutions that undo the problems created by our national leaders over the past two and a half decades.   We need solutions that uphold the core American values of democracy, opportunity, and fairness.  And the time is now.  The San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network provides this platform to offer specific benchmarks for Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation that will move our country forward and uphold the rights of all.

Please click below to "Read More" about SFILEN's platform for the rights of New Americans
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Monday, December 21, 2009

San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network

Media Release for:

             Friday, December 18, 2009 

Event Address:
Mission High School
3750 18th St (between Dolores and Church Sts)

Schedule:
5:00pm Interfaith Vigil
5:30pm  Elected Officials available for interview
6:00pm  Townhall begins

On Migrants' Day, Hundreds Issue Urgent Call to Pelosi: Champion Compassionate Immigration Reform
Testimonies Highlight Human Costs of a Broken Immigration System for Workers and Families
At Packed Townhall, Advocates Offer Sensible Solutions To Move the Country Forward

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Please join the San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network for a townhall on Comprehensive Immigration Reform:

on International Migrant's Day, Friday, December 18, 2009
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Interfaith Prayer Vigil at 5:00pm
at Mission High School - 3750 18th St., San Francisco


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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Please Join Us for:

Dolores Street Community Services annual
Open Palm Awards


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

6PM - 10PM

The Blue Macaw - 2565 Mission St. (Mission and 22nd)

Buy Tickets at www.dscs.org, or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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Saturday, April 04, 2009

San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network mourns the tragic loss of lives in Binghamton, New York today. As a Network that represents and provides services to Latino, Asian, African, and Arab immigrants in the Bay Area, we remain committed to working across all racial and ethnic communities to ensure that immigrants are educated about their rights and have access to legal services.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

http://missionlocal.org/2009/03/ice-101/

By STEVE SALDIVAR

On a recent Thursday evening, a new type of army began assembling in a nondescript Steuart Street conference room. The 24 men and women—most dressed in business attire—were to be part of a quick reaction force.

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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

By NINA BERNSTEIN, NY TIMES

The raids on homes around the country were billed as carefully planned hunts for dangerous immigrant fugitives, and given catchy names like Operation Return to Sender.

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