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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Immigration</title>
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		<title>Over 100 Organizations Ask Gov. Patrick to say NO to “Secure Communities”</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/27/politics/over-100-organizations-ask-gov-patrick-to-say-no-to-%e2%80%9csecure-communities%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 18:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least seven Somerville organizations, including civil rights, immigrant, anti-poverty, churches and peace groups, have signed on to a letter urging Governor Patrick “to decline to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to participate in a program that damages the social fabric of our Commonwealth and makes our communities more vulnerable and less safe.”  The letter was delivered on May 27, 2011 by the ACLU of Massachusetts.]]></description>
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		<title>City&#8217;s world flavors to shine at &#8220;YUM: Taste of Immigrant City&#8221; benefit</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/04/19/events/citys-world-flavors-to-shine-at-yum-taste-of-immigrant-city-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Warren Goldstein-Gelb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 27, 2011; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Hungry for something different? Then check out YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City.  A fundraiser for the Somerville-based The Welcome Project, YUM will feature an array of culinary delights to tickle the taste buds and delight the senses. The event takes place at Arts for the Armory on April 27.]]></description>
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		<title>Centro Presente holds Statehouse protest</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/politics/centro-presente-holds-statehouse-protest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/politics/centro-presente-holds-statehouse-protest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Post Somerville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What began as an organized Statehouse rally by Somerville-based immigrant advocacy group Centro Presente Monday ended in a stand-off with Patrick administration officials after he would not receive the group personally.

“Whose house? Our house!” chanted the two dozen protesters, who ultimately waited at the entrance to the Executive Chambers for three hours. They angrily denounced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like Martin Luther King, they have a dream.</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/01/15/schools-and-youth/like-martin-luther-king-they-have-a-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/01/15/schools-and-youth/like-martin-luther-king-they-have-a-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin was 11 when he arrived in the United States. Dimas was 13. Both are candidates for the DREAM Act, and told their stories at an event organized by Centro Presente and the Welcome Project. 
The DREAM Act would provide a legal path to citizenship for people who were brought here as children without documents.
Their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Project’s Best of 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/30/schools-and-youth/welcome-projects-best-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/30/schools-and-youth/welcome-projects-best-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Warren Goldstein-Gelb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You'll see a lot of "best of" lists this week. At The Welcome Project, we''ve compiled our own list. Times remain tough for immigrant families, but with support from the community,  we accomplished a lot in 2010. We have chosen 5 highlights from our work this year. ]]></description>
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		<title>Over last 2 years, SPD Notified ICE in Nine Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/04/politics/over-last-2-years-spd-notified-ice-in-nine-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/04/politics/over-last-2-years-spd-notified-ice-in-nine-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See case summaries and read my update in Help discover the relationship between ICE and Somerville police

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		<title>Help discover the relationship between ICE and Somerville police</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/21/immigration/help-discover-the-relationship-between-ice-and-somerville-police/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/21/immigration/help-discover-the-relationship-between-ice-and-somerville-police/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Curtatone says the SPD won't "assume the role of federal authorities in terms of immigration enforcement", but this would mark a departure from how local police have been operating.]]></description>
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		<title>11/13 Mayor Curtatone Holds Rally to Support Immigrants</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/06/events/1113-mayor-curtatone-holds-rally-to-support-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/06/events/1113-mayor-curtatone-holds-rally-to-support-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 13, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] Following the unanimous approval by both the School Committee and Aldermen of resolutions supporting passage of the DREAM Act, comes this announcement yesterday from Tito Meza of the Somerville Community Corporation's Voices of Immigrants of Somerville (SCC VIS):
Enclosed is an invitation to an event on November 13th at 2:00 PM with Mayor Joseph Curtatone at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does It Mean to Value and Seek Diversity?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/05/accessibility/what-does-it-mean-to-value-and-seek-diversity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/05/accessibility/what-does-it-mean-to-value-and-seek-diversity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorie Reilly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first line of the recently crafted Somerville Vision Statement includes a sentence about valuing the diversity of our people, cultures, housing, and economy. Since “diversity” is so prominently represented in our vision for our community, I’ve been thinking about this word and what it means.]]></description>
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		<title>Aldermen Unanimously Support the DREAM Act</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/10/29/schools-and-youth/aldermen-unanimously-support-the-dream-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/10/29/schools-and-youth/aldermen-unanimously-support-the-dream-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from The Welcome Project: After weeks of testimony, advocacy and hard work, the  youth of the Welcome Project and Centro Presente took a breath to  celebrate Thursday night after the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously  in favor of a local resolution supporting federal DREAM Act legislation.
Two youth &#8212; both Somerville public [...]]]></description>
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