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Alfonso is a member of Make the Road NY, and part of 'Basta,' project that deal with housing, health and environment justice in the community of Bushwyck. He was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Was in his native land where Alfonso began his fight against injustice and by a chance for democracy for every Dominican. Alfonso thinks that communication without censure is a great tool to built a new world.
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Bilal is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee who moved to New York City after his home was destroyed in the storm. Bilal now works with the Huricane Katrina Survivors Coalition and is an original member of CNPI. Bilal has filed stories for a national audience concerning the plight of immigrant street vendors and has participated and produced stories looking at Katrina evacuees living in New York City. Bilal currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Debra is with Domestic Workers United, is from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. She came to the United States in the hopes to find a better life for herself and kids. She joined CNPI so to help tell the stories of the thousands of domestic workers who have come from the Caribbean.
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Donald, is with the group Families For Freedom, an organization that fights for immigrants facing deportation. Donald is also an environmental activist who has fought for social justice in his native country of Antigua and here in the United States. He is a street vendor who has traveled throughout the US and the Caribbean selling musical instruments and other art objects. Donald is co-host of a radio show produced by Family For Freedom that airs weekly on WBAI.
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Felix is with the New Immigrant Community Empowerment, is 22 years old and is from Mexico City. He works in construction but his true love is in photography and graffiti. He is currently working on bringing the voices of the region's day laborers to the airwaves.
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James has worked as a street vendor for over 5 years and is a board member of the Street Vendor Project. James is a veteran of the first Gulf War. He has used that experience in an interview he conducted with an Iraq War veteran running for Congress in 2006 that was heard throughout the country. James has also begun conducting street vendor reviews for New York City local audience. He has also filed reports from New Orleans on the plight of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
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Janis Rosheuvel was born in Georgetown, Guyana. She has worked on international development and gender rights at the Tahirih Justice Center and Women for Women International. She also served as Africa Program Associate with Episcopal Relief and Development, collaborating with African partners on grassroots community development programs in primary health care, food security and post conflict rehabilitation. She has a BA in International Studies from American University in Washington, DC and a MA in Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. She is currently an Organizer and Director with Families for Freedom a New York based immigrant defense network by and for immigrants facing and fighting deportation.
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