This Saturday, December 18th, marks the 10th anniversary of International Migrants Day and the 20th anniversary of the passage of the U.N. Convention to Protect Migrant Workers.
One of the ways you can celebrate is to take the pledge to "Drop the I-Word":
Here's a longer video with activist and writer Pramila Jayapal (see link to an article below the video) who gives her unique perspective on new ways to think about immigration, migration and movement. She challenges xenophobia and discrimination, and advocates for embracing migration:
Right now there are a billion people or more on the move around the planet. They are often the target of abuse, expoitaion and hatred. Here are some other links with information on the challenges they face:
Rising Hate for Migrants Worldwide Starts with Criminalizing Them, by Pramila Jayapal
We Stand in Solidarity with Migrant Workers, by Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO
The Global Campaign for Ratification of the Convention on Rights of Migrants (website)
Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico (pdf, 982kb), Amnesty International (April 2010)
Rights Group Finds Abuse of Migrants by Ukraine (Boston Globe, December 17, 2010)
Flawed Policies Expose Migrants to Abuse (Human Rights Watch, December 11, 2010)
Rights on the Line:Human Rights Watch Work on Abuses against Migrants in 2010 (Report released December 11, 2010 by HRW covers rights violations in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.)
Call to Action on International Migrants Day 2010, US Human Rights Network
