NEW YORK BANNERS WAVE IN WINDS OF CHANGE WITH THE CALL: JUSTICE FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS JUSTICIA PARA LOS INMIGRANTES

New York, May 18, 2006. New Yorkers throughout this City's diverse communities this morning awoke to messages calling for justice and equality for immigrants throughout the United States . The messages, including No Deportations, Legalization for All Immigrants, Rights for All Workers among others, were painted on banners unfurled over prominent public sites throughout four boroughs.

The banners penned in languages from English, Spanish, Korean, Urdu, Chinese and others - were dropped throughout the city in the early morning hours. Manhattan locations include 155^th & Riverside Drive and 120^th Street & FDR Drive.

With Bush's national televised speech on immigration reform on Monday, this action is designed as the peoples response and follows recent national protests, including one in NYC on May 1 that drew out hundreds of thousands of people. This also comes within New York City's National Week of Action called to coincide with the Senate resuming Immigration Debates the same day of Bush's immigration speech.