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Original Song and Lyrics from Strength From the Roots

Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date June 16, 2016
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Abuelo, Abuela

Abuelo, Abuela, Abuelo
Our grand parents left a
Trail for us to follow
Abuela, abuelo, abuela
So we can conquer the
World and live in happiness and
Joy

Abuela, abuelo, abuela
They us ring to show
Their love
Abuela, abuelo, abuela
And stories to help us sleep at night
La, la, la

Abuelo, Abuela, Abuelo

Nuestros abuelos dejaron un
Sender que debemos seguir

Abuela, abuelo, abuela

Asi que podemos conquistar el
Mundo y vivir en la felicidad y
La alegria

Abuela, abuelo, abuela

Nos dieron a nosotros anillos
Para mostrar
Su amor
Abuela, abuelo, abuela
Y las histories que nos ayudan a
Dormer por la noche
La, la, la

The Earth

The earth is like my mother
That’s why I love her
I quench her thirst
With water and with my sweat

I sing to her from the jungle
Where the jaguar lives
To the forest of the eagle
To the sands that kiss the beach

America is a continent
And not just one country
Because the Indian planted it
And unites it with her root

La tierra es como mi madre
Pore so la qiero yo
La riego cuando ella tiene sed
Con agua y con mi sudor

Le canto desde la selva
A donde habita el jaguar
Hasta la sierra del águila
Hasta la playa que besa el mar

America shau junam
Ma’shata junam cha’ke
Riojerta kuinak shkitik
Anquach,
Shajun, shkiban
Siwuan tinimit
(todavia hay que confirmer deletreo)

America, es continente
Y no un solo pais
Porque la indigena la sembró
Y la une con su raiz

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Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date June 15, 2016
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On June 18th, immigrant families, artists and actors will share the stage at Los Angeles’ historic Holman United Methodist Church, telling the history of our nation’s rich immigrant heritage through personal stories and musical performances.

I’d like to invite your partnership through co-sponsorship. If you agree to promote this celebration through your network and mobilize your constituency, your organization will be listed on the attached flyer that will go public within 24 hours. Please confirm your commitment and collaboration by responding to me at your earliest convenience.

It will be a star-studded evening honoring the native people of this land while lifting the powerful voice of the often-dismissed dreams of new Americans, who come to this country to build a brighter future.

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Immigrant Day 2016

Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date May 31, 2016
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Immigrant Day 2016 was a beautiful success. We would like to thank all of those who traveled near and far to participate. As an organization we were represented by over 35 faith leaders from various parts of California, had 21 legislative visits and possibly turned one or two votes.

Below are a few of the bills that were discussed during our legislative visits.

AB 2792 TRUTH ACT The Truth Act will bring the truth about ICE’s practices to light and allow communities to craft policies for local needs.

SB 10 Expand Healthcare to All Undocumented Californians.

SB 1289 Stop the creation and renewal of certain for-profit immigration detention facilities and codify the currently unenforceable national immigration detention standards.

SB 443 Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill will require that a defendant be convicted of an underlying crime before cash or property can be permanently forfeited under state law, and it will prevent CA law enforcement from receiving a share of federally forfeited assets unless there has been a conviction.

Hilda Cruz, Im4HumanIntegrity’s Campaign Coordinator shared this message after her visits Monday,

“May we all remember that our elected officials represent us and our values. Therefore the need to visit with them and share not just our concerns but also the many ways in which we contribute to our communities. This year we were happy to notice that the crowd was diversified. Possibly due to a legacy left by the youth during the courageous campaign we now know as the “Dreamers” campaign. Many of these youth while not having the proper documents to be considered included fully in our society, found the strength to be unafraid to share their stories. The every day struggle with a higher education structure that left them out. A labor structure that would not hire them or if they did was paying them under the table wages that were less than the minimum wage. Many of these young voices were heard in the State of California where it enacted legislation to receive in-state tuition. Years later, we would see the immigration policy from Washington DC called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This policy would allows certain immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to receive a renewable two-year work permit and exemption from deportation. These policies and are the legacy of youth who were unafraid to visit with legislators and then go back to their local communities and encourage others to do the same. This year many parents of these youth were in Sacramento also seeking to influence in policies that will strengthen their families and their communities and we are most hopeful that they will also see the fruits of their labors.”

The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity is committed to working with our legislators to advance policies that support fairness and full inclusion of all of our State’s residents. Our faith traditions teach us that the lives of all people are sacred and we are called to treat them as neighbors, family and friends.