Updates, News and Calls to Action
Drop the I-Word Friday Friend: United 4 the Dream
By S. Leigh Thompson on December 2, 2011 1:20 PM
Our Drop the I-Word Friday Friend is United 4 the Dream (U4TD), a youth organizing group in the Latin American Coalition in Charlotte, North Carolina. U4TD has been organizing a local Drop the I-Word campaign and has been achieving some great results. Read More
Take Action! Tell the Charlotte Observer to Drop the I-Word
By S. Leigh Thompson on November 30, 2011 11:07 AM
Drop the I-Word is launching an effort to tell the Charlotte Observer to drop the i-word. Take action. Send a letter today. Read More
Let Jonathan and Issac Go Home
By S. Leigh Thompson on November 21, 2011 1:15 PM
Jonathan and Issac were detained as they protested Alabama’s anti-immigrant law HB56 and they need your help so they can make it home! Click to learn more. Read More
Drop the I-Word Friday Friend: Alabama 13
By S. Leigh Thompson on November 18, 2011 2:11 PM
Today’s Drop the I-Word Friday Friends are the Alabama 13, thirteen undocumented immigrants who were arrested on Tuesday in a direct action challenging Alabama’s HB 56, arguably the country’s harshest anti-immigrant law. Read More
Drop the I-Word Friday Friend: YOU!
By S. Leigh Thompson on November 11, 2011 11:15 AM
Yesterday we asked people to take action to let the Associated Press know that it’s time they drop the i-word: YOU are our Friday Friend when you take action! Read More
I will not call any human being "illegal." The racially charged slur and related terms confuse the immigration debate, fuel violence and don't reflect my values. I join communities nationwide in challenging all media to do the same.
No le llamaré "ilegal" a ningún ser humano. Este insulto racial y palabras asociadas confunden el debate migratorio, emprenden la violencia y no reflejan mis principios. Me uno a comunidades al nivel nacional exigiéndole a los medios de comunicación que hagan igual.
The epithet “illegals” promotes a culture of intolerance and violence toward foreign nationals, undocumented immigrants, and people of color. Say these instead:
El epíteto "ilegales" promueve la cultura de la intolerancia y la violencia hacia los extranjeros, los migrantes indocumentados, y la gente de color. Hay otros términos que podemos usar, por ejemplo:por ejemplo:
See the full list of media outlets and organizations that have pledged to stop the dehumanizing use of the word “illegal”.
Vea la lista completa de organizaciones y fuentes periodísticas que han prometido no usar la deshumanizante palabra “I”.
