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Alabama Arise and partners announce Alabama Workers’ Week of Action

The five-day series is set to blend remembrance and organizing, with events across Alabama spotlighting labor history, worker power and economic justice.
April 27, 2026

SPLC, Alabama civil rights organizations urge “no” vote on Kavanaugh

Friday, ten left leaning Alabama civil rights organizations, including the Alabama NAACP, the Greater Birmingham Ministries, Planned Parenthood Southeast, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), issued a statement urging U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) to vote against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Judge Kavanaugh’s troubling … Continued
September 17, 2018

Alabama Immigrants Urge Obama To Go Big With Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—President Obama has told the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives, that either they pass the Senate’s immigration bill increasing the flow of legal immigrants into the country and giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, or he will do it himself by Executive Action. The Alabama Coalition … Continued
November 19, 2014

More Reaction to Proposed Relocation of Illegals to Maxwell

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 24, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) said in a written statement that he will oppose the relocation of juveniles intercepted at the Southern border to Montgomery. Attorney General Strange said, “News reports have indicated the Obama administration is considering relocating some unaccompanied illegal immigrant children … Continued
July 28, 2014

Alabama Immigrant Activists Block Entrance of Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, March 25, seven undocumented Alabama residents and supporters locked themselves together in front of the entrance of the Etowah County Detention Center as part of a national campaign demanding that President Obama use his executive authority to stop deportations. The group announced in a press release that … Continued
March 25, 2014

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice to Hold Rally Saturday Urging House to Pass Immigration Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) will hold a march in Birmingham to show their support for passage of comprehensive immigration reform. ACIJ Steering Committee Chair Rev. Angie Wright said in a written statement, “We are encouraged by the introduction of this bill in the House and … Continued
October 4, 2013

Scott Walker and Ed Shultz come to Alabama

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–On Friday, people from across Alabama will come together for an up-close and personal opportunity with two nationally-known political figures. The Alabama GOP will host Governor Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) as the keynote speaker at their $150-per-plate summer dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery. ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead alluded … Continued
August 21, 2013

ACIJ Celebrates Senate Passage of Immigration Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted by a margin of 68 to 32 to pass the controversial immigration reform bill S.744, the Border Security, Economic Competitiveness, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. Following passage, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice praised the portions of the bill that overhaul the … Continued
June 28, 2013