Today is the day!

SONG is participating with over 55 LGBTQ organizations and 70 cities for the #not1more Day of Action to STOP DEPORTATIONS, because we know that there are 267,000 undocumented queer and trans people navigating the cogs of the deportation machine. As LGBTQ people, and undocumented people, we also know that silence still equals death. We stand in solidarity with those seizing this moment to come out of the shadows.

We are participating in this day of action because our families are being ripped apart. This cannot wait. It is urgent that we raise our voices because our families are too often left out of current immigration reform discourse. Many queer and trans people experience rejection and misunderstanding within their families of origin. So, we find family in one another, we love and need one another.

SONG is supporting marches, rallies, and political education forums in 4 sites across the South

Atlanta, GA, rally and march will kick off Saturday April 5th @ 10AM at the GA Capitol Bldg, Downtown Atlanta (on Washington St) and we will walk to the ICE offices (Spring Street). More info at https://m.facebook.com/events/641644669204108

Harrisonburg, VA, rally and march will begin on Saturday April 5th @ 4PM on the Downtown Court Square and we will march to the local jail (South Liberty Street). More info athttps://www.facebook.com/events/650010901700678

Durham & Raleigh, NC, Love Without Borders truck will begin @ 1PM at Durham Plaza Shopping Center, will move to the Durham Police Station @ 2PM and rally will begin @4PM at La Villa Latina at 421 Chapanoke Rd., Raleigh. https://www.facebook.com/events/229246167277971

Birmingham, AL, #Not1More Teach-In weaving together the movements for racial, immigrant, and lgbtq justice begins @ 1PM. Location TBA. More info atwww.facebook.com/events/653139421388685

In additon to actions today, SONG members, Angel Hernandez-Gomez and Cecilia Sáenz Becerra, are participating in the Blue Ribbon Commission, an independent review process of the Obama Administration’s deportation enforcement policies by people whose lives are directly affected by them. The findings of the Commission will be released later today.

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You can support and join our work today to tell President Barack Obamato end the violence of constant surveillance, detention, and deportation of people we love by

  1. Finding an action near you http://www.notonemoredeportation.com/take-action/april-5th-day-of-action-against-deportations/
  2. Follow us on social media today to follow live actions across the South and share our message, memes, and hashtags using #queeringimmigration, #not1more, #ni1mas, #2million2many
  3. Join the Transgender Law Center, SONG, and a broad coalition of LGBTQ organizations to endorse the #not1more campaign http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/10129
  4. Become a SONG member to get connected to ur ongoing work https://song.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=3
  5. Learn more about the #not1more campaign at http://notonemoredeportation.com

#not1more #ni1mas #2million2many #queeringimmigration