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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Politics / Music Grijalva Encourages Musicians to Come to AZ to Fight SB 1070
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Congressman Raul Grijalva, who has urged conventions to boycott Arizona, is now working with local musicians, including Joey Burns of Calexico and David Slutes of the Sand Rubies, to counter the Sound Strike effort to persuade musicians to boycott Arizona.
Grijalva is supporting Viva Arizona—Artists In Action, a new organization formed to encourage musicians to come to Arizona to mobilize voters to get out the polls in November. Grijalva will be at a press conference on Thursday to talk about Viva Arizona:
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva and Viva Arizona.org (Artists for Action) are working together to fight Arizona’s anti-immigration laws and help bring artists to the state. They will be hosting a joint press conference on the collaboration and upcoming related events on July 8 at the Beowulf Alley Theater, 11 S. Sixth Ave, at 11:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time.
Initiated by Joey Burns of Calexico and David Slutes of the Sand Rubies, Artists for Action is a grassroots coalition of artists whose main mission is to bring about change through voter registration and education by connecting artists with local organizations.“Artists can motivate and encourage action in our communities
and change the direction of our state,” Grijalva said. “I feel very strongly that socially committed artists cannot come to Arizona without addressing the status of human rights in our state, and that is what I hope they will do.”
“Many local artists have been working to fight this law and others like it that stand in the way of civil rights,” said David Slutes of Artists for Action. “Our organization is a coalition of artists standing up for the protection of Arizona’s cultural identity. We will offer support and resources for artists who want to mobilize their fan base and promote civic activism.”
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What is he meaning by "Arizona’s anti-immigration laws"? What we have are anti--illegal-immigration laws. Legal immigrants are perfectly welcome here.
Walking in circles now, Raul? Why don't you quit bandstanding and go back to Washington and put together a package that will speed up the visa process so immigrants can get in line and apply for legal documents. Stop with the racist bs too. We don't even need to talk about Mexico's immigration policies and document requirements to realize that illegal immigrants have many more human rights here than in other latin american countries. Immigration is fine. Illegal entry is a crime in any country.
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