DN!: Immigration Raid Lawsuit//May Day Immigrant Rights Marches//ILWU Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 12:50:05 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 1, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Ticker Tape Ain't Spaghetti" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080430_ticker_tape_aint_spaghetti/ Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to: Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = * Amy Goodman on Tour - 12th Anniversary of Democracy Now! Standing Up to the Madness Tour * Amy Goodman has written her third book with her brother David, titled "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times" Upcoming events: Sat, 5/03 Burlington, VT Sat, 5/03 Barre, VT Sun, 5/04 Manchester, VT Sun, 5/04 Albany, NY Wed, 5/07 New York, NY Find your event and use our "Email to a Friend" system to help spread the word. See http://tour.democracynow.org for details = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Outreach Director For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * US Citizens, Lawful Residents Sue Government for Illegal Detention in LA Immigration Raid * In what's believed to be a first, a group of US citizens and lawful residents have brought claims against the government for being illegally detained during an ICE raid earlier this year. If the claims are successful, this legal strategy could force the Department of Homeland Security to change its policy about workplace raids. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/us_citizens_lawful_residents_sue_us * May Day: Tens of Thousands Prepare to March Across the Country as Labor Struggle Linked to Immigrants Rights * Tens of thousands are expected to march in cities across the country today, linking immigrant rights to May Day for the third year in a row. The major demands include legal status for undocumented migrant workers and an end to the raids and deportations that have torn families apart. We speak to Anike Tourse of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/may_day_tens_of_thousands_prepare * Defying Employers, Antiwar Dockworkers Plan to Shut Down West Coast Ports * The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been organizing to shut down ports on the West Coast today, May Day, to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But yesterday an arbitrator ordered the union to tell its members that they must report to work today. We speak to Clarence Thomas, an executive board member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 and a member of US Labor Against the War. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/defying_employers_anti_war * Back from Haiti, Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls for Emergency Food Aid to a Starving Nation Devastated by Longtime US-Led Interference, Subversion * Reverend Jesse Jackson has just returned from Haiti, where the World Food Program is warning of a "major crisis" if international donors fail to help feed Haiti¹s poor. Prices of rice, beans and cooking oil have doubled in the past few months. The soaring food prices have had a devastating effect: two-thirds of Haitians live on less than a dollar a day, and 47 percent are undernourished. We speak to Rev. Jackson about the US responsibility to feed a nation long targeted by Western subversion. Rev. Jackson also shares his thoughts on the recent fallout between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/back_from_haiti_rev_jesse_jackson * Headlines for May 1, 2008 * Casualties Mount in Ongoing US Assault on Sadr City US Death Toll Highest in 7 Months 5 Years Since "Mission Accomplished" US: Iran "Most Active" State Sponsor of "Terrorism" Palestinian Factions Accept Gaza Truce with Israel UN: Gaza at "Point of Explosion" 10 Killed in US Airstrikes on Somalia Iran Complains to UN over Clinton Comments Venezuela Marks May Day with Min. Wage Hike Peruvian Women Rally Against Rising Food Prices Agricultural Firms Post Record Quarterly Profits Scandal-Linked GSA Head Resigns "Robocalls" Discourage African American Votes in North Carolina Barrick Gold Sues Canadian Publisher over Book Alleging Abuses Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, May 1, 2008: http://www.democracynow.org/es To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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