On May 1st, 2011, San Francisco marched for Immigrant Rights. May 1st is an internationally recognized day in solidarity with workers and immigrants, and the Arab, African, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian community came out strong with a bright banner and a visible contingent. As AROC continues to work for an AAMEMSA narrative within the national immigrant rights movement, we have decided to start an Immigrant Rights Campaign. As a precursor to formulating tangible and reachable demands, several steps must be taken to initiate the campaign, some of which are: ratify the AROC Immigrant Rights Platform and assess community needs via outreach and participatory research. Below is AROC’s Immigrant Rights Platform. Read the rest of this entry »
May Day and AROC Immigrant Rights Campaign
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011AROC is Hiring: Immigration Program Coordinator
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Immigration Program Coordinator (20-25 hours)
Description:
The Immigration Program Coordinator will be responsible for working with staff attorney to support case work, and administration of Arab American Legal Services (AALS), San Francisco’s first free immigration service for the Arab community. The Coordinator would be responsible also for outreach and education as related to legal services and immigrant rights. Read the rest of this entry »




