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People’s World Amistad Awards, Sat., Dec. 13

by CT People’s World Committee

People’s World is honored to present the Amistad Award to four wonderful allies and working-class champions. Together they represent the kind of unity, solidarity and vision needed to build a movement to defend our rights against vicious corporate assault, and transform our country to put people, peace and planet before profits.

AWARDEES:

Tabitha Sookdeo, director of Connecticut Students for a Dream, tirelessly defends immigrant youth and families across the state, organizing to end systemic oppression and dehumanization, while also building the movement for climate justice.

Wayne McCarthy, president of International Association of Machinists Local 700, stood united on strike against Pratt & Whitney to win a strong union contract that has uplifted all working people at a time of all-out assault on the labor movement.

Norma Martinez-HoSang and Constanza Segovia, Connecticut for All Director and Director of Organizing, led a multi-racial labor community coalition united to end systemic inequalities and build power for racial and economic justice in CT.

A narrated concert of multi-cultural freedom songs will highlight the event.

The event will stand “IN SOLIDARITY” with students and teachers for their leadership in the continued fight for justice for immigrants.

Hosted on the occasion of the 106th anniversary of the Communist Party USA, in the spirit of building unity against racism, red-baiting and all forms of bigotry for workers’ rights, equality, peace, democracy, and a better world. For tickets, please go to https://bit.ly/3K7jTFs.

Hosted by CT People’s World Committee and former awardees.

People’s World Amistad Awards, Saturday, Dec. 13

by People’s World Amistad Awards Committee

This year’s People’s World Amistad Awards Working Class Unity! To Defend Our Rights and Fight for Our Future will be held Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. at the First and Summerfield Church – home to Unite Here – 425 College St., New Haven. The keepsake greeting book will be printed and will be in an electronic edition.

We invite your attendance and participation in the greeting book to honor the awardees and the occasion. The ad deadline is Nov. 20. For greeting book and ticket information, please call 203-624-8664.

People’s World is honored to present the Amistad Award to four wonderful allies and working-class champions:

Tabitha Sookdeo, director of Connecticut Students for a Dream

Wayne McCarthy, president of International Association of Machinists Local 700

Norma Martinez-HoSang and Constanza Segovia of Connecticut for All Director and Director of Organizing.

More about the awardees will be in the December issue of the Progressive Action Roundtable newsletter.

After Week of Occupation of ICE Building, Activists Announce Next Steps

by Constanza Segovia, CT Immigrant Rights Alliance

For one week, under cold rain and wind, community members have been occupying the front of the ICE Office, demanding the release of a Hartford mother from ICE custody.

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, community members and leaders from across the state ended a week-long continuous occupation of the ICE building on a powerful note at a closing rally. The coalition of immigrant and racial justice groups have occupied space outside of the ICE offices in Hartford in support of Wayzaro “Tazz” Walton, a local Hartford mother, who has been in detention since March despite receiving an unconditional pardon by the State of Connecticut and having her US citizen wife petition for her. Each day, the team has spoken to people walking by about the unfair detainment of Tazz, and about the need for CT residents to learn about and protect the state pardon system. They have mobilized the public to contact their elected officials. They have received widespread support, sharing supplies with neighbors. Although the tents have come down, activists are stepping up their efforts to get Tazz released. On Oct. 22, a coalition of immigrant rights groups, led by Hartford Deportation Defense, announced an effort to ask our CT US Senators and Representatives to step in and take action.

“We will continue our fight to demand that our neighbor and friend is released. Tazz is a Queer Black Woman, a demographic that is not well represented in immigration justice. It is important for me as a Queer Black Woman to stand behind and support Tazz, Tamika and family. We will not stop screaming FREE TAZZ until she is out of detention and can live her life in peace,” said Ashley Blount from Hartford Deportation Defense.

Connecticut has one of the most progressive pardon systems in the country and we cannot let that be threatened by this rogue agency. We fight for Tazz but this is also about Richard Thompson who also has a CT pardon and has been detained for two years in Alabama. This is about every person who might be in this situation in the future. This kind of collective effort and joyful resistance that includes children, elders, folks with varying abilities, makes me feel like another world is possible like we can abolish ICE. We commit to continue to envision and PRACTICE ways to keep up the fight while living in joy and love and in relationship with each other.