Remember: Big Immigration Rights Action at Mets’ Citi Field Friday Nite

In the wake of Wednesday’s court ruling blocking part of Arizona’s apartheid-like anti-immigration law, momentum is building for a major rally at Citi Field on Friday, July 30, in support of comprehensive immigration reform. 1199SEIU is joining with SEIU Local 32BJ, other labor unions, immigration rights groups and civil rights organizations at the NY Mets stadium at 6 pm on July 30th, when the Arizona Diamondbacks come to New York to play the Mets.

Rallies have been held at a dozen other major league ballparks when the Diamondbacks are visiting, as well as at Major League Baseball headquarters earlier this month. They are protesting the Arizona law and demanding the 2011 All-Star Game be moved from Phoenix to another stadium.

Juan Gonzalez, in his Daily News column, Wednesday, talks about the Citi Field rally, and quotes 1199SEIU Executive Vice President Estela Vazquez, on the rally organizers. Go here.