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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I was assigned 20 hours of community service as punishment for the Georgia action and I’m slowly serving my time at ICIRR. As part of it I’ve helped make this survey. Our answers will give us a better idea of the needs of undocumented youth, and how to help shape the resources we’ve won through the Illinois Dream [...]
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My name is Reyna and I’m tired of lying and hiding. I never wanted to lie to my mom about liking girls but I did it for many years. I didn’t want to be a “marimacha”, the way my family talked about “jotos” made me cringe every single time I caught myself thinking of [...]
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Join undocumented youth and allies in Chicago’s Daley Plaza at 3pm on March 10, 2011. We will come as undocumented and unafraid. We refuse to apologize for wanting a better life and we refuse to live in the shadows any longer. Invite your friends on Facebook
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Today, July 20th 2010, hundreds of students from around the nation gathered in our country’s capitol to lobby for the passage of the DREAM Act, including members of the Immigrant Youth Justice League. On this day, 22 DREAM students engaged in a civil action to show the Senate that it is time for the DREAM [...]
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De abolengo soy de una familia de escasos recursos y trabajadora. Después que quedo viuda y para mantener al resto de la familia, mi Abuela vendía tamales y atole en la esquina del callejón donde vivíamos. La sabiduría simple y profunda de mi Abuela, una India con sangre Africana de las tierras de Oaxaca, eran [...]
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La Alianza de Jóvenes Inmigrantes para la Justicia (IYJL por sus siglas en ingles) buscan ser la voz de los jóvenes indocumentados en este país y están dispuestos a luchar por que se les reconozcan sus derechos. IYJL es una red con sede en Chicago que representa a los jóvenes indocumentados y sus aliados en [...]
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"La organización Chicago Community and Workers Rights esta invitando a una reunión informativa en nuestra organización a cerca de “la reforma..
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New York coming out!
Houston - " Jovenes indocumentados en Texas salen de las sombras y declaran su estatus migratorio publicamente! Un abrazote a Alicia Torres quien..
