For those around the New York tristate area:
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IMMEDIATE PRESSE RELEASE
FOR A GENERAL AND UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY
MAYDAY NATIONAL MOBILIZATION
IN FRONT OF THE IMF IN NEW YORK (44th ST. & 2nd AVE. AT 4pm)
Seydina Senghor, member of the legislative and press committees of the
NATIONAL COALITION FOR DIGNITY AND AMNESTY FOR IMMIGRANTS informs the all
African Immigrant communities that already 22 members of the U. S. Congress
support a GENERAL AND UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY as proposed by the NATIONAL
COALITION FOR DIGNITY AND AMNESTY FOR IMMIGRANTS last July at Capitol Hill.
Given the fact that the provisions of Sections 245(i) and 245-(A) of LIFE
ACT 2000 can only benefit a very insignificant limited minority among the
immigrants who need to adjust their status, the NATIONAL COALITION FOR
DIGNITY AND AMNESTY FOR IMMIGRANTS supports the bill HR 500 introduced
through the House of Representatives of the U. S. Congress. At the Press
Conference held at the triangle of Congress on the 14th of March to
officially launch this bill in Washington, the NATIONAL COALITION expressed
its to HR 500 so that the 220 members of Congress, in their turn, support
all, the GENERAL AND UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY proposal, made by the NATIONAL
COALITION. The NATIONAL COALITION informed also the U. S. Congress that on
May 1st, 2001, there will be a NATIONAL MOBILIZATION. 300 organizations and
50. 000 people will mobilize in the 20 major cities of the U. S. to insist on
their demand for that GENERAL AND UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY.
In New York City, this MAYDAY NATIONAL MOBILIZATION will take place in front
of the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND building at 4 pm. The IMF building is
located on 44th Street, corner of 2nd Avenue. Last year, the NATIONAL
COALITION did mobilize 15.000 people just in New York City. All people of
African Ancestry are invited to take part at this MAYDAY NATIONAL
MOBILIZATION.
Why the IMF? - Because, among many other similar examples on the whole
continent of Africa, let's just take the case of Senegal. The Senegalese
economy is so badly strangled by the conditions imposed by the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank that, according to a recent World Bank
paper: " Despite its debt relief program, the debt of Senegal in the year
2018 will be larger than it is now. In Senegal, there are only 7 doctors for
100 .000 people; and 26% of the population live with less than a dollar a
day. Life expectancy is reduced to 52 years only". For further information,
please call Seydina Senghor at (212) 869-2050 or at (212) 439
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