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Monday: Border Patrol Rally, Film Festival to Support Immigrants’ Rights
On Monday, local immigrants’ rights advocates will rally at the U.S. Border Patrol station in Rochester for comprehensive immigration reform and the fair and equal treatment of the area’s farm workers. The demonstration will commemorate the 61st anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In calling for reform, the protestors will demand an end to unwarranted raids and needless detentions that have terrorized the local immigrant community.
On Monday, local immigrants’ rights advocates will rally at the U.S. Border Patrol station in Rochester for comprehensive immigration reform and the fair and equal treatment of the area’s farm workers.
The demonstration will commemorate the 61st anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In calling for reform, the protestors will demand an end to unwarranted raids and needless detentions that have terrorized the local immigrant community.
Monday evening, the Harvesting Justice Film Festival kicks off at the Little Theater in Rochester with a screening of The Visitor, which tells the story of a college professor who travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple – both undocumented immigrants – living in his apartment. The annual film festival raises awareness of the challenges facing farm workers and in intended to foster discussion of immigrant’s rights issues. Advocate David Fraccaro will lead a discussion following the film. He will be joined by a former detainee in the U.S. immigration system.
What:
Immigration Rally and March at Rochester Border Patrol Station
When:
Monday, Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m.
Where:
U.S. Border Patrol Station, 171 Pattonwood Dr., Rochester
The rally is being sponsored by the following organizations: Migrant Support Services of Wayne County, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Wayne Action for Racial Equality, NYCLU Genesee Valley Chapter, ROCLA, CITA, New York Immigration Coalition, Farmworker Legal Services of New York, Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Geneva Human Rights Commission, TIAR, Latin American Solidarity Committee of the WNY Peace Center, Interfaith Peace Network of WNY, Downtown Presbyterian Church.
What:
Harvesting Justice Film Festival
When:
Monday, Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Where:
The Little Theater, 240 East Ave. in Rochester
The film festival is presented by Rural and Migrant Ministry and The Little Theater Film Society.