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JTTF Ordinance Becomes Law! Time to Celebrate & Keep Fighting

Posted May 10, 2012 /

Yesterday, the Mayor signed into law the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance which was unanimously passed by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. It was only after strong community pressure through advocacy, testimonies, meetings, and rallies,

categories: Action Alerts, Allies, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights

Join AROC on May 1st at 3pm March for Immigrant Rights

Militarism abroad and a growing police state internal to the US have been fueled by an increasingly an anti-immigrant, Islamophobic, and racist climate domestically. This has resulted in increasingly repressive laws policing immigrant communities, militarization of the border, the swelling

categories: Campaigns, Immigrant Family Day, Immigrant Rights

AROC Participates in Immigrant Family Day, 2012

AROC participated in the sixth annual Immigrant Family Day in San Francisco on April 17th. This day was a huge success, bringing together members and clients of the 13 member agencies of the SF Immigrant Legal and Education Network. Five

categories: Blog, Immigrant Rights, Staff

An Update on Our Immigration Services

Posted April 19, 2012 /

After 2 years of service, AROC’s Immigration Attorney, Nour Chammas, will be leaving the organization. We are working to find another highly qualified Immigration Attorney to take this position. We will be working with an interim attorney to ensure that

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights, News, Repression

AROC Celebrates Civil Rights Victory Achieved Through Community Organizing!

Posted April 10, 2012 /

Today, new legislation was introduced by Supervisor Jane Kim at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that is the result of a compromise between community advocates and the Mayor’s office on the issue of San Francisco Police Department’s (SFPD) engagement

categories: Action Alerts, AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco, Immigrant Rights

Hundreds Rally and Pray Jumaa Outside Civic Center to Support Ordinance

Posted April 1, 2012 /

Friday, March 30th, hundreds of community members rallied and prayed in Civic Center Plaza to tell Mayor Ed Lee to support the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights. Despite repeated requests to listen to community needs, Mayor Lee has not yet

categories: Campaigns, Immigrant Rights, Uncategorized

SF Unity Friday Prayer & Mass Community Rally

The Asian Law Caucus, CAIR, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, and 80 other organizations in the Bay Area are co-sponsoring an Ordinance that will protect our civil liberties. Join us for a rally Friday 3/30/2012

categories: Blog, Campaigns, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco, Immigrant Rights

Community Members Rally To Tell Ed Lee: Don’t Veto Our Civil Rights!

Posted March 21, 2012 /

Community members and advocates gathered yesterday to urge Mayor Lee to get behind the Safe SF Civil Rights Ordinance. This Ordinance has been endorsed by over 80 organizations and hundreds (if not thousands) of San Francisco residents. Mayor Lee himself

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco, Immigrant Rights

Ordinance to Prevent SFPD-FBI Abuse Passes Board of Supervisors with 6 Votes!

Posted March 15, 2012 /

For Immediate Release: San Francisco, March 13, 2012 Community disappointed by “No” votes from Progressive Supervisors Cohen and Wiener, and look to Mayor Lee for future support (SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 03/13/12) Earlier today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

categories: Allies, AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights, US News

Safe SF Civil Rights Ordinance Unanimously Passes Public Safety Committee!

Posted March 2, 2012 /

On Thursday March 1st, nearly 100 community members and advocates showed up to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee. AROC was present alongside member organizations of the Coalition for a Safe San Francisco and diverse other community