Dangerous Ideas

I just got this from a friend. There’s apparently a bill being proposed in the House that would make it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant. As if that wasn’t bad enough, it’s also a felony to knowingly aid someone who’s undocumented, such as by teaching an ESL class or being their social worker. Here’s a PDF of the Rally for Immigrant Rights flyer. The English text is:

Rally for Immigrant Rights
Saturday, February 25, 12 – 2 pm
Fruitvale District in Oakland,
St. Elizabeth’s schoolyard
1500 block of 34th Ave.

On December 16th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4437, one of the most anti-immigrant legislative proposals in recent memory. The proposed legislation would make it a felony to be in the U.S. without proper documents. The proposal now goes before the Senate.

Join us for a rally to defeat HR 4437!

Sponsored by the Northern California Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride

For more information, contact Evelyn Sanchez at EBASE at (510) 893-7106, ext. 23

There’s a new study showing that G movies feature male characters far more often than female characters.

I’ve enjoyed Pixar’s movies, but every time I see one of their films, I think “Where are the girls or women?” The “Incredibles” is the only film of Pixar’s I can think of where female characters get almost equal screen time. And, of course, it’s wasn’t rated G, so wasn’t even included in the study.

Several progressive API Bay Area groups got together to send a delegation to the WTO meeting in Hong Kong in December. The group included some of my fellow CJWP members. Here’s an except from the flyer:

Hong Kong Anti-WTO Bay Area API Delegation Reportback ——

Friday, February 3, 2006
6-8 p.m.

Asian Resource Gallery
310 8th St.
Oakland, CA

Come hear about the WTO protests in Hong Kong and watch exclusive video footage of the protests and actions. Hear from the delegation of displaced garment workers, youth, activists, and organizers that went from the Bay Area to stand in solidarity with the worldwide opposition to neoliberalism and corporate globalization. There will also be a silent auction and this is a fundraiser for the worker delegation memebers of the Chinese Progressive Association.