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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nOctober 16, 2013<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/strong>
\nAdela de la Torre, 213-674-2832, delatorre@nilc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

GROUPS CELEBRATE THE \u201cYEAR OF THE IMMIGRANT\u201d AT NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER COURAGEOUS LUMINARIES AWARDS DINNER<\/h1>\n

SEIU, Southern Border Communities Coalition Recognized for Their Leadership on Immigrants\u2019 Rights<\/em><\/h2>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Hundreds will gather this Thursday, Oct. 17, to celebrate a banner year for immigrants\u2019 rights at the National Immigration Law Center\u2019s annual Courageous Luminaries Awards Dinner. This year\u2019s honorees, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Southern Border Communities Coalition, will be recognized for the unique and powerful role each group has played in the fight for just, humane immigration reform.<\/p>\n

The awards dinner, which will be hosted by comedienne Jenny Yang<\/a>, will take place at The Center at Cathedral Plaza, 555 West Temple Street, Los Angeles California<\/strong>, at 6 pm. Guests will enjoy musical performances from La Chamba<\/a>, a Los Angeles band that draws musical inspiration from Peruvian Chicha rhythms, and the multiethnic Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance drummers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a year in which immigration debates too often have focused on politics over policy, SEIU<\/strong> and the Southern Border Communities Coalition stand out as champions of sound legislation that protects workers\u2019 rights, promotes community safety, and upholds civil liberties for all those living in this country,\u201d said Marielena Hincapi\u00e9, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. \u201cWe are so proud to fight alongside organizations like these for immigration laws that reflect our nation\u2019s values of justice, fairness, and family unity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courageous Luminary \u2013 Movement Leader honoree SEIU is a national leader for economic justice and is known for its fierce advocacy for immigration reform. The organization, which represents more than two million workers, has devoted an unprecedented amount of resources to mobilize the country, shift the public debate, and engage in legislative advocacy to ensure that aspiring citizens can become full participants in the nation\u2019s society and democracy. Their commitment to immigrants\u2019 rights extends beyond the halls of Congress: SEIU workers have served as plaintiffs in several of the National Immigration Law Center\u2019s lawsuits challenging racial profiling laws in Arizona and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Courageous Luminary \u2013 Community Leader honoree Southern Border Communities Coalition<\/strong> has emerged as a powerful voice representing the economic and societal needs of the millions of Americans living and working along the U.S.-Mexico border. Representatives from the organization have been unafraid to hold members of both political parties accountable for overzealous border militarization and have advocated that the country instead dedicate border resources on initiatives that promote economic growth and respect civil and human rights.<\/p>\n

Previous Courageous Luminary Award recipients include Academy Award\u2013nominated actor Demi\u00e1n Bichir<\/strong>, Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning journalist and advocate Jose Antonio Vargas<\/strong>, U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, Ai-jen Poo and the National Domestic Workers Alliance<\/strong>, National Day Laborer Organizing Network executive director Pablo Alvarado<\/strong>, and the New Orleans Workers\u2019 Center for Racial Justice<\/strong>. The Courageous Luminaries Awards Dinner ceremony was established in 2007 to honor individuals and organizations that have worked to improve the lives of low-income immigrants in the United States.<\/p>\n

Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center is the only advocacy organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their families. NILC advances its mission through policy analysis, litigation, education, and advocacy. Over the past three decades, NILC has won landmark legal decisions protecting fundamental rights, thwarted policies that would have devastated the lives of low-income immigrants and their family members, and advanced major policies that reinforce our nation\u2019s values of equality, opportunity, and justice for all.<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets to the 2013 Courageous Luminaries Awards Dinner, please visit<\/strong> http:\/\/www.nilc.org\/2013awardsdinner.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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