{"id":3218,"date":"2019-08-13T17:21:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T23:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnhr.org\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2020-02-19T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T21:29:43","slug":"renowned-artists-residente-and-la-santa-cecilia-to-join-el-paso-communities-for-sept-7-action-against-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/renowned-artists-residente-and-la-santa-cecilia-to-join-el-paso-communities-for-sept-7-action-against-white-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Artists Residente and La Santa Cecilia to join El Paso Communities for Sept 7 Action Against White Supremacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nAugust 13, 2019
\nContact:<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriela Casta\u00f1eda <\/span><\/span>gcastaneda@bnhr.org<\/span><\/a> (915) 494-4213  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucia Allain <\/span><\/span>ucia.allain@raicestexas.org<\/span><\/a> 646-488-5919 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Viridiana Vidal <\/span><\/span>vvidal@ndlon.org<\/span><\/a> or (702) 206-2110<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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#ElPasoFirme: Renowned Artists Residente and La Santa Cecilia to join El Paso Communities for Sept 7 Action Against White Supremacy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/b>A march and day of cultural resistance is planned by El Paso and civil rights organizations <\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n


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El Paso, Texas – A group of renowned artists have announced they will join El Paso communities and grassroots organizations in a march and day of cultural resistance against white supremacy planned for September 7. The event, planned as a response to the El Paso shooting and rise of white supremacist violence and political activity, follows over 50+ local #ElPasoFirme vigils held last Wednesday.
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\u201cWe are calling on our sister communities across the country to join us in an exercise of collective compassion and solidarity on September 7,” said said Fernando Garcia<\/b>, Executive Director of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR).  <\/span><\/p>\n

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The September 7 #ElPasoFirme<\/b> actions will include a march, call to action, and performances from artists, including Rebeca Lane<\/b> from Guatemala and Grammy-Award winning La Santa Cecilia<\/b> from Los Angeles, California; other artists, including Residente<\/b>, are joining the call to action and speaking at the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEl Paso Firme<\/b> means we are united as we move forward, with firm steps and clear vision. We know that as long as we continue fighting for our rights, we will prevail against the reactionary and racist views strangling our country,\u201d said Erika Andiola<\/b>, Chief Advocacy Officer at RAICES, who are co-anchoring the effort.<\/p>\n

“El Paso was not just another shooting. This was fueled by a climate of hatred, white supremacist beliefs, and anti-immigrant bigotry motivated from the highest office in the nation, the White House,\u201d added Fernando <\/b>Garcia<\/b> of BNHR. \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s words incited this violence; his hands are tainted with blood and he must be held accountable.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n<\/span> Investigations have confirmed that the shooter was inspired by Donald Trump\u2019s anti-immigrant rhetoric, <\/span>writing in a manifesto<\/a> that he feared a \u201cHispanic invasion of Texas,\u201d words that Trump has repeated in his speeches, tweets, and campaign material. After the shooting, President Trump <\/span>read a milquetoast rebuke of racism<\/a> but said nothing about his role in demonizing immigrants, inciting violence, or the GOP blocking numerous efforts to limit access to weapons of war used repeatedly in mass atrocities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cImmigrants in this country are suffering,\u201d added Erika Andiola <\/b>of RAICES. \u201cLong before Trump, we have faced harsh crackdowns at the hands of immigration enforcement, all emanating from a notion that we do not belong in this country.\u201d
\nEven before the tragic shooting, border communities such as El Paso have grappled with the effects of policies criminalizing immigrants and border militarization for decades. For them, the new wave of violence is the foreseeable result of a rise in white supremacist activity, most visible in the Trump administration\u2019s immigration agenda. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span> #ElPasoFirme is anchored by Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), Refugee And Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA), Repairers of the Breach, and Poor People\u2019s Campaign, and is endorsed by a broad array of faith, immigrant, civil rights, and grassroots organizations. <\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2019 Contact: Gabriela Casta\u00f1eda gcastaneda@bnhr.org (915) 494-4213   Lucia Allain ucia.allain@raicestexas.org 646-488-5919  Viridiana Vidal vvidal@ndlon.org or (702) 206-2110   #ElPasoFirme: Renowned Artists Residente and La Santa Cecilia to join El...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnhr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}