As National Coming out of the Shadows week approaches, here is a list of 50 ways to declare that we are undocumented and unafraid (or getting there), that we are still here and are not leaving, and that we are a well organized and creative movement. This list was gathered through suggestions on various social [...]
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Last September the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance that required the federal government to reimburse the county for placing 48 hour immigration “holds” on people suspected of being undocumented immigrants. Today the board will vote on an amendment that would reverse some parts of the ordinance, a vote that is fueled by attacks, misinformation, and [...]
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1/11/12 3:30 PM Update: The proceedings began at 1:30 approximately. There was some disagreement over the charges and the motions that were filed, particularly between the state, the city and the judge. After two and a half hours the prosecutors told the judge that one police officer who had been supposed was not present (although two [...]
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The video above is from March 10th 2011, recorded during the second National Coming Out of the Shadows Rally in Chicago’s Daley Plaza. The event was a collaboration between the Immigrant Youth Justice League, Nuestra Voz, and youth from the Albany Park Theater Project. We call it “coming out” because many of us have kept [...]
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Members of the Immigrant Youth Justice League have been supporting the movement against the closing of mental health clinics in Chicago. This blog was written by Xanat Sobrevilla and Sean McClellan, two IYJL organizers. For more information and to get involved visit stopchicago.org or send an email to mentalhealthmovement@gmail.com. When you have mental health you [...]
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IYJL is a Chicago-based organization led by undocumented youth working towards full recognition of the rights and contributions of all immigrants. [More]
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