South Asian Network (SAN) is a grassroots,
community based organization dedicated to advancing the health,
empowerment and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin in Southern
California. Founded in 1990, the overall goal of SAN is to inform and
empower South Asian communities by acting as an agent of change in
eliminating biases, discrimination and injustices targeted against
persons of South Asian origin and by providing linkages amongst
communities through shared experiences. Together, volunteers and staff
have created a multilingual, culturally appropriate approaches to
community organizing encompassing community outreach and education,
direct service, and policy advocacy in five focus areas: immigration,
public health, violence prevention, hate crime/discrimination and civil
liberties.
Dignity Campaign
An Alternative Proposal for Immigration
Reform
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Campaign]
 South
Asian Network
A grassroots, community-based
organization dedicated to advancing the health
empowerment and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin.
Two Community Alerts:
1. Be Aware of Your Rights
2. We Are ALL Arizona Action Update
1. Update!
In light of the recent events in New York around the Times Square car
bomb incident, we may see the FBI and Department of Homeland Security
engage in increased surveillance and interrogations within our
communities, leading to possible detentions.
Important
If approached by government agents you may choose the following:
·
Do Not Open the Door.
Without a court warrant, no one can enter your home unless you let them
in.
·
Talk to them outside.
If you feel that you want to talk to the agents, or if they say they
have a warrant and you want to check it, step outside. Do not let them
in the house to talk to them, because if you do this you are giving up
the right to keep them out of your home.
·
Ask if you are Free to Leave.
Whenever you speak with any government official, ask if you are free to
leave and if the conversation is voluntary. If they say it is, or if
they do not answer, then tell them that you want to talk to them later,
with a lawyer. If you have a lawyer's card, give it to them and tell
them to contact your lawyer.
·
Do Not Lie to the Officers.
Lying to the federal officers is a serious crime, whereas remaining
silent is not. You are better off not answering questions than giving
false answers.
·
Send a Citizen or Legal Resident to Talk.
If you want someone to talk to the officers, send a citizen or legal
resident to speak with them. Someone who is not documented should not
speak to the agents if possible.
·
Never sign anything without reading, understanding, and knowing the
consequences of signing any document.
Remember
Citizens and non-citizens have certain constitutional rights.
Please be polite and
assert your right. You have the
right to:
§
Remain silent
§
Speak to a lawyer before answering questions
If you have recently been contacted or visited
by the FBI, IMMIGRATION, or other LAW ENFORCEMENT agencies or want more
information, please contact SAN immediately.
2. We are All
Arizona!
On Thursday, May 6,
2010, over 100 community members gathered to support a non-violent civil
disobedience outside the Downtown Los Angeles Federal Building.
14 immigrant rights activists and leaders were arrested, processed and
are currently being detained.
The “We Are All Arizona 14” and those in solidarity demand:
·
The immediate repeal of
SB 1070
·
An end to all racial
profiling and the criminalization of our communities
·
An end to ICE and
police collaboration, including but not limited to 287g agreements, the
Secure Communities Program, and the use of local jail facilities as
immigrant detention centers
·
That the Department of
Homeland Security make public the location of all detention centers and
immediately dismantle them
·
A moratorium on
immigration raids, detentions and deportations, as well as their
eventual abolition
·
Immediate and
unconditional legalization of the millions of undocumented immigrants
living in our communities
·
The demilitarization of
our borders and immigration control
·
The redistribution of
funding and resources away from prison-building, policing and
criminalization to social, health and education services, family
reunification, ending the backlog in visas and applications for
permanent residency and citizenship, and full civil and labor rights
protections for all persons, regardless of immigration or citizenship
status
Act NOW!
South Asian Network stands in solidarity with all oppressed communities
in Arizona and throughout the United States, to demand justice and
fairness. We stand in solidarity to demand an end to State Violence in
all it forms, whether its detentions, deportations, raids, surveillance
and the move to rid the United States of immigrants and people of color.
Visit the
www.facebook.com/WeAreAllArizona for updates, actions, and alerts.
See more photos at
www.facebook.com/SouthAsianNetwork
Huge victory against the
exploitation of immigrant workers
Los Angeles Superior Court certifies class action
lawsuit against Ziba Beauty Center
SAN's E-Newsletter (Winter 2010 edition)
was e-mailed out on March 2nd, 2010.
You can view the newsletter in PDF (by
clicking here), and also subscribe for future messages by emailing
preetis@southasiannetwork.org with the word "Subscribe" in the
Subject line
Petition to protect our community
members
Click above
to sign the petition
Community Petition to Support Worker
Rights
& to End the Exploitation of Workers
Click above
to sign the petition
click to read LATWA's story
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