100-Car Caravan to Travel from Border to Texas Capitol to Fight Governor Abbott’s White Supremacist & Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Contact:
Alia El-Assar|alia@communicationsshop.us
WHAT: The #TogetherJuntos Caravan to Austin will bring together hundreds of residents from cities across Texas to denounce Governor Greg Abbott’s racist and white supremacist policies and tactics against immigrants, people of color, and other marginalized groups, and call for the implementation of policies that address the real issues facing the state and prioritize the well-being of all Texans. The two-day caravan will include a press conference prior to departure in El Paso; a car rally and action outside U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s office in San Antonio; and actions outside the Texas Capitol and Governor’s mansion and a closing rally in Austin. Learn more about the #TogetherJuntos campaign -led by the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA) – including the demands, supporters, and details on the Caravan to Austin, at togetherjuntos.org
WHO: Hosted by the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA) and Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), with the participation of #TogetherJuntos campaign members ARISE, La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), Latino Justice PRLDEF, Texas Organizing Project, Laredo Immigration Alliance (LIA), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), ACLU of Texas, SA Stands, La Monarca Foundation, Woori Juntos, Grassroots Leadership, FIRE, Las Americas, and others.
WHEN/WHERE:
EL PASO – Friday, September 17, 2021
Caravan Launch Press Conference |5 PM MT
Memorial Park, 1701 N Copia St. El Paso, TX 79930
Speakers:
Fernando Garcia, Border Network for Human Rights
Iliana Holguin, El Paso County Commissioner
Carlos Marentes, Agricultural Border Workers Center
Alex Fath, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
Rosemary Rojeca, Proyecto Mujeres Fronterizas
Olivia Figueroa, A.Y.U.D.A
Borderland Rainbow Center
SAN ANTONIO – Saturday, September 18, 2021
Caravan Press Conference in San Antonio |11:15 -11:45 am CT
Texas Organization Project, 700 S Zarzamora Dr., San Antonio, TX 78207
Action at Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Congressional Office|12 pm CT
615 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205
AUSTIN – Saturday, September 18, 2021
#TogetherJuntos Press Conference |1:45 – 2:15pm CT
Grassroots Leadership, 3121 E 12th St., Austin, TX 78702
Caravan Actions at Texas Capitol & Governor’s Mansion |2:30 – 3:30 pm CT
Stop #1 (Texas Capitol): 1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Stop #2 (Governor’s Mansion): 1010 Colorado St., Austin, TX 78701
#TogetherJuntos Car Rally in Austin|4 pm CT
Grassroots Leadership, 3121 E 12th St., Austin, TX 78702
