FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 7th, 2014
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Susana Flores, 240-706-2624, sflores@
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***MEDIA ADVISORY ***
APRIL 8TH at 11:30 AM
Press Conference at 13873 Park Center Rd Ste. 130. Herndon, VA 20171
“Fast for Families” Bus Tour Arrives in Herndon, Will Urge Rep. Frank
Wolf to Leave Behind Positive Legacy and Show Leadership on Immigration Reform
WHAT: Press Conference outside Office of Congressman Frank Wolf (VA-10)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 8th, 11:30 AM
WHERE: Congressman Frank Wolf office – 13873 Park Center Rd Ste. 130., Herndon, VA 20171
WHO: Virginia community fasters, faith leaders, labor, and elected officials including:
Eliseo Medina, former Secretary-Treasurer at SEIU and “Fast for Families” leader
DJ Yoon, NAKASEC and “Fast for Families” leader
Jaime Contreras, 32BJ SEIU
Virginia Kase, CASA in Action
Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO
Larry Cohen, President of the Communication Workers of America
Local Elected Officials: Herndon Councilmember Grace Han Wolf and Walter Tejada member of the Arlington County Board (Virginia). and Delegate Mark Keam
Hector Sanchez, LCLAA
Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Herndon, VA – On April 8th at 11:30AM, community, faith, and labor leaders will hold a press conference outside Congressman Frank Wolf’s Herndon office to demand action on immigration reform. More than 20 local fasters who support immigration reform – many of whom have been impacted by our broken system – will join leaders like SEIU’s Eliseo Medina, AFL-CIO’s Tefere Gebre, and CWA’s Larry Cohen – to call on Congressman Wolf to take action and leave behind a legacy that is worthy of the people he represents.
The local fast in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District is being held in coordination with the “Fast for Families across America” bus tour. After making stops in more than 60 congressional districts since launching in Los Angeles on February 24, the tour is continuing their trip through Virginia before ending in Washington, D.C. on April 9th. The fasters have spent the week holding a four day, water-only fast in House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s district in order to engage with constituents and urge leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to bring immigration reform legislation to a vote in 2014.
“We have a moral crisis in our hands that our elected leaders, like Congressman Wolf, can no longer ignore,” commented Fast for Families’ Eliseo Medina in anticipation of the meeting. “It’s time they delivered a lasting solution and end our communities’ suffering once and for all.”
NOTE: In addition to the 11:30 AM press conference, local and national fasters will hold a vigil on-site at the Wolf’s district office from 7 AM to 5 PM, then depart to an evening of speech and song where participants will break the fast by sharing food and stories of 10th congressional district families impacted by the immigration crisis. The evening event will be held at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren Street, Herndon, VA 20170 starting at 6:30pm.