Tahoma Organizer

Little Eorthe Farm in Orting is having an open house, July 30, 2010 starting at 5pm!
Carrie and Ken Little opened Little Eorthe Farm this season as a completely organic and completely local CSA farm, as part of a conservation project for the land formerly occupied by the Ford Dairy Farm.
On July 30, starting at 5pm, [...]

Part Three concludes the discussion of “Immigration Enforcement” with an  analysis of  alien apprehension and prosecutorial strategies  used by the Department of Homeland Security to control the behavior of noncitizens in US territory.  The article discusses the deportation mechanism at the Northwest Detention Center and closes with an appeal for fair legal treatment for noncitizens facing deportation.Â
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Border Enforcement
 The tragic events [...]

Puget Creek Restoration Society is a non-profit envrionmental organization in Tacoma, WA. The organization protects, restores, and enhances the Puget Creek Watershed in North Tacoma. The efforts of its volunteers have helped coho salmon return the creek in 2000, 2002, and 2003. But, there is much more to be done.
The organization is in need of volunteers, interns, [...]

Around 10,000 soldiers will be returning to Fort Lewis from Iraq and Afghanistan over the next three months. These soldiers will be bringing home with them their cumulative experiences from an entire year of combat experiences. According to the Department of Defense, one in three of these soldiers will have post-traumatic stress disorder. This will [...]

This Tuesday, the Tacoma City Council will vote on whether Tacoma should boycott the State of Arizona over its adoption of SB-1070.
This recently adopted Arizona law requires law enforcement officers to detain anyone who “looks like” an illegal immigrant, and stands in stark contrast to our Constitutional values as a nation.
Many other cities, such [...]

Go to the US Social Forum in Detroit aboard the Cascadia Freedom Caravan!
http://freedomcaravan.wordpress.com
Media Island is planning on taking two buses (maybe 3) that can hold up to 20 people each to the Allied Media Conference (AMC) and the US Social Forum (USSF). Leaving on June 13th and returning June 30th it is going to be [...]

Part Two begins by tracing immigration enforcement back to its 19th century origins and the doctrine of plenary powers (PPD). The plenary or absolute power held by the federal government over immigrants enables the criminalization of aliens while depriving them of their legal rights when they are deemed to be deportable. Part Two discusses the [...]

No mother should be separated from her children – ever!

Join us in bringing to light the devastating effects of raids,
detentions and deportations on our families and communities.
Co-Sponsored by the Washington and Oregon New Sanctuary Movements and
many other organizations.
For more information contact:
Washington New Sanctuary Movement
Ph: 206.579.3011
email: sanmateo921@yahoo.com
Sunday, May 9, 11:00am to 3:00pm
Detention Centers like this [...]

No mother should be separated from her children – ever!

Join us in bringing to light the devastating effects of raids,
detentions and deportations on our families and communities.
Co-Sponsored by the Washington and Oregon New Sanctuary Movements and
many other organizations.
For more information contact:
Washington New Sanctuary Movement
Ph: 206.579.3011
email: sanmateo921@yahoo.com

The United States has often been portrayed as remarkably liberal in its openness to immigration flows, but the history of immigration enforcement practices tells a contradictory story. Immigration raids, detentions, and deportations remind us that our openness to new immigrants has been accompanied by a regime of immigration enforcement aimed at not only excluding undesirables [...]