CP&J screens Frozen Dreams documentary May 6
Focus on Immigration, 05.05.2010 18:10
Families torn apart by Fresh Del Monte ICE Raids
Citizens for Peace and Justice will screen the documentary "Frozen Dreams" on May 6 in Medford, Oregon. The 30 minute film tells the story of the ICE raids at Del Monte in North Portland, Oregon on June 12, 2007. CP&J's film night in May is co-sponsored by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. The evening welcomes participants from UNETE a volunteer-led movement of farmworkers and immigrants in rural Southern Oregon. A light snack will be provided.
Frozen Dreams producer Emiliana Aguilar Reynosa will be traveling down from Portland for the film and she will be joined by three of the factory workers who were targeted in the 2007 immigration raid.
Following the film the Portland travelers will be joined by local activists for a panel discussion about the Del Monte raid, what has happened since and the ever growing need for comprehensive immigration reform. There will be ample opportunity for audience Q&A..
"FROZEN DREAMS"
May 6, 7:00 pm
Medford Congregational Church of Christ
1801 E. Jackson St., 2 blocks above Hedrick Middle School
Frozen Dreams Flyer (spanish) - 268K
Frozen Dreams Flyer (english) - 270K
Del Monte plant where raid took place
Citizen for Peace & Justice -- Film Night Preview Page: 
http://3bl.me/d5q64f
FROZEN DREAMS trailer on youtube: http://3bl.me/nzhpt8
Families torn apart by Fresh Del Monte ICE Raids
We are approaching the third anniversary of the immigration raids that occurred on June 12, 2007 at the Fresh Del Monte Produce fruit and vegetable processing plant in North Portland. The raid was conducted by agents from the Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 167 immigrant workers were torn from their livelihood and their families. Many were taken to a private prison near Tacoma and deported. A small number of women who were pregnant or had very young children were put under house arrest. Now nearly three years later the families are still struggling to rebuild their lives.
Frozen Dreams is a documentary produced by Emiliana Aguilar Reynoso, a Quiche Mayan from Guatemala, that gathers feelings and thoughts of some mothers raided among 160 people at Del Monte food production plant in Portland. Frozen Dreams engages the audience in an educational, creative, and critical analysis process about the root cause of forced immigration - the profound poverty that allows the existence of two worlds: the economic North and South.
PORTLAND'S RESPONSE OF SOLIDARITY
Community leaders, elected officials, faith communities and community organizations came together to denounce the raids in a press conference at Fresh Del Monte in North Portland. Portland Mayor Tom Potter at the time denounced such actions by The Department of Homeland Security saying that “Our nation would be better served if this kind of energy was focused on creating a comprehensive approach to immigration reform that provides a path to citizenship; addresses the immigration backlog that keeps families apart.”
“Today, raids on immigrants continue across the country, separating little children from their parents and tearing apart families and communities“, said Marco Mejia from the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement. “As a nation, we need to decide if we truly value workers’ rights, family unity, and the wellbeing of children.“
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