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  1. 1. Press Release via Moratorium on Deportations Campaign (MDC)
  2. 2. Articles
  3. 3. Steal These Tweets
  4. 4. Video of Chicago May Day Arrests
  5. Video - Ze Speaking at Press Conference (Spanish)
  6. 5. Facebook Event: Solidarity Action - Protest the Arrests at May Day March
  7. 6. Statement via IWW Chicago May Day Committee
  8. 7. Storify of Arrests & Press Conference with Photo & Video
  9. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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  12. 1. /// PRESS RELEASE VIA MORATORIUM ON DEPORTATIONS CAMPAIGN /// MoratoriumOnDeportations.org ///
  13.  
  14. Immigrant Rights Advocates Assaulted During Mayday March
  15.  
  16. Solidarity Action-Protest the Arrests at May Day March
  17.  
  18. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) used marshals and police to assault participants in the Mayday March. Marshals obstructed groups of marchers, blocking them from being able to walk or to pass on either side of the street, and directed police to kettle specific groups of people whose messaging was not convenient. Eventually, marshals signaled out Ze (Jose Garcia), an undocumented organizer and outspoken critic of ICIRR. ICIRR and SEIU marshals physically restrained him and signaled the police to arrest him and Anne Wooton. Ze is also currently fighting his deportation proceedings. This is a politically motivated attack intended to suppress dissent and to control people’s autonomous participation in a public event.
  19.  
  20. Join Moratorium on Deportations Campaign (MDC) to show solidarity for all those pushed, tackled and intimidated during the march and to hold the police and so called social justice organizations accountable. We cannot accept that any organization would resort to the use of state violence as a way to control a public event or people’s political ideas and expressions.
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  22. - END -
  23.  
  24. Documentation of past examples of ICIRR calling police on undocumented activists:
  25. http://moratoriumondeportations.org/2013/06/24/bullshit-organization-of-the-year-award
  26.  
  27. June 2013: "A brief note on the action, a note of caution for immigrant organizers who are supporters of this organization — if you change your mind and begin criticizing them, asking questions or demanding to know why they are blatantly lying about policies they promote, they will turn you over to the police. When a group of ten people arrived and asked to deliver the poop award, ICIRR staff threatened to call the police. We reminded them of what they already knew: that the group included undocumented organizers, and one participant is currently under deportation proceedings — calling the cops is calling La Migra, that is the reality of that threat. We continued to wait on the sidewalk in front of the building, and ICIRR did indeed call a police unit, who arrived with their armored vehicle ready to deal with the “public threat” of some flyers, a poop and a set of critical questions. Grassroots migrant justice organizers criticize the largest, most well-funded and politically connected “immigrant rights” NGO in the Midwest? For the second time this year, they called the cops on us."
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  29. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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  31.  
  32. 1. /// ARTICLES ///
  33.  
  34. How Influential Immigrant Rights Group Used Police to Suppress Other Immigrant Rights Activists on May Day
  35. 05/05/2014 - By Kevin Gosztola - The Dissenter
  36. http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2014/05/05/how-influential-immigrant-rights-group-used-police-to-suppress-other-immigrant-rights-activists-on-may-day/
  37.  
  38. Labor Union (SEIU) and Immigrant Rights Group (ICIRR) Accused of Having Activists Arrested at Chicago May Day
  39. 05/01/2014 - Revolution News, USA
  40. http://revolution-news.com/labor-union-seiu-and-immigrant-rights-group-icirr-accused-of-having-activists-arrested-at-chicago-may-day/
  41.  
  42. Labor Union (SEIU) & Immigrant Rights Group (ICIRR) Accused of Having Undocumented Activists Arrested
  43. * Note: New article, not a reprint of RevoNews article
  44. 05/03/14 - The Wrong Kind of Green
  45. http://wrongkindofgreen.org/2014/05/03/labor-union-seiu-immigrant-rights-group-icirr-accused-of-having-undocumented-activists-arrested/
  46. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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  48.  
  49. 3. ///////// STEAL THESE TWEETS /////////
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  51.  
  52. Press Release: Chicago #MayDay Marshals from @SEIU and @ICIRR work w/ Cops, Have Undocumented Youth Arrested http://pastebin.com/r7KMquhS
  53.  
  54. VIDEO Arrests at #MayDay #Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PHfu7YYHE_Y
  55. INFO: http://pastebin.com/r7KMquhS
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  57. #Chicago #MayDay Marshalls Assault Marchers, Work w/ Cops http://pastebin.com/r7KMquhS pic.twitter.com/q0ak7RoaIV
  58.  
  59. #MayDay not the only time @icirr called the police on undocumented MDC activists. From 2013: http://moratoriumondeportations.org/2013/06/24/bullshit-organization-of-the-year-award pic.twitter.com/c2dngmlS7K
  60.  
  61. Statement from organizers of IWW #MayDay #Chicago event re: arrests at march pic.twitter.com/Pkj4Ue0tw2
  62.  
  63. Banner condemning immigration reform that @icirr & @SEIU didn't want you to see. More info https://storify.com/plussone/calling-out-seiu-and-icirr-for-having-undocumented pic.twitter.com/LBugQL2R04
  64.  
  65. VIDEO #MayDay #Chicago arrests clearly show march marshal refusing to allow undocumented youth to front of march https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PHfu7YYHE_Y
  66.  
  67. RT @NewsRevo: @ICIRR & @SEIU Used Police to Arrest Marchers at May Day in Chicago http://revolution-news.com/icirr-seiu-used-police-arrest-marchers-may-day-chicago-press-conferencerally-tomorrow/ #mayday #1Mai
  68.  
  69. Calling out @SEIU & @ICIRR for Having Undocumented Activist Arrested at Chicago May Day March https://storify.com/plussone/calling-out-seiu-and-icirr-for-having-undocumented
  70.  
  71. Zine on immigration reform by Ze handed out on MayDay. SEIU & ICIRR had him arrested to silence him. http://whoseimmigrationreform.com/2014/02/22/ze-garcia/ via @FNBpilsen
  72.  
  73. Arrestee from snatch & grab coordinated by @SEIU & @icirr calls them out at a press conference. pic.twitter.com/Toh7hmHhTb
  74.  
  75. Supporters of those arrested at #ChiMayDay march rally demanding accountability pic.twitter.com/UanpwpzCYU http://moratoriumondeportations.org
  76.  
  77. In 2013, @icirr was given the Bullshit Organization of the Year Award for misleading public http://moratoriumondeportations.org/2013/06/24/bullshit-organization-of-the-year-award/
  78.  
  79. VIDEO: Ze, May Day Chicago arrestee, speaks about why he was targeted (Spanish Only) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtrsXkq2wQg
  80.  
  81. Speech written by person arrested at #MayDay #Chicago on why they're against immigration reform http://whoseimmigrationreform.com/2014/02/22/ze-garcia/
  82.  
  83. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  84.  
  85.  
  86. 4. /// VIDEO OF ARRESTS /// via MDCnonamecollective ///
  87.  
  88. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHfu7YYHE_Y
  89.  
  90. Published on May 1, 2014
  91.  
  92. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) is a mainstream reformist NGO exerting total control over people's participation in Mayday Chicago. Together with SEIU, their marshals pushed, bullied and blocked "certain" groups, called the police to kettle us, and then called the cops on our organizers who were trying to flyer at the march. In the video you will see Ze, an undocumented organizer who is under deportation proceedings, trying to pass out flyers denouncing immigration reform and the complicity of ICIRR in pushing for this horrible bill; he is then quickly grabbed by police. Anne Meredith was also arrested. We had been flyering heavily at the march and carried several banners against immigration reform. A large anti-authoritarian contingent arrived together and were immediately kettled when we started trying to march. cops pushing and restraining us said very clearly "they (meaning the orgs "in charge") told us not to let you march". that didn't work, mostly because of too many people and too much movement, cops ended up tripping in their own bikes. A short while later, they grabbed Ze and Anne Meredith. follow moratorium on deportations on facebook or see www.moratoriumondeportations.org
  93.  
  94.  
  95. /// VIDEO OF ZE SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish) /// via MDCnonamecollective ///
  96.  
  97. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtrsXkq2wQg
  98.  
  99. Published on May 2, 2014
  100.  
  101. Press conference footage - Ze speaks about Mayday 2014 Chicago
  102.  
  103. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  104.  
  105.  
  106. 5. /// On Facebook: 5/2, Solidarity Action - Protest the Arrests at May Day March ///
  107.  
  108. https://www.facebook.com/events/295605207270287
  109.  
  110. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) used marshals and police to assault participants in the Mayday March. Marshals obstructed groups of marchers, blocking them from being able to walk or to pass on either side of the street, and directed police to kettle specific groups of people whose messaging was not convenient. Eventually, marshals signaled out Ze (Jose Garcia), an undocumented organizer and outspoken critic of ICIRR. ICIRR and SEIU marshals physically restrained him and signaled the police to arrest him and Anne Wooton. Ze is also currently fighting his deportation proceedings. This is a politically motivated attack intended to suppress dissent and to control people’s autonomous participation in a public event.
  111.  
  112. Join Moratorium on Deportations Campaign (MDC) to show solidarity for all those pushed, tackled and intimidated during the march and to hold the police and so called social justice organizations accountable. We cannot accept that any organization would resort to the use of state violence as a way to control a public event or people’s political ideas and expressions.
  113.  
  114. Meet at 10:00am (Corner of Wabash and Jackson)
  115. Press Conference is scheduled for 10:30am
  116. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  117.  
  118. 6. /// STATEMENT FROM CHICAGO IWW MAY DAY EVENT ORGANIZERS /// May1Chicago.org ///
  119.  
  120. Organizers of the IWW Chicago May Day 2014 events will be present and have issued a call out for all Red and Black Brigade participants to come to this event, show support for their comrades, and to stand against SEIU's and ICIRR's unacceptable actions.
  121.  
  122. Here's our current statement regarding this event:
  123.  
  124. Though both arrestees have been released and only one is facing charges, the arrests of the May Day 2014 march were politically motivated and are completely unforgivable.
  125.  
  126. Jose "Ze" Garcia and Anne Wooton were singled out, surrounded, and restrained by SEIU and ICIRR to be arrested by Chicago Police Department. Ze was released without charges, where Anne is now facing a misdemeanor charge.
  127.  
  128. Ze is an outspoken advocate against ICIRR's reformist policies, as well as one who spreads awareness of their tactics against dissenters. They are in the midst of a deportation hearing and we at the IWW believe this to be a major factor in ICIRR and SEIU's targeting them.
  129.  
  130. Ze and Anne were both participants in the red and black brigade contingent of the march and are supported fully by all organizers and participants. We all bore witness to SEIU and ICIRR's "march marshals" surrounding us as we attempted to fight back against these obviously targeted arrests. They subsequently directed the rest of the march to "Keep moving" until it was just the Red and Black surrounded by police.
  131.  
  132. SEIU, ICIRR, we know which side you're on.
  133.  
  134. We hope to have a chance to speak at this event, though we ourselves did not organize it. A show of solidarity from everyone in the Red and Black is absolutely necessary. The event is hosted by the Moratorium on Deportations Campaign.
  135.  
  136. Please meet at 10:00am at 36 S. Wabash (ICIRR HQ) for a press conference at 10:30.
  137.  
  138. Show up. Be heard.
  139.  
  140. Previous Release:
  141. 4/28 Chicago IWW May Day Feeder March - Union Park http://pastebin.com/xJ9Tdiex
  142.  
  143. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  144.  
  145.  
  146. 7. /// Storify of Arrests & Press Conference with Photo & Video ///
  147.  
  148. Calling out @SEIU & @ICIRR for Having Undocumented Activist Arrested at Chicago May Day March
  149. https://storify.com/plussone/calling-out-seiu-and-icirr-for-having-undocumented
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