(Editor’s note: I participated in the Cosecha Michigan actions today, in the capacity of doing crowd safety.)
With the national news media present for the 2nd night of debates between Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Movimiento Cosecha Michigan made their voices heard and put immigrant justice at the center of attention.
Several hundred people gathered at Hart Plaza around 4pm in downtown Detroit to make it known that despite the so-called debates taking place, the immigrant community had their own vision and their own demands that were not up for debate. The demands that Movimiento Cosecha has put forward for all presidential candidates are as follows:
- An End to All Detention & Deportations on Day 1.
- Immediate Legalization for all Undocumented Immigrants.
- Family Reunification For All – Dignity Not Deportation.
About 4:30pm, organizers with Movimiento Cosecha Michigan invited members of the Anishinaabe community to welcome people to the land that they…
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