Desaparecidos To Reunite To Protest Immigration Laws

Desaparecidos, last seen around the year 2002, are getting together once again to protest a law passing in Fremont, Nebraska that is very similar to Arizona’s SB1070. They’re playing a festival in a suburb of Omaha alongside Cursive, Lullaby for the Working Class, and that other Conor Oberst project, Bright Eyes. The proceeds for both will go to the Nebraska ACLU, who are challenging the law. If your idea of a successful protest includes crying along to the songs that got you through junior high, read on.

Oberst has been very outspoken throughout this year’s immigration controversies and it’s respectable that he, unlike some other slacktivists, is willing to take it beyond the Internet. It’s also nice that he has something legitimate to complain about, because it’s clear that Oberst is at his best when he’s also at his unhappiest. That’s probably the only good thing to ever come out of these revolting laws, so if you’re in the area, check out the show on July 31st.