This Powerful Street Concert Was Performed For Immigrants Inside A Detention Center
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-10-16
Summary:
“No estan solos.” “You are not alone,” read one of the signs addressed to the detained immigrants in Los Angeles.
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) launched a new concert series Monday to take place weekly outside the Metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles, which houses undocumented immigrants.
This week's concert featured famed Latin American musician Anita Tijoux and close to 100 community members who wanted to support those in detention.
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"You are not alone," signs read in Spanish.
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Hairo Cortes, with Orange County Immigrant Youth United, said the gravity of the event hit him when he drove up and saw balloons and signs that said, "We miss you."
Hairo Cortes