On Jun 12 2005, over 2,000 supporters of immigrant rights converged on Main Street to express their opposition to the rise in anti-immigrant sentiment in the city.
The event, organized by the Danbury Area Coalition for the Rights of Immigrants and church groups, started with a march down Main Street, originating from Kennedy Park, and ended with a series of speeches from civic leaders and elected officials at Rogers Park.
The march is significant to me because it marks the first time I decided to videotape an event in the city and was one of the primary reasons I decided to start blogging about events in Greater Danbury. A full video account of what happened at the event was never shown to the public, which allowed misinformation about the march from the mayor's office to go unchallenged. Due to advances in video processing, I was finally able to successfully restore the footage I shot on that day and give proper credit to people who worked tirelessly to make the event happen.
04.25.22 (RADIO): WSHU Latino group call on Connecticut lawmakers to open a Danbury charter school
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
