News & Upcoming Events

FLIC now organizing to defeat House Bill 73 and other anti-immigrant bills in Florida statehouse.

Legislators have filed six bills aimed at criminalizing immigrants that would have an enormous impact on the state's undocumented population and the sovereignty of local governments to make policies that are best for all residents.


Florida Families Torn Apart

Families in Florida have been torn apart by our nation's dysfunctional and inhumane immigration laws.

FLIC member organizations have been on the frontlines defending these families and advocating on behalf of the children and parents whose human rights have been violated by a government and Congress that have refused to approve a comprehensive immigration reform that puts families first.


FLIC Members in the News

American Friends Service Committee, We Count!, American Fraternity, SEIU, Community Workers Center, Farmworker Association of Florida and Unite for Dignity banded together to come to the aid of 11 year-old boy left behind as his parents were deported to Mexico

Pesticide exposure battled: Orlando Sentinel

The Farmworker Association of Florida www.thefarmworkerassociationofflorida.org

The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. (FWAF) is a membership organization of over 6,330 farmworker families from predominately Mexican, Haitian, Afro-American, Guatemalan and Salvadoran communities, which was begun in 1983. The goal is to build a strong multi-racial economically viable organization of farmworkers in Florida empowering farmworkers to respond to and gain control over the social, political, economic, and workplace issues that affect their lives.

U.S. immigration agency rolls out new naturalization test: Florida's Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches

Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (Ft. Pierce): www.fiacfla.org

FIAC is a not-for-profit legal assistance organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the basic human rights of immigrants of all nationalities at the local, state and national levels.


FLIC Annual Congress a success: Immigrant Rights = Worker Rights = Human Rights

Each Fall FLIC's statewide membership comes together to look back on the accomplishments of the previous year, identify the most pressing issues for the year ahead and identify strategies to address those issues, continuing the fight for the fair treatment of immigrants in Florida. From September 21-23, more than 200 immigrants, students, lawyers, social service providers and allies from across the state came together on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

You can find more details about the Congress on our website, also you can add your photos to our album by emailing them to:

john52lead@photos.flickr.com

See photos of the congress on FLIC's Flickr page here

Wisconsin Immigrant Group's Reality Tour Shows Challenges Immigrants Face

From July 8 to July 15, Voces de la Frontera an immigrants' rights group in Wisconsin undertook a ten city 'Reality Tour' throughout Wisconsin. The series of town hall style meetings heard personal testimony highlighting the realities that immigrants face and called for fair, national immigration reform. At each venue, questions and comment were invited from all shades of opinion, seeking to move forward through respectful dialogue. Watch the powerful video testimonies they collected along the way on their website.


Take Action to Protect Florida Farmworkers Against Toxic Pesticides!

We have an opportunity to protect farmworkers, rural communities, and, ultimately, the health of Florida residents by vigorously opposing the approval of the acutely toxic pesticide Methyl Iodide for use in Florida

Learn More and Take Action!


AgJobs Update

AgJOBS (S340), a bill that offers undocumented farmworkers a path to legalization is still being considered. Contact your Senators now to ask them to move AgJobs forward!! Learn More and Take Action!


DREAM ACTion Update:

On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, the Senate failed to approve the DREAM Act. Although the DREAM Act carried a bipartisan 52-44 majority, 60 votes were needed to open debate on the bill. Both Florida senators, Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson, voted for the DREAM Act! This is a great victory for all of you who called!

Click here to download a sample Letter to the Editor to thank our senators for their votes. You can personalize this to send to your local newspaper.

To get involved in FLIC's DREAM Act campaign contact Jose Luis Marantes of Students Working for Equal Rights at joseluismarantes@gmail.com


Free Yong Harvill!

Yong Harvill, a severely ill woman suffering from cancer and liver disease is reportedly being held inimmigration detention without receiving any treatment for her life threatening conditions. She is in desperate need of medical attention, family and legal support.

Click here to learn more about her case and how you can help her!


Send us your best shots! We need your FLIC photos

FLIC is getting ready to publish an organizational report, telling the history of FLIC through pictures. If you have photographs from FLIC workshops, congresses, actions or meetings please let us borrow them to include YOU in the report. Email us!


Pay your Dues! 2007-8 Membership Fees Collection Begins

To insure that FLIC continues to be a strong voice in the fight for immigrant/human rights we need your continued participation and support. 

We invite you to pay or finish paying your 2006/2007 membership commitment by the end of January.


Democracy School Graduates Honored at Graduation Ceremony During FLIC Congress


Read More About FLIC Events in Our January Newsletter


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