Today marks the launch of the One Family, One Alabama campaign to repeal Alabama's notorious anti-immigrant law, HB 56.
In Washington, NCLR is joining a broad coalition of civil rights groups for a solidarity vigil outside the White House in Lafayette Square. At 5:30 p.m., people will gather to support One Family, One Alabama and to express their collective outrage at the passage of this misguided law. NCLR will be live-tweeting from this event using the #CrisisAL hashtag.
The vigil will coincide with events happening in Birmingham. Eleven Members of Congress have traveled there to help kick off One Family, One Alabama, and they will also hold an ad hoc congressional hearing. Community members will have the chance to tell Congress stories of the adverse effects that HB 56 has had on their lives since its passage. The day will culminate in a rally at Birmingham’s historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
If you're not in Alabama or Washington, you can still participate in the day's events. Our friends over at America's Voice have come up with a handy list of five ways that you can support immigrant rights in Alabama.
1. Check out the schedule of the launch events here.2. Tune into U-Stream and live-tweet as you watch, using the hashtag #CrisisAL.
3. Follow the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) on Twitter @ALimmigrant, and retweet to your followers. The ACIJ will be tweeting throughout the day.
4. Change your Facebook profile picture to this image to show solidarity (it’s the image to the right).
5. Check the ACIJ Facebook page throughout the day for pictures and videos, and blog them!