We are a constituency of students based out of a single classroom at San Francisco State University. Across the span of a semester, we have been studying America's various institutions and hierarchies of power and how they displace and mistreat communities of color. Our latest topic took us past the U.S. border to understand the effects of globalization on countries of the global south--the most controversial effect being the migration of workers into our country and the criminalization of these immigrants.
With the current passing of Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona, our professor put forth an interesting proposal: instead of a final paper on the topic of immigration, we were given the option to take our knowledge on the topic and use it as a basis to stop the implementation of this bill.
We realize that a majority of the public either supports SB 1070 or feels indifferent about it because of their lack of understanding on the law and its possible effects, as well as on immigration as a whole. Therefore, we commit ourselves to raising awareness surrounding the issue, taking what we learned inside the classroom and spreading it into the community.
We plan on achieving our goal in two ways. One is this blog, on which we will share articles and videos that relate to the issue on immigration and the importance of keeping bills like SB 1070 from becoming a reality. We will also present a set of links to sites that share a similar goal. Second is an event for those residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, of which any proceeds will go to further organizing efforts to stop SB 1070. Information about this endeavor will be posted soon. Stay tuned!
