Immigrant Groups Combat Negative Media Perceptions

From left: Haitian activist Lince Semerzie, Centro Presente director Patricia Montes, and American Friends Service Committee organizer Gabriel Camacho (photo: Yawu Miller, BayStateBanner.com)

Massachusetts immigrants and advocacy groups launched the state arm of the national Somos (We Are) campaign, which calls for an end to negative media stereotypes of immigrants, reports Bay State Banner.

Source:  Bay State Banner

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