Occupy Santa Rosa joins forces with immigration activists
By MARTIN ESPINOZA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Published: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
In a move that could mark a new stage for the local Occupy movement, organizers have teamed up with Latino immigration activists for a march and rally on Friday that seeks to broaden the local protest against income inequality.
“In a way, what we’re trying to do is to build stronger ties to our community and a broader section of our community,” said Carl Patrick, an Occupy Santa Rosa organizer.
Friday’s Occupy protest, which begins in Roseland and ends at Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa, once again targets Wells Fargo Bank. This time, organizers are focusing on the bank’s alleged ties to two large private companies that operate correctional facilities and detention centers used to house immigration detainees and other types of inmates.
The groups that have joined Occupy Santa Rosa for the rally include organizers with the Graton Day Labor Center, The DREAM Alliance of Sonoma County, MEChA of Santa Rosa Junior College and Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County ...
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