“Who can we agitate to join our fights?” said Vero, a leader of SFSU’s Resist US-Led War chapter.
She said uniting for this cause was the backbone of the conference she and her fellow panelists attended. On Labor Day weekend, the three leaders of the organizations and fellow members went to the three-day International Migrants Alliance Political Conference in Portland, Oregon, where they met with other youth groups, some even from Venezuela and Italy.
“It’s so important to have this during Labor Day because migrants are the backbone of the U.S.,” said Arcangel S., a leader of the League of Filipino Students. “Alongside, we were invited to hear the testimonies and stories and contribute to strategies that go against fascism.”
Now three weeks later, in a small Burk Hall classroom, the three group leaders sat as panelists for the International Migrants Alliance Reportback event to impart what they learned on an international level to their local campus.
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