Tag: CHIRLA
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Century Blvd. Mass Civil Disobedience
Read more: Century Blvd. Mass Civil DisobedienceIn September 2006, UNITE HERE Local 11 organized what was likely the largest act of civil disobedience in Los Angeles History. Union members, religious leaders, elected officials, and community allies joined in a large march to protest low wages at corporate hotels along Century Blvd. outside of Los Angeles International Airport. The protest demonstrated the […]
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Stop the Cooperation between the Police and the INS
Read more: Stop the Cooperation between the Police and the INSA flyer announcing a protest rally and march organized by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) in the fall of 1990. Formed in the wake of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, CHIRLA drew together organizations and activists from many communities to demand inclusion for immigrants. Reflecting growing progressive coalition […]