The campaign for immigration reform is escalating, as thousands of immigrants across the country lead marches, hold vigils and participate in peaceful acts of civil disobedience.

Leading the charge in NYC, June 2nd-5th, 40 Make the Road New York members and staff, joined by the New Sanctuary Coalition and numerous elected officials, participated in a 72-hour fast to protest our broken immigration system and the failure of both political parties to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Each day, fasters and their supporters held press conferences and actions to demonstrate the need for passage of comprehensive immigration reform. Youth members also voiced the urgent need for passage of the DREAM Act to allow low-income immigrant students the opportunity to go to college.

Adela Valdez, a leader of MRNY's Workplace Justice Project, spoke of her personal commitment:

"We are not hungry for food, we are hungry for justice. I am not doing anyone a favor by not eating. I am reminding myself that I am a warrior for justice. That's why I am here."

Thousands of students across New York City are celebrating their hard-won victory to preserve free school transportation for the city's K-12 students.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced June 18 that it would continue to provide free student Metrocards, after state legislators agreed to help fill the authority's budget shortfall.

Since December, when the MTA first proposed the cutting the program, youth leaders of Make the Road New York and the citywide Urban Youth Collaborative have sprung into action to get their message heard, that students have a right to free education, and free education means free transportation to school.

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