Updates

Yesterday, 400 members of the Columbia County Latino community and their allies joined together for a community walk, entitled “Procession for Respect and Dignity.”

Organized by Latinos Unidos para un Futuro Mejor (LUFM), or Latinos United for a Better Future, the procession began at the First Christian Church and winded through St. Helens ending at the Columbia County Courthouse. The group had grown out of the struggle against two Columbia County ballot measures targeting the immigrant community.

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While it seems like the anti-immigrant storm in Columbia County might drive Latino folks out of this rural community and into neighboring urban counties with larger Latino populations, the truth is that this is becoming a place where Latino’s are choosing to stand up and claim their home town pride. We think there is more to the story than bravery, which is undeniable. We think this is also a symptom of what happens when human dignity groups lift up such tactics and lay anti-oppression groundwork in their communities.

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Calling All Supporters of Human Dignity!

On Wednesday, February 18th, members of the Columbia County Latino community and their allies will join together for a community walk, entitled

Procession for Respect and Dignity

The walk is a public demonstration of the faces of Columbia County’s Latino community that have been under attack for the last eighteen months by ballot measures 5-190 and 5-191.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 18, 2009. 4pm – 6pm
WHERE: In St. Helens, Oregon. Starting at the St. Frederic Catholic Church at 175 S 13th, and ending at the County Courthouse.
WHO: New community organization Latinos Unidos para un Futuro Mejor (LUFM), in collaboration with Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignity (CCCHD), and with support from Rural Organizing Project, and CAUSA: Oregon’s Immigrants Rights Coalition

Download Flyers in English and Spanish and help spread the word!

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