MAYA K'ICHE from New Bedford, Massachusetts Seeking Assistance

The Maya K'iche Community Group that fought the raids in New Bedford, Massachusetts was in Los Angeles to ask for financial assistance in their fight for the families who were arrested by ICE.

On March 6, 2007, ICE agents raided the Michael Bianco plant in New Bedford, Mass, arresting about 360 people, many of them who had children that were left without parents as a result of this brutal raid.

MAYA K’ICHE, an indigenous Maya community group immediately organized a 700 hundred person rally against the raid.  They also helped launch the “Where’s my mother campaign” that pressured ICE into releasing many people.  Such a group showed that an ORGANIZED and UNITED migrant rights movement can FIGHT and WIN against the raids.  

They came to Los Angeles to tell us their story and to show us how they succeeded and to ask for help in getting more victims of these raids released.  Help them.  Send them a check or money order.  The quicker you do it the faster it will get to them. 

We of the Mexica Movement have already given our donation.

ORGANIZATION MAYA K'ICHE

11-62 Acushnet Ave

New Bedford, Mass 02746

Director

Anibal Lucas

office:  508/ 994-7396

cell: 508/ 264-0892
  
or email yagul2003@yahoo.com for more details

Last update June 15, 2007