by Patrica Ice
December 20, 2011

Please join MIRA, OCCUPY Jackson, OCCUPY Mississippi, the Mississippi Unity Caucus, Southern Echo, the United Auto Workers and numerous other organizations when we “Occupy the Capitol” on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 as we show solidarity on the issues that are important to the 99%.  Meet us at Smith Park at the corner of Amite and Congress Streets at 10am in Jackson, then walk with us to the Mississippi State Capitol to deliver Declarations of Concern to members of …

To: MIRA and Allies,

As you may know, Mississippi made national news over the defeat of the “Personhood Amendment” to the state constitution, a result of a split white vote here.  Thanks to an aggressive NO campaign waged by the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and many others it went down to defeat by a substantial majority.  However the “Voter ID” amendment passed with a typical breakdown of 90%+ Black voters against, and around 10% of whites voting NO—which is consistent with the latent racism …

*Special Immigration Debate Between MIRA Executive Director Bill Chandler and Mississippi State Senator Joey Fillingane*
 
When:  Thursday, November 10, 2011
Where:  Mississippi College School of Law, 151 E. Griffith Street, Jackson, MS
Time:  11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost:  Free with light lunch
Contact:  MIRA Office at 601-968-5182
 

Domestic Violence Workshop Sponsored by El Pueblo and MIRA

When:  Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Where:  El Pueblo, 696 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Biloxi, MS
Time:  6 to 8 p.m.
Cost:  Free with refreshments
Learn, Collaborate and Live!  Come join staff members of El Pueblo and the MIRA …

Our monthly Third-Thursday evening of politics, art and conversation
Thursday August 18, 2011
6:30pm-9:30
This month: Viewing of the new feature film “The Help”
A story about race relationship in 1960s Jackson, MS
 WHERE : Meet at 6:30 p.m. sharp at the
United Artists Parkway Place 10 Movie Theater
1075 Parkway Boulevard (at Lakeland)
Flowood, MS 39232
PRICE:  You must pay for your own movie ticket
Movie Ticket Prices:
$5.50 Senior-Over 60
$7 Student with College ID card
$8 Adult
CONTACT:
RSVP to i.cruz@yourmira.org or call Ingrid Cruz for information:
[MIRA Office Phone] 601-968-5182  

Attorney Nayantara Mehta from the Alliance for Justice Oakland, CA office will be the speaker at the next MIRA Monthly Advocacy meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from noon to 2 p.m. at the MIRA headquarters at 612 N. State Street, Second Floor, Jackson, MS  39202 and again on Thursday, June 9, 2011from noon to 2:00 p.m.  The Alliance for Justice Nonprofit Advocacy Project and Foundation Advocacy Initiative works to strengthen the voice of the nonprofit and sectors in important public policy debates, such as the immigration issue, by giving tax-exempt organizations a better understanding of the laws …

The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) held its first CAFÉ MIRA on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This inaugural event featured a documentary entitled “A Class Apart” about how a small-town Texas murder emerged into a landmark civil rights case.  It was the little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took the case of Hernandez v. Texas to the United States Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination in the 1940s and 50s.  These lawyers were the first Mexican …

MIRA: Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance
presents
Vigil for Justice
Praying for all Workers, a united front against all injustices, raids, arrests, and deportations within our communities.
Sunday, May 1st, 2011
1:00PM- 6:00PM
Pearl City Hall, 2420 Old Brandon Road
1:00 – 3:00  Information Available for the Community

Know Your Rights
Worker’s Rights
Sessions Offered by MIRA

3:00-4:30   How You Can Make a Difference in Your
Community and the Power of Organizing

Organizing in the community: Neighborhood Committees.  Confronting Harassment and Abuse
Organizing at Work: What is a Union? Why is it important?  What can I do in a Union?

4:30-6:00 PRAYER VIGIL …

You are cordially invited to attend a Fundraiser Dinner for the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) honoring the 70th Birthday of MIRA Founder and Executive Director Bill Chandler

Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

El Torero Mexican Restaurant & Grill
in the Parkway Place Shopping Center
4337 Lakeland Drive
Flowood, Mississippi  39232

$70.00 per couple

$40.00 per individual

$20.00 per individual student or child

Please RSVP on the enclosed form (see below)

For more information call the MIRA office at 601-968-5182

Founded in November 2000, the
Mississippi Immigrants Rights …

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We provide ‘Know Your Rights’ Presentations, Updates on Anti-immigrant Laws, and Membership Drives.
MIRA has been traveling state wide to provide combined ‘Know Your Rights’ Presentations, updates on Arizona style anti-immigrant laws in the legislature, and membership drives.  In this way, we can provide valuable information to the communities, provide valuable benefits through our membership, and strengthen MIRA through increased support and funding.  If you are interested in MIRA presenting in your area, please call (601) 968-5182 or (601) 951-2086.  We ask that you help …

Laurel, MS — On August 25, 2010, a small group of people gathered to commemorate the second anniversary of a blow to civility, tolerance, justice, and freedom in Laurel, MS.  Two years ago, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents descended on Howard Industries to rob 595 immigrants and migrant workers of their dignity and separate them from their families without warning or recourse.  For a second consecutive year, MIRA held a vigil for justice to remember those people and families whose lives …