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March to End Violence Against Latinos

A march looking to bring the "end of violence against Latino residents and a path to justice in East Haven" will be held here on Feb. 25.

Update on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

The peaceful march on Feb. 25 is being organized by a newly formed East Haven-based group called "."

According to the organization's president, who spoke to East Haven Patch this morning, the event is being held in hopes of unifying and bringing the community together to create "path for justice and a path for reconciliation" for all the town's residents.

The group currently has some 130 members, and it's leadership was elected Feb. 9.

East Haven Patch will have a full update on the new East Haven organization following announcing the new Interim East Haven Chief of Police.

Update at 9:30 p.m.

Werner Oyanadel contacted East Haven Patch a short time ago to clarify that he has volunteered to help publicize the march "on my free time," and not in his official capacity as the acting executive director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission.

Oyanadel added that event organizers include state Rep. Juan Candelaria, the Democratic deputy majority whip from New Haven, and John Lugo from Unidad Latina en Accion

East Haven Patch will continue to provide updates on this story as we talk with Candelaria, Lugo and others about the upcoming march.

Original Story (Monday at 8:30 p.m.)

A peaceful march "for an end of violence against Latino residents and a path to justice in East Haven" will take place here Feb. 25, according to a post on Facebook.

The announcement, shared earlier today on the Facebook wall of East Haven Taxpayers Calling for Mayor Maturo to Resign, was written by Werner Oyanadel.

Oyanadel is the acting executive director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission, which is an independent and non-partisan public policy agency that advises the governor's office and the General Assembly.

Who Is Organizing?

It is unclear at this time if the march is being organized by the LPRAC, or another unrelated group. Oyanadel did not immediately return a call this evening to his Hartford office from East Haven Patch.

The state commission, however, did call for East Haven Mayor Maturo's resignation after the the mayor made to a WPIX television reporter Mario Diaz following of four East Haven Police officers for against Latino residents and others.

'For Dignity'

According to Oyanadel, the march will begin next Saturday at the on Main Street, starting at 11 a.m. Participants are asked to dress in white clothing and bring an American Flag.

"¡Todos somos la marcha! ¡Por la dignidad y respeto a los derechos humanos! — For dignity and respect for human rights," Oyanadel wrote in Spanish as part of his post.

"Please help us forward this message in solidarity to our friends in ," he added.

East Haven Patch will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

Mike Fink February 25, 2012 at 02:13 pm
There is an old saying, if you are part of the problem you cannot be part of the solution. Maturo is a big part of the problem and the best thing for our town to move forward is for him to step down. He brought back Gallo after two weeks in office, let him leave with 100k of tax payers money, he did not realize what the FBI investigation was all about, and he does not realize the Latino community in East Haven is here to stay, so he doesn’t respect the fact that there are many legal immigrants that live in this town. He has put this town on the front page and on TV screens around the world day after day, he has helped this town to get a terrible image, that as long as he is in that seat East Haven will never get rid of. For the good of this town he must step down and take his whole office staff with him. The good people of this town have had enough of his arrogance.
Good by Taco Joe.
Don Charles February 25, 2012 at 02:24 pm
Mike I don't know who you are but what you said made sense till you ended it with…
Good by Taco Joe……... that is the problem it points out that you are a hater or a sore losing politician! Bye is spelled BYE.
Mike Fink February 25, 2012 at 02:49 pm
Don Charles I don't know who you are but I am neither a hater nor a sore losing politician. Just a person who is sick over what this town has become over the last few months. Thanks for the correction to my spelling.
Good BYE Taco Joe. Now I hope that is better for you to understand, Don Charles.
Don Charles February 25, 2012 at 03:09 pm
Okay Mike so you are not a hater etc. however Taco Joe just makes you as small as the haters. You should be sick about what is happening in your town, but to join the haters and call the Mayor a slur name is not needed.
Sure he was led down the path by a reporter from the news channel, sure he was stupid to answer as he did. Many people have made dumb comments when they shouldn't have yet are not continually ostracized for their comments as your mayor. Every day the tv , radio and the Ragister has an article or a comment about East Haven, they love what is going on, if they spent as much time on the real problems like the politicians in Hartford and DC then we would all be more informed as to what is rally happening with our state and country.
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:14 pm
dear mike fink, april welcomed illegals in our town for years...this is why we are in this situation today, she was arrested by interferring with police and now her secretary is crying that her rights were violated....really...what a loser go enter another country illegally and see if you survive or better yet go to another country and have a unity march...NOT u will be killed...
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:17 pm
If new haven wants to be a safehaven for illegals then let them live there, we are getting the overflow from new haven...
Captain Blood February 25, 2012 at 03:19 pm
What a joke this Mayor is,
Public works crew's our in to set up for the so called March.$$$$$$$$$$$$ All the EHPD on duty$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ News People in Town for more bad press, All this because he thought it was a joke that our Town was in TROUBLE Now we pay the price. Hay Mayor what happend to the spending freeze? not today Mr Mayor. If you took it serous the issues we have with the EHPD and kept your mouth shut like maybe say NO COMMENT at this time. Then there would be no March today!.
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:25 pm
hey captain the immigration reform pulled a permit for this march and they cant be denied because of their illegal rights so who is going to protect us from this nonsense...u and your gang...i dont agree with this march at all but our pd is protecting us like they have always done.....lets talk spending freeze 17% increase in my taxes thanks april to supporting illegals and this pd issue went into aprils term not joe..
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:38 pm
this march violates my right as an american citizen...anyone know a good lawyer because i cant get to mcdonalds for lunch today...
Mike Fink February 25, 2012 at 03:44 pm
Karen YOU are the hater that Don Charles is looking for, this present Mayor brought the news to East Haven with bringing Gallo back and his handling of the news media. When the past mayor said, as the Good Captain Blood points out "No Comment" people like you made remarks, but it is now obvious, that comment was the right thing to do, until the investigation the FBI is holding comes to an end.
Hold on to your boot straps if you think the 17% to delete the debt the town had was bad, because the next tax increase is going to knock your sox off.
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:56 pm
why wouldn't he bring gallo back he was being paid to sit home and we were paying a sit in cheif...its called to save money...i am a hater of illegal immigrants it is called illegal for a reason captain they are breaking the law....wake up
Karen February 25, 2012 at 03:58 pm
illegal immigrants have more rights than us american citizens and i am sick of it
Life long EH resident February 25, 2012 at 04:07 pm
NO I will not support the effort to remove Mayor Maturo I voted him in and I will stand behind him. This is ridiculous he made one comment people let's get over it. Right now in this world someone is being murdered, someone is being raped, someone is being abducted and we have hundreds of people marching when their time could be better spent at a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, etc. helping real victims of real crimes not this TRUMPED UP CRAP !!!!!!
Captain Blood February 25, 2012 at 05:38 pm
Poor Karen Did i say anything about illegal or legal?
No i did not. Its an issue in this Country and East Haven will not solve it. So what your telling me if someone who may not talk or look like you is illegal. You hate it so much but you seem to live with the fact that as long as its not me then its bad for the Country. I am sure you go out to eat at time's well do your self a favor next time your eatting that nice meal out go into the Kitchen and Check ID, Check ID when your trash is picked up, check when your grass is being cut or when your car is washed.. Its about greed my friend and someone who will exploit hard working Men and Woman and not care how they got to this Country. So do not blame everyone you see and put a label on them. They are People like us., just looking for a better life. But then i can be wrong and you may be the one to solve the problem. Think hard myfriend if April was the Mayor today would there be a March?
PATRIOT February 25, 2012 at 06:58 pm
Captain Blood, You are a traitor to your Town & Country. Why would you keep supporting the criminals that keep entering our Country illegally ? Why would you continue to blame the America citizens that are now fed up with these people that will never accept the laws of our land ?? Why do you support these illegals that refuse to assimulate to our culture ? Maybe, it is you & your friends that are the Town's biggest problem. Maybe you can start blaming George W Bush, just saying.!
Don Charles February 25, 2012 at 07:02 pm
What did Matt Lyons mean when he spoke of the American flag being on the ground?
Was this done at the march of the latino's and was it on purpose?
Matt Lyons February 25, 2012 at 07:21 pm
I was watching the live feed on nhregister.com. They had a banner with many countries flags including the US. This banner was laid on the ground in the center of the rally in the park. That is a federal offense to deface the flag.
Matt Lyons February 25, 2012 at 07:23 pm
Plus people were letting their kids walk on the banner.
Captain Blood February 25, 2012 at 07:33 pm
What a sad person the PATRIOT, I just tell it like it is.
Low wages my friend thats how it all starts. I only support the ones who are being used. I have an idea lets deport anyone who hires someone who is not here Legally. See how fast the problem may start to go away.
thomas February 25, 2012 at 08:25 pm
repent ye sinners your churches preach watered down prosperity, no hellfire and brimstone churches there,hard work and talent do not get you to the mansion above. selah
Rosie February 25, 2012 at 08:42 pm
That is because ILLEGALS have no respect for our flag...after all, it is NOT their country...they only use it for what they can get. Disrespect, that's all it is. And people like Jacobo will have a lame excuse for this one. Come on Jacobo, so quiet today. As far away as you can be, right?? What's the excuse???
Rosie February 25, 2012 at 08:48 pm
I especially love the sign "we are all immigrants". Yes, that is true, only most of us, or our families, came here LEGALLY, the right way. That is the BIG difference, that is the problem, and that is why discrimination exists. Do it the right way, and there is no problem.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:33 pm
The march turned out to be a very peaceful experience which my kids gushed about in the car on the way home. How kind and thoughtful and peaceful the people who came were.
As a woman you should know that we would still be chattel and unable to inherit and/or vote were it not for the women who risked their lives and the lives of their loved ones to march in the streets over 80 years ago. And as an American to conveniently forget that our country was founded by people brave enough to fill the Boston Harbor with tea in order to protest unfair taxation by King George.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:35 pm
And was it not a protest when tea was thrown in the Boston Harbor?? And did the women of America not March so that I would have the right to vote??
Don Charles February 25, 2012 at 09:35 pm
Matt that was to be expected. Look at any rally of ILLEGALS and you will see the flags of other countries including Hammer and Sickle and the red star. It just goes to show you what is thought of by these leaches, yes leaches are what the illegals are. There is no one who can defend their illegality although many try. If they would learn the language and take the tests and become citizens then they would be entitled to what the citizens of the USA get and have, I doubt if it will come to this since the bleeding hearts and those that feel they are good for our nation want them here so they can change the tide of power.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:38 pm
@Don Charles I was at the rally today and I met with many many people there and there were very very few who were not citizens or here on visas and none were "illegal" that in and of itself is a racist assumption that was part of why today's march was so important. Once you begin to realize that the majority of people (including my own children) are either American born citizens of hispanic descent or they came to this country legally that will begin the healing process. And by the way, how would the business owners who were harassed in EH be illegal? Kind of hard to have a business if you are illegally here.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:40 pm
Seriously who are you people?? I was AT THE MARCH and the only things passed out were instructions for a peaceful RESPECTFUL march in town, and AMERICAN FLAGS!!!! So much for your racist and hateful assumptions. Keeping it classy as always on the Patch.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:43 pm
Thank you Mike. The rally was great and peaceful and the overall chants including asking Mayor Maturo to resign. Wish that more EH residents joined us....
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:46 pm
Karen, there is no such permit needed and/or available in the town of East Haven, but thank you for doing your homework. The organizers met with the Chief of Police and the Mayors office to organize a peaceful and safe march. The March (which I participated in) was both peaceful and safe. Again, no permit needed and no illegals were involved in the march or the organization of same.
Becki Pastor February 25, 2012 at 09:46 pm
Don't feel bad for my childen. The leaned a lot today about love and peace and unity. They learned the same things about making a difference that my Great Aunts learned when they marched for your and my rights as women to vote. Stlll think protesting and marching is childish?

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