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19 Hours Until SB 1070 Goes Into Effect

Posted July 28, 2010 by Patrick Young, Esq.
Categories: Hate Watch

No injunction against SB 1070 was issued last night. According to the Phoenix New Times, the following actions against the new law are planned for tomorrow:

1) The Procession of La Virgen

There have been people quietly holding vigil at the state Capitol for more than 100 days, praying for a stop to SB 1070. Beginning at 4 a.m., there will begin a procession, led by activists carrying the image of La Virgen de Guadalupe from the Capitol to Trinity Cathedral at 100 West Roosevelt Street.

2) Interfaith Service
Starting at 6 a.m., several religious leaders will lead a service related to our new “papers, please” legislation at Trinity.

3) March To the Federal Courthouse

Once the religious stuff is wrapped up at 8 a.m., the procession continues on to the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse at 401 West Washington Street.

4) Civil Disobedience
From around 9 a.m. on people will be getting arrested outside the federal court. Seems the activists have worked things out to some extent with the authorities, and when they step on to the rise separating the courthouse from the sidewalk, they will get pinched by the po-po.

5) CODEPINK on ICE

At 11 a.m., the women’s peace group CODEPINK plans to “occupy and block” the driveway for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at 2035 North Central Avenue in Phoenix. Organizer Liz Hourican tells me her people are ready to face arrest, and they invite all anti-SB 1070 types to join them.

CODEPINK is specifically targeting the federal government’s 287(g) program, which allows local cops to enforce immigration law if their agency has a contract with ICE. Sound hypocritical for an administration that’s suing Arizona over a similar state effort? Well, it is. Which is one reason why I’m glad to see Hourican and her sisters in activism give ICE a little taste of civil disobedience, CODEPINK style.

6) Day of Non-Compliance Jailhouse Rock

If you haven’t been collared after a long day of shaking your fist at the bulls, then you can head down to 5th Avenue and Madison Street in Phoenix, right next to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 4th Avenue Jail, and rock out as you await the release of your fellow protesters, some of whom may still be stuck inside.

The rally and concert will take place from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and will feature such local acts as the punk/reggae/ska band Fayuca, rapper Grime, and Mazameh. In fact, they’re looking for acts, so if you’ve got a band and want to perform, check out the Facebook page for the event. Meanwhile, I’ll be digging my banjo out of storage…

7) Camp Out at Jan Brewer’s House

Now, this sounds like it just might be the most fun of all: The women of CODEPINK are planning an all-weekend camp, right outside Governor Jan Brewer’s house in Glendale. They’ll sing, swap stories, and hopefully make s’mores or roast some weenies. (Like maybe Attorney General Terry Goddard, if he’s around.)

They’re calling it Camp Hermana (hermana being Spanish for “sister”), and the Girl Scout party-gone-political begins at 7 p.m., Friday, July 30 and lasts till Sunday at the same time. The locale? The Facebook page has got all the info on that.