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Para todas nuestras familias ¡Trabajando Juntos Todos! = Community Action Fair July 21, 2012 =
 * All Our Families--Working Together! **


 * Standing on the Side of Love ** i s a broad-based organization inviting people of faith to raise our voices to influence public attitudes and public policy. Through community activism, social networking and media outreach, we will help one another to counter fear and make love real in the world.


 * Mujer a Mujer ** is a support group for Latinas seeking to improve their job and language skills, and share resources for economic development; they meet at Community Church and organized the food concession for this event.

The following groups were represented at the fair; we include their websites so that you may learn more about them.


 * NC Religious Coalition for Justice for Immigrants ** [] is an innovative interfaith effort working to make our congregations and our state a welcoming place for our immigrant sisters and brothers. We have a statement you may endorse, and resources for study groups. **The Interfaith Immigration Coalition ** []  is a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform that reflects our mandate to welcome the stranger and treat all human beings with dignity and respect.


 * The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) ** [] gives farmworkers a voice in the decisions that affect them and brings all parties to the table to address industry wide problems.


 * The Human Rights Center of Carrboro and Chapel Hill ** [] brings students and community members together to work for human rights and connect theory with practice through service learning.


 * Sister Communities of San Ramon, Nicaragua **  [] addresses the needs of one of Nicaragua’s poorest areas, supporting social and economic development projects in the rural mountainous county of San Ramón.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">El Centro Hispano <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> [|http://www.elcentronc.org] is a grassroots community based organization dedicated to strengthening the Hispanic/Latino community and improving the quality of life of Hispanic/Latino residents in Durham, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Immigrant rights project **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> [|http://www.immigrantrightsproject.org] The NC Immigrant Rights Project aims to raise awareness about immigration issues and help families reunite. Its leader, Marty Rosenbluth provides legal advice and counsel to immigration lawyers across the country. See [] for an article about his work.