Last Friday was the march, our coalition group gathered on a hot and muggy October afternoon. Luckily it stayed dry during our march, I think the chance of rain kept our crowd smaller than hoped, but we still rolled 100+ deep.
Our group was the Northern Indiana Coalition for Immigration Reform, lead mostly by Union organizers and it has been great getting to know them and of course have their support on this important issue. We had a great turnout from our local Latino radio station, Sabor Latino and attorney Felipe Merino, some Notre Dame and IUSB Faculty and many others. Of course leaders like Greg Chavez and many of my current and former La Casa staff were there as well.
The next event will be on October 18th, 2013 at 4:30PM at the County/City Building. We have speakers like Mayor Pete, local religious leaders, lawyers, and hopefully Jackie will join us for our roundtable on immigration reform. I will be there again, and this time I will get some microphone time so wish me luck.
We made two news stations, the Latino radio station, local Spanish Newspaper and our main newspaper. Overall great coverage!
I am glad to be more involved in these types of activities now. Hopefully we can help make a difference on these critical issues in our country. If you are reading this, and in the South Bend area I hope you join us in the County/City building on the 18th and support this important cause.