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Student Rally at Utah Capitol to Declare their Rights
What: "Still We Rise" a group of activists, students and community members will unveil a "Student Bill of Rights." Following the announcement, there will several inspiring, cultural performances.
When: 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010
Where: Utah State Capitol
Why: The 2010 legislative session has become increasingly frustrating for community members. A number of bills were considered and implemented this session intended to mute the present opportunities and programs that benefit Utah's marginalized communities. Community members from all over SLC have followed this session and have organized to express their opposition to the bills considered in 2010.
Event organized by student community groups including: The Magpie Collective, Mestizo Institute of Culture and Art ("MICA"), SLC Brown Berets, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan ("M.E.Ch.A."
Event Schedule:
March 11, 20103 p.m. Setting up at Capitol steps
3-4 p.m. Students (i.e. K-12 and university) and supporting community members gather in dialogue circles to discuss the following themes:
1. Still We Rise
2. Community Hope
3. Lost Representation/
4. Love is a Revolution
4 p.m. (transition) End of dialogue circles: Unveil Collective Community Bill of Rights and students openly declare Bill of Rights statements.
5 p.m. Transition to rotunda for cultural performances (e.g. spoken word, Aztec dance, Pacific Islander dances, Persian dances.)
"We the Communities take back the power to declare our inalienable rights that have been promised but not practiced. We rise to protect our civil liberties and to show our legislators they will be held accountable for their actions today and tomorrow. We march to the heartbeats of our ancestors and we rise together united by our struggles."
Volunteers from the above groups have visited SLC schools and have interacted with activists and community members to create their "bill of rights." The bills that have affected our community this session include:
HJR 24-A proposition to end Affirmative Action.
HB 428- A proposition to repeal in-state tuition for resident and hard working undocumented students.
HB 227-A proposition to require prospective business owners to present documentation that verifies they have the "right" to be in the United States.
SB 251-A proposition that mandates the use of e-verify for every employer.
HB 90-A proposition to benefit public and higher education through a slight tax increase on high wage earners did not leave committee as legislators sacrificed quality education to ensure attractive tax rates for prospective corporations to settle in Utah.
HJR 21-A proposition to withdraw Utah from the Western Climate Initiative.
SB 54-A proposition that would require schools to incorporate instruction about contraception in heath education courses which would benefit communities did not pass through committee.
Other issues of concern for the community that have not been appropriately addressed in federal or state legislature are comprehensive health care reform, immigration reform, and same-sex marriage reform.
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