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Week in Community Values for April 16, 2009
Born out of a mass rejection of the failed policies of individualism and divisiveness, the Campaign for Community Values is a return to the beliefs our country was founded on: shared responsibility, shared sacrifice and shared success.
 
Take a look at the great work our partners across the country have done since we last updated you:
 
 
Immigration Radar
What every immigration reporter should know
 
Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a project of the Center for Community Change, recently launched a mobile action network to keep activists informed on actions, alerts and news related to just and humane immigration reform. To join, text “justice” to 69866 to receive texts in English, or “justicia” to receive them in Spanish.
 
http://www.communitychange.org/our-projects/firm/text-alert-action-network/our-projects/firm/text-alert-action-network
 
In other immigration news:
 
 
 
Community Organizations in DC for Congressional Visits:
 
The Campaign for Community Values continues its first 100 days campaign of bringing 10 grassroots community leaders to Washington each week to push their elected officials on universal healthcare, just and humane immigration reform and workers’ rights. The leaders arrive in DC with a full calendar, making more than 30 congressional visits per week.  
 
The following organizations are coming to DC next week:
Young Workers United – California
El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos – New Mexico
CAUSA – Oregon
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC)
Mid Tennessee Jobs with Justice
Maine Women
New Labor – New Jersey
United Valley Interfaith Project (UVIP) – New Hampshire
Korean Resource & Cultural Center – Illinois
ONE Chicago – Illinois
 
See what others are saying about our 100 Days of Action:
Reporters interested in shadowing the community leaders should contact Mary Moreno at (202) 339-9316 or mmoreno@communitychange.org. 
 
 CCC Joins Coalition to Support Passage of President Obama’s Budget
 
The Center for Community Change is among more than 40 national organizations who have joined forces to push for passage of President Obama’s historic budget. The campaign, called Rebuild and Renew America Now, will use grassroots organizing, lobbying and paid advertising to remind Congress that the country needs President Obama’s visionary budget.
 
“The President’s budget is a bold breath of fresh air for working families who have been put on the back burner for far too long in the interest of excessive private gain,” said Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change. “The President’s budget is also a recognition that we do not need to move forward issue-by-issue in a piecemeal fashion. We are committed to realizing the promise of America by making sure the voices of America’s diverse communities are continually heard throughout this process.”   
 
For more information on the Rebuild and Renew America Now campaign, please visit http://www.rebuildandrenew.org/
 
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