RAP AchievementsRAP Achievementshttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009-12-22T23:19:24ZSquarespaceRAP ACHIEVEMENTS 2009http://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/12/22/rap-achievements-2009.htmlEmily2009-12-22T23:18:42Z2009-12-22T23:18:42ZJOIN RAP FOR THE POSADA SIN FRONTERAS THIS SATURDAY!
Join RAP this Sat. Dec. 19th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Aurora Central High School 11700 E. 11th Ave. (11th and Peoria) for the best Christmas party ever!  The Posada Sin Fronteras is a traditional Latin American Christmas celebration with music, pinatas, a theatrical play, and a homemade dinner with tamales, pozole, champurrado, and much more!  Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children and all proceeds benefit Rights for All People and our work to promote and protect immigrant rights in the metro Denver area!

All I Want for Christmas is..................
Just and Humane Immigration Reform

On Saturday Dec. 6th, RAP members visited Aurora businesses, and urged business owners to invite their clients write letters to their Congressmen expressing why they want an immigration reform for Christmas.  RAP members left empty present boxes to be filled with the "All I Want for Christmas is a Just and Humane Immigration Reform" cards.  RAP hopes to turn in 1,000 cards to Congressman Perlmutter and Senators Bennet and Udall at a press conference before the Christmas holidays.  If you would like to fill out a card, please contact RAP at 720-232-5595 or visit one of the following businesses:

- Las Nenas (1401 Havana St. Aurora, CO 80010)
- Novias de Mexico (1463 Florence Street Aurora, CO 80010)
- Panaderia Guatemalteca
- Panaderia el Paisa (9541 E Colfax Ave Aurora,CO,80010)
- Rancho Liborio (10400 E Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80010)
- Rico Pan Bakery (10247 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, CO 800104)
- Tacos y Salsa (9103 E Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80010)

FILL OUT YOUR OWN CARD ONLINE AT:
http://www.rap-dpt.org/all-i-want-for-christmas/

To learn more about RAP's efforts check out the following links:

http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2009/12/03/news/metro_aurora/doc4b180dc27d8bb021947608.txt

 

RAP Parties for Immigration Reform Wed. Nov. 18th
Join RAP on Wednesday November 18th at 6 p.m. at 9915 E. Colfax in Aurora to learn more about the National Reform Immigration for America Campaign and participate in a national phone call with Congressman Luis Gutierrez.   Call Emily at 720-232-5595 with any questions.



]]>RAP & Coloradans for Safe Communities Defeat Car Impound Initiativehttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/11/24/rap-coloradans-for-safe-communities-defeat-car-impound-initi.htmlRAP-DPT2009-11-24T14:22:05Z2009-11-24T14:22:05Z After many long months of phone calls and door knocking, RAP and Coloradans for Safe Communities defeated ballot initiative 300.  Initiative 300 would have forced police officers to impound the vehicles of people who didn’t have their driver’s licenses or registration; even they were just forgotten at home.  These drivers would have had to pay $2,700 to get their car out of impound.  This initiative was opposed by faith, labor and community groups as well as Rights for All People, Coloradans for Safe Communities, the Denver City Council and Mayor John Hickenlooper.

 

]]>FAMILY UNITY CAN'T WAIT!http://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/11/5/family-unity-cant-wait.htmlEmily2009-11-05T23:05:14Z2009-11-05T23:05:14ZYatzin Islas, a youth leader with Rights for All People speaks out as a mother, daughter, sister, and student for a just and humane immigration reform at Oct. 13th's Family Unity Can't Wait Press Conference.

On October 13, 2009 Rights for All People joined forces with America United Planning Committee members to launch a successful press conference in Aurora, CO. The press conference was part of a series of events that took place accross the nation on the day that Congressman Luis Gutierrez announced his principles for a comprehensive immigration reform.  Speakers including Sen. Morgan Carroll, Rev. Anne Dunlap, and Youth Leader Yatzin Islas urged politicians to end their inaction and enact a comprehensive immigration reform that keeps families together and respects our shared American history as immigrants.  Community members then delivered a collaborative community mural created at the America United community forum entitled "Immigration Reform for Families" to staff members from Congressman Ed Perlmutter's office.  Members asked Perlmutter to support a just and humane immigration reform for our nations' families.  For more on the press conference please check out coverage of the event at:
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2009/10/14/news/doc4ad5554a36237257571220.txt
http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=6025

]]>RAP's AMERICA UNITED FORUM A HUGE SUCCESShttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/9/16/raps-america-united-forum-a-huge-success.htmlRAP-DPT2009-09-16T23:58:35Z2009-09-16T23:58:35ZWith more than 450 attendees, RAP's America United for Immigration Reform Community Forum held September 19th, 2009 was a huge success.  Forum speakers including Senator Michael Bennet, Father Marty Lally of Queen of Peace Church, Rev. Larry Brown of House Worship Center, and Rev. Mario Mencos of Iglesia El Shaddai all spoke in favor of an immigration reform rooted in our American values that respects the dignity of families, students, and workers and move us all forward together. 
For more info check out the forum blog at: http://reformhereandnow.wordpress.com

]]>RAP UPDATEShttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/7/14/rap-updates.htmlRAP-DPT2009-07-14T15:36:20Z2009-07-14T15:36:20Z

VICTORY IN AURORA

Rights for All People, in coordination with Coloradans for Safe Communities, helped file a legal challenge in Aurora.

 And on Friday August 14....


A judge has put the brakes on a controversial ballot measure that would have forced police to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers.  According to the judge’s ruling, handed down Friday morning, the 5,278 signatures gathered in support of the measure were invalid because the petition did not include the full text of the initiative.  The judge’s ruling means the measure, which has met stiff opposition from immigrant advocat, law enforcement and area auto dealers, might not make it to this fall’s ballot.

The ruling came after an Aurora woman, Jacqueline Skene, protested the signatures that Dan Hayes, the Arvada real estate broker pushing the measure, filed with the city last month.  “I filed the protest against the initiative because I am very concerned that the proponents misled voters to support a flawed policy through a very flawed process. Unfortunately, these petitions demonstrated both a blatant disrespect for the use of taxpayer funds and a disregard for the rules that protect the voters of Aurora,” Skene said in a statement Friday after the ruling.

 


RAP Members meet with Senator Bennet and Congressman Ed Perlmutter about Reform Immigration for America


On July 11, RAP members met with Senator Bennet and Congressman Ed Perlmutter and invited them to a community forum on immigration.

 

RAP joins members of the Rocky Mountain Survivor Center in calling for an end to torture.


 

On June 29, RAP members joined survivors and their allies from across the globe at the Rocky Mountain Survivors Center UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture celebration.

]]>RAP Members Bring Over 100 People to Familias Unidashttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/7/6/rap-members-bring-over-100-people-to-familias-unidas.htmlRAP-DPT2009-07-06T17:34:06Z2009-07-06T17:34:06ZOn Saturday June 13, RAP leaders attended Familias Unidas, a community forum hosted my Congressman Jared Polis and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL).  RAP leaders were able to bring over 100 people to this event that included aroudn 1600 people in total. RAP rented a bus so that participants could go from Aurora.   The event included speeches from different faith leaders, members of the community and Archbishop Chaput about the importance of passing Just and Humane Immigration Reform this year!  Thank you Congressmen for a wonderful event!  

]]>RAP Accomplishments from January 2009-May 2009http://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/6/12/rap-accomplishments-from-january-2009-may-2009.htmlRAP-DPT2009-06-12T17:54:12Z2009-06-12T17:54:12ZRECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Organizing and mobilizationof dozens of people to pass the tuition equity bill SB 170. Collected over 800 individual endorsement forms from targeted districts in 6 weeks.
  • Met with 3 state senators and 3 state representatives of whom, five gave verbalcommitmentsto vote yes on SB 170
  • Published oneLetter to the Editor by a RAP Memberandanother one by an internin the Denver Post about the importance of SB 170.
  • Prevented the passage of SB 146 out of committee through grassroots mobilization and organized testifying. The bill would have required law enforcement officials to impound vehicles for anyone not carrying a driver's license.
  • Negotiated with the Police Department in Aurora for more cultural competency training in Aurora
  • Sent member delegations to a series of meetings with Aurora City Council members to gain support for working to improve police/immigrant relations
  • Posada Sin Fronteras celebration which brought more than 450 immigrants and allies together to celebrate the holidays and encourage civic involvement in immigration reform
  • Ensured that a balanced view was presented during and after the Governor's Task Force on Immigration and Law Enforcement. This included one editorials in theDenver PostandAurora Sentineland inclusion of the minority opinion on'Colorado Matters.'
  • Reached over 1500 people in our staterecognized, model "Know Your Rights" workshop
]]>RAP Members Working to Defeat the Car Impound Initiative!http://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/6/12/rap-members-working-to-defeat-the-car-impound-initiative.htmlRAP-DPT2009-06-12T17:51:36Z2009-06-12T17:51:36Z3537512532_6ed14282fd.jpgA team of dedicated RAP members gathered this Saturday May 16 to educate members of the community about the dangers of a car impound initiative that is scheduled to be on the ballot in Denver, Lakewood, and Aurora this fall. The initiative aims to punish drivers who forget their licenses at home by charging them over $2,700 in fees and fines. RAP believes this initiative to be careless and costly, and is strongly urging voters and members of city council to take action to defeat this initiative.

]]>RAP Members Meet with Congressman Ed Perlmutterhttp://www.rap-dpt.org/rap-achievements/2009/6/12/rap-members-meet-with-congressman-ed-perlmutter.htmlRAP-DPT2009-06-12T17:50:45Z2009-06-12T17:50:45Zsabrina's upload.jpgOn April 14, Members of RAP, CIRC, and Padres y Jovenes attended the"Strengthening Connections in Education" community forum hosted by Congressman Ed Perlmutter, US House of Representatives Jane Goff, State Board of Education and Monisha Merchant, CU Board of Regents. We discussed the importance of passing the DREAM Act, and our members were able to give a presentation in front of the Congressman, the several state representatives, and state senators present.

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