From email Aug 24:

Immigrant Workers Justice March Schedule: DuPage County 


Volunteers, donations needed, Note: Contact Amy at 630 469-4931 or email dawn_198@msn.com  if you are willing to help with breakfast donations for Sunday morning, September 3rd , or volunteer your time. DAWN would also like to host a water station along  the DuPage portion of the route.  Of course, all  are welcome to join in at any time during this multi-day event.  Details here:
 
Over Labor Day weekend, thousands of immigrants and their allies will take part in a historic, multi-day, multi-city event, 55 mile trek: the Immigrant Worker Justice March. The 'March 10 Movement'
which helped bring together the massive mobilizations in Chicago this spring has along with popular consensus called for this March from Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood to US House Speaker Hastert's Office
in Batavia. The Immigrant Worker Justice March will protest the lack of real comprehensive
immigration reform, which would benefit our families and communities.  
 
Friday Sept 1st Chicago: Opening rally in Chinatown at the corner of Archer and Wentworth in Chicago. The Walk will cover 11 miles ending with a meal and program at St. Francis of Rome Church, 14th and Austin in Cicero; total 9 miles
 
Saturday Sept. 2nd: Departing at 9:00 AM from St. Francis the march will cover 11 miles with a meal
and program at St. Borromeo Church, corner of Lake and Mannheim in Melrose Park. Heading west down Butterfield Road into DuPage County marching through Elmhurst to spend the night at The Islamic Foundation Mosque in Villa Park: total 11.4 miles
 
DuPage County 
 
Sunday Sept. 3rd: Starting at The Islamic Foundation Mosque in Villa Park at 9:00 AM, the march will pass along Roosevelt Road through Villa Park, Lombard, Glen Ellyn and Wheaton heading north down President St. for a rally at Wheaton Bible Church at 12:45 PM, later taking President St. north to Harrison, Harrison west to Gary Ave. and marching north down Gary to Geneva Road. Marchers will continue on through Wheaton down Geneva Road to West Chicago where marchers will arrive at 6 PM (est) at St. Mary's Catholic Church to sleep and for dinner and a program in Downtown West Chicago at 140 N. Oakwood Ave:
total 14 miles
 
Monday Sept. 4th: Starting at St.Mary's Catholic Church at 9:00 AM marchers will march west down Geneva to Washington, from Washington marchers will turn south onto Fabayan Parkway
heading into Batavia, the march will turn off Fabayan west onto Washington Ave. for a rally
at the offices of  Dennis Hastert in downtown. Estimated time of arrival 12:30 PM: total 7 miles
 
Why are we marching 55 miles to Dennis Hastert's office in Batavia?
US Speaker Dennis Hastert is in a powerful position to either block or enact real comprehensive reform. We are asking him to pay attention to the contributions of undocumented immigrants, and to pass immigration reform that allows for legalization for all- no Sensenbrenner Bill, no second rate citizenship, no militarized border, family reunification and civil liberties protection.
 
What can my institution do?
We are asking organizations for the following
1. Publicly endorse and support the Immigrant Worker Justice Walk (please
email or call in your statement of support (630-545-0373 JUANYCUEVA@YAHOO.COM)
or 312/332-7360 x14 mazemun@icirr.org)
2. Help organize logistics for the Walk (e.g. providing water, food etc. for the marchers)
3. Help organize events along the route of the walk
 
Join with us! Note: Provisions for a morning meal Sunday morning in Villa Park at the Islamic Foundation
still need to be arranged. As well as helping with provisions (water will be necessary) for the marchers in DuPage.
Supporters can march a mile, a day or the whole
55 mile trek. The estimated number of marchers will be from 75-200, though the
DuPage part of the March is estimated to be on the lower end of the figure- the march numbers fluctuating considerably from neighborhood to neighborhood.
The support of local peace and justice groups and activists throughout Dupage County will be a determining factor in the overall success of this collective effort for basic human rights.
 
 

Cristobal Cavazos

(630) 545-0373

 

From email Aug 28:

Dear DuPage Peace folks,

There have been a lot of e-mails whipping around in regards to help 
needed
to support the immigrant justice walk over the Labor Day weekend. Most
DuPage groups are being mobilized to help with one or more of the meals
for the walkers.

Pax Christi is also part of this work. For any of you that are not able
to help with other pieces of this project please consider helping out 
Pax
Christi with lunch on Sunday at [Wheaton Bible Church]  or help
out with breakfast on Monday at St. Mary's Church in West Chicago. See
details below:

Sunday Lunch (12:30 pm): Wheaton Bible Church - Corner Main and Franklin
[ not St. Michaels Catholic Church as per previous email ], 
Volunteers should arrive by 11:30 to help set up.
 
1. Help provide drinks for the marchers. This includes purchasing 
drinks
(12 oz. cans or individual bottles) and getting them directly to the
lunch site on Sunday by 11:00 am or bringing them to Tom Cordaro at St.
Margaret Mary Church in Naperville (1450 Green Trails Dr.) no later 
than
Saturday, Sept. 2nd.
 
2. Help provide sandwiches for marchers. We are asking that folks make
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the marchers. (We will also need
some alternative sandwiches for those with peanut allergies.) These 
need
to be brought directly to the lunch site on Sunday by 11:00 am.
 
3. Help provide individual bags of chips and/or cookies. These can be
brought directly to the lunch site by 11:00 am on Sunday or brought to
Tom Cordaro at St. Margaret Mary Church in Naperville (1450 Green 
Trails
Dr) no latter than Saturday, Sept. 2nd.
 
4. Help provide napkins, ice with coolers and cups. These can be 
brought
directly to the lunch site by 11:00 am. 
 
5. Help set-up the lunch, serve the food and clean up afterward. Please
be sure to come to the site by 11:00 am.
 
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Monday Breakfast (8:00 am) – St. Mary’s Catholic Church
140 N. Oakwood Ave., West Chicago
 
1. Help provide coffee & juice for the marchers. If you can donate 
ground
coffee but can’t make coffee for the marchers, please bring your coffee
donations to Tom Cordaro at St. Margaret Mary Church in Naperville 
(1450
Green Trails Dr) no latter than Saturday, September 2nd. Juice should 
be
brought directly to the breakfast site in West Chicago by 7:00 am.
 
2. Help provide donuts, bagels w/ cream cheese, and/or fruit. Please
bring these items directly to the breakfast site in West Chicago by 
7:00
am on Monday or bring your donations to Tom Cordaro at St. Margaret 
Mary
Church in Naperville not latter than Saturday, September 2nd.
 
3. Help provide plates, warm & cold cups, napkins, plastic silverware 
and
condiments for coffee (i.e. sugar, sweetener and cream). Bring these
items directly to the breakfast site in West Chicago by 7:00 am on 
Monday
or bring your donations to Tom Cordaro at St. Margaret Mary Church in
Naperville no latter than Saturday, September 2nd.
 
4. Help set-up the breakfast, serve the food and clean up afterward.
Please be sure to come to the site by 7:00 am.
 
WHEN REPLYING TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN
BE REACHED OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND BECAUSE SCHEDULED TIMES AND SITES
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
 
Peace,
Tom Cordaro