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Don’t Forget Arkansas: Immigration Reform Rally in Dardanelle (September 8)
Interfaith Father’s Day Vigil in Little Rock (June 14)
The Time Is Now: Arkansas Rally for Citizenship at State Capitol Building on May 25
On Saturday, May 25th at 11:00 AM, a broad coalition of Arkansans will rally on the State Capitol to call on Senators Pryor and Boozman to support the Senate immigration bill. Rally organizers will also announce the results of their 2012 voter registration and turn out campaign, which saw a historic increase in immigrant participation in Arkansas elections. Rally speakers, …
AUCC Executive Director Awarded White House Cesar Chavez Champions of Change Award
For Immediate Release: Contact: Mireya Reith, 479-871-2168 White House Names Arkansas Immigrant Leader a Cesar Chavez Champion of Change Director of Arkansas United Community Coalition to be recognized today at a White House ceremony FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Tomorrow, March 26, the White House will recognize L. Mireya Reith, co-founder and executive director of the Arkansas United Community Coalition …


DREAM Act Winning Essay
Winning essay from an Arkansas state competition, in which the public was asked to reflect on the DREAM Act (October 2011): Zacatecas: the Nauhatl name for the North Central region of Mexico given by the indigenous people that inhabited the area. It is also the name of the state where I was born twenty-three years ago. It is a place …

“Tony & Janina’s American Wedding” A Deportation Love Story

The Arkansas United Community Coalition will commemorate the launch of its immigrant rights network commemorate the launch of its immigrant rights network in Little Rock with the screening of “Tony & Janina’s American Wedding: A Deportation Love Story”, http://tonyandjanina.com/. This documentary film follows a Polish American family through the red tape of the current U.S. immigration system, telling the untold human rights story …