LUBBOCK AREA CITIZENS WILL MARCH TO OPPOSE ARIZONA STYLE IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION; MARCH AND RALLY PLANNED FOR SATURDAY JUNE 5

LUBBOCK – A grassroots coalition of area citizens, led by Citizens In United Discourse Against Discrimination, is holding a march and rally on Saturday June 5, to oppose the recently passed Arizona immigration law and its precedent. ¡CIUDAD! is a non-partisan organization of men and women united in support of the traditional American beliefs in liberty and justice for all.

The coalition asks that all participants arrive at Aztlan Park (101 Ave J., Lubbock, Texas) by 9:30am. There, they will provide some short instructions and then begin marching (at 10:00am) towards the Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo (Texas Ave. and Broadway). The route will be south on Buddy Holly Ave. and transition to Texas Ave. (at the underpass just past 4th St) and continue to the Gazebo. The group should arrive at the Gazebo by 10:30-11:00am and a short program will be held. The featured speaker is Miguel Levario, PhD and Daniel Sánchez will also address the crowd. Additionally, the names of those elected officials and candidates with the courage to stand for civil liberties will be read. Conversely, the coalition will denounce those who lacked the conviction to stand for civil liberties and the constitution.



The latter is in keeping with the group’s promise of identifying and holding accountable local city, county, state and national leaders who support immigration legislation similar to the Arizona law.

Through this action and future efforts the group will work toward the reversal of the Arizona law and closely monitor all proposed immigration legislation in Texas.

Citizens interested in joining this effort may email Sanchez at dsanchez16@excite.com

¡CIUDAD!’s charter and purpose statements are included following.



¡CIUDAD! Charter Statement



Communities in United Discourse Against Discrimination (¡CIUDAD!) is a non-partisan organization composed of men and women united in the belief that the recent passage by Arizona of SB1070 as amended by HB 2162, is against American beliefs of liberty and justice for all. We view the legislation as a threat to the civil liberties of people in the United States.



¡CIUDAD! will mobilize to identify and hold accountable local city, county, state and national leaders who support legislation like the recent Arizona law.



¡CIUDAD! will lead this action on behalf of people who believe that the Arizona legislation, borne of discrimination ...