Organizing Strategies from Davis and other Campuses.
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Stephanie Tan
Mar 30, 2008, 4:30:55 PM3/30/08
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Stephanie and I'm working with the team from UC Davis to try to spread awareness and work around issues of Southeast Asian deportations.
As of right now, we're working with 4 other schools (Berkeley, Stanford, UOP, and UCSD) to set up a rally/teach-in at each of our respective campuses. We are all doing the rally on Wednesday, April 23 at noon.
If you know anyone at any campus that you think would be willing to host a rally/really large-scale teach-in on that day in solidarity with ours, please let us know/contact them. (That date is approaching fast).
As far as working with the other campuses go, Davis is trying to create a Campus Resource Kit for the other schools working with us, so that they have all the information they need. We're also compiling all of the articles we can find as well as different media references they might be able to use. We will also be visiting UCSD, Berkeley, and possibly Stanford this week to check in with each other.
A few of the campuses (including Davis) are also working with other ethnic communities to talk about ways to collaborate. At some of the schools they will be doing teach-ins about the deportation of other ethnic communities as well. At Davis, we're trying to hold another rally on May Day to inform about the deportations of multiple communities.
A lot of the work we are doing is framed around the need for policy change as well as awareness within our communities and other communities. We are trying to find ways to get 212 C Relief/Proceedings reinstated and are focusing on how the MOU and similar agreements are bad policies. We are trying to use the signing of the MOU and the need for 212 C relief as a way to show how prevalent this issue is as well as unite multiple communities and backgrounds to make an even louder voice.
At UC Davis, we're working on what we'll be presenting at the teach-ins and the rally, compiling a list of media references, contacting schools close to us to see if they can make it to our events, (trying) to make a documentary of what we're doing and of what some of the issues with deportation are (maybe having personal stories recorded). We are also continuing to train ourselves so that we can be ready to speak at organizations on campus about this. We are continuing to research different deportation cases as well.
We are also starting to work on the letters/post-cards that we will have available for people to sign (probably at the teach-ins) so that we can send it to our legislators and let them know we think these policies are bad. We're using the Sentenced Home toolkit from SEARAC as a reference.
We are also talking with with Vietnamese Youth Development Center in San Francisco, because they mentioned that their group might be interested in helping at the forefront of this issue.
AND, our group at UC Davis is going by the name of Sea.Mic (we kind of went by deportation mobilizers, but we're trying to stray away from that because we want to do a lot more).
So here's a blurb about Sea.Mic:
Sea.Mic -- Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change
A group that symbolizes a Southeast Asian voice that is committed to educating and mobilizing around the issues of Southeast Asian deportation.
Anyway, that's pretty much it. :) I'm sure there's other stuff, so we'll try to keep everyone informed. let me know if you have any questions or need anything!
In solidarity,
Stephanie Tan
Logistics
Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change (SEAMIC)
stepha...@gmail.com
"The future only seems bleak if you assume the way things are today, are the way they will be tomorrow."
My name is Stephanie and I'm working with the team from UC Davis to try to spread awareness and work around issues of Southeast Asian deportations.
As of right now, we're working with 4 other schools (Berkeley, Stanford, UOP, and UCSD) to set up a rally/teach-in at each of our respective campuses. We are all doing the rally on Wednesday, April 23 at noon.
If you know anyone at any campus that you think would be willing to host a rally/really large-scale teach-in on that day in solidarity with ours, please let us know/contact them. (That date is approaching fast).
As far as working with the other campuses go, Davis is trying to create a Campus Resource Kit for the other schools working with us, so that they have all the information they need. We're also compiling all of the articles we can find as well as different media references they might be able to use. We will also be visiting UCSD, Berkeley, and possibly Stanford this week to check in with each other.
A few of the campuses (including Davis) are also working with other ethnic communities to talk about ways to collaborate. At some of the schools they will be doing teach-ins about the deportation of other ethnic communities as well. At Davis, we're trying to hold another rally on May Day to inform about the deportations of multiple communities.
A lot of the work we are doing is framed around the need for policy change as well as awareness within our communities and other communities. We are trying to find ways to get 212 C Relief/Proceedings reinstated and are focusing on how the MOU and similar agreements are bad policies. We are trying to use the signing of the MOU and the need for 212 C relief as a way to show how prevalent this issue is as well as unite multiple communities and backgrounds to make an even louder voice.
At UC Davis, we're working on what we'll be presenting at the teach-ins and the rally, compiling a list of media references, contacting schools close to us to see if they can make it to our events, (trying) to make a documentary of what we're doing and of what some of the issues with deportation are (maybe having personal stories recorded). We are also continuing to train ourselves so that we can be ready to speak at organizations on campus about this. We are continuing to research different deportation cases as well.
We are also starting to work on the letters/post-cards that we will have available for people to sign (probably at the teach-ins) so that we can send it to our legislators and let them know we think these policies are bad. We're using the Sentenced Home toolkit from SEARAC as a reference.
We are also talking with with Vietnamese Youth Development Center in San Francisco, because they mentioned that their group might be interested in helping at the forefront of this issue.
AND, our group at UC Davis is going by the name of Sea.Mic (we kind of went by deportation mobilizers, but we're trying to stray away from that because we want to do a lot more).
So here's a blurb about Sea.Mic:
Sea.Mic -- Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change
A group that symbolizes a Southeast Asian voice that is committed to educating and mobilizing around the issues of Southeast Asian deportation.
Anyway, that's pretty much it. :) I'm sure there's other stuff, so we'll try to keep everyone informed. let me know if you have any questions or need anything!
In solidarity,
Stephanie Tan
Logistics
Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change (SEAMIC)
stepha...@gmail.com
"The future only seems bleak if you assume the way things are today, are the way they will be tomorrow."
huy....@norcaluvsa.org
Mar 30, 2008, 5:34:12 PM3/30/08
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Are you organizing around all deportation issues affecting the southeast asian community?
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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:30:55
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Subject: [Vietnamese Deportation] Organizing Strategies from Davis and other
Campuses.
Hello Everyone,
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From: "Stephanie Tan" <stepha...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:30:55
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Subject: [Vietnamese Deportation] Organizing Strategies from Davis and other
Campuses.
Hello Everyone,
In solidarity,
stepha...@gmail.com <mailto:stepha...@gmail.com>
Bao Thien Ngo
Mar 31, 2008, 6:43:28 PM3/31/08
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So the first entry for the Strategy Matrix is Sea.Mic
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pP0ZlWq5kvUS8IsNd9tpgMw&gid=0
I make a distinction between strategy and tactics. A strategy is an
objective, goal. A tactic is the day-to-day things that we need to do
to achieve the goals. (And a philosophy is a direction or purpose.)
I've reworded a few things to make it clear to me what your strategy
is, but I wanted it run it by you to make sure it was an accurate
depiction of what your group is doing. Please correct any mistakes.
Sea.Mic Strategy and Tactics
1. Build broad student coalition on immigration issues
a. Contact and recruit Vietnamese Youth Development Center in San
Francisco
b. Hold a rally/teach-in across multiple campuses demonstrating
solidarity among immigrant communities on April 24
c. Build a resource kit for campus organizations to utilize for the
rally/teach-in
2. Tie issue into events related to immigration and citizenship
a. Hold a rally on May Day
3. Reframe issue into the notion that it hurts the general community
a. Collect personal accounts of those affected by deportation
4. Reinstate 212(c) Relief proceedings
5. Pressure Congress to abolish deportation
a. Send letters/postcards to Congressional representatives informing
them that deportation policies are a bad idea
On Mar 30, 1:30 pm, "Stephanie Tan" <stephanies...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My name is Stephanie and I'm working with the team from UC Davis to try to
> spread awareness and work around issues of Southeast Asian deportations.
>
> As of right now, we're working with 4 other schools (Berkeley, Stanford,
> UOP, and UCSD) to set up a rally/teach-in at each of our respective
> campuses. We are all doing the rally on Wednesday, April 23 at noon.
> *If you know anyone at any campus that you think would be willing to host a
> stephanies...@gmail.com
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pP0ZlWq5kvUS8IsNd9tpgMw&gid=0
I make a distinction between strategy and tactics. A strategy is an
objective, goal. A tactic is the day-to-day things that we need to do
to achieve the goals. (And a philosophy is a direction or purpose.)
I've reworded a few things to make it clear to me what your strategy
is, but I wanted it run it by you to make sure it was an accurate
depiction of what your group is doing. Please correct any mistakes.
Sea.Mic Strategy and Tactics
1. Build broad student coalition on immigration issues
a. Contact and recruit Vietnamese Youth Development Center in San
Francisco
b. Hold a rally/teach-in across multiple campuses demonstrating
solidarity among immigrant communities on April 24
c. Build a resource kit for campus organizations to utilize for the
rally/teach-in
2. Tie issue into events related to immigration and citizenship
a. Hold a rally on May Day
3. Reframe issue into the notion that it hurts the general community
a. Collect personal accounts of those affected by deportation
4. Reinstate 212(c) Relief proceedings
5. Pressure Congress to abolish deportation
a. Send letters/postcards to Congressional representatives informing
them that deportation policies are a bad idea
On Mar 30, 1:30 pm, "Stephanie Tan" <stephanies...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My name is Stephanie and I'm working with the team from UC Davis to try to
> spread awareness and work around issues of Southeast Asian deportations.
>
> As of right now, we're working with 4 other schools (Berkeley, Stanford,
> UOP, and UCSD) to set up a rally/teach-in at each of our respective
> campuses. We are all doing the rally on Wednesday, April 23 at noon.
> rally/really large-scale teach-in on that day in solidarity with ours,
> please let us know/contact them*. (That date is approaching fast).
Rhummanee Hang
Mar 31, 2008, 10:26:36 PM3/31/08
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Hi Bao,
Regarding the list of strategies and tactics you typed up. There are a few things that can be re-reworded to better depict our efforts.
1. We are reaching out to other campuses and using that as a way to outreach to our surrounding communities. We are also in contact with community organizations working toward the same goals. In other words, this coalition is not limited to students' efforts.
1b. Our contacts are educating our communities which will lead up to the April 24th rallies
2a. SeaMic isn't holding another rally. We will be joining the larger immigrant community by representing at the May Day rallies.
5. We didn't say anything about abolishing deportation. What we want is immigration reform with fairer policies (212c, issues with aggravated felonies...)
Hope that helps.
Rhummanee Hang
Public Relations
SEAMIC--
Rhummanee Hang
510.735.1677
Public Relations
Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change (SEAMIC)
Financial Officer 2007-08
Khmai Student Association
University of California, Davis
Regarding the list of strategies and tactics you typed up. There are a few things that can be re-reworded to better depict our efforts.
1. We are reaching out to other campuses and using that as a way to outreach to our surrounding communities. We are also in contact with community organizations working toward the same goals. In other words, this coalition is not limited to students' efforts.
1b. Our contacts are educating our communities which will lead up to the April 24th rallies
2a. SeaMic isn't holding another rally. We will be joining the larger immigrant community by representing at the May Day rallies.
5. We didn't say anything about abolishing deportation. What we want is immigration reform with fairer policies (212c, issues with aggravated felonies...)
Hope that helps.
Rhummanee Hang
Public Relations
SEAMIC
Rhummanee Hang
510.735.1677
Public Relations
Southeast Asians Making Immediate Change (SEAMIC)
Khmai Student Association
University of California, Davis
Chanda Chhin
Mar 31, 2008, 10:44:24 PM3/31/08
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For clarification purposes, are the rallies held noon on April 23 or 24? Thanks.
Yours in Peace,
Chanda Chhin
>>> "Rhummanee Hang" <rhum...@gmail.com> >>>
Rhummanee Hang
Mar 31, 2008, 10:49:36 PM3/31/08
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My bad! 23rd, I was looking at the message I got for reference. Wednesday, April 23rd. Stephanie's initial email specifically states that as well. Thanks Chanda.
Rhummanee
Rhummanee
Huy Tran
Apr 1, 2008, 2:40:41 AM4/1/08
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Are SAFE, SEA.MIC, and the Seattle Crew on the same gameplan?--
Huy Tran
Public Relations and Outreach Chair
United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California
www.norcaluvsa.org
Huy Tran
Public Relations and Outreach Chair
United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California
www.norcaluvsa.org
Rhummanee Hang
Apr 1, 2008, 3:36:05 AM4/1/08
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SEAMIC is what has become somewhat of a coalition of SEA student orgs at UCD. It's not official, but you can look at it that way. There are several SAFE members that are working on this as well. As for people in Seattle, I'm not sure which crew you are referring to. There are people in the area that we have kept updated, but very few. Since our time to organize this is short, we decided to work with the resources that we have in California. This does not mean that our work will stop at the community events on the 23rd, however. Immigration reform is an ongoing battle, and because the SEA community is affected by these policies as well, SEAMIC wants to continue to be a voice for the community.
If you have any other questions regarding what SEAMIC is doing or for SEAMIC specifically, please feel free to email, call, or IM me directly to avoid sounding repetitive to everyone on the listserve. I hope that this answered your questions.
Peace,
Rhummanee Hang
Public Relations
SEAMIC
510.735.1677
AIM: khmaiqueen510
If you have any other questions regarding what SEAMIC is doing or for SEAMIC specifically, please feel free to email, call, or IM me directly to avoid sounding repetitive to everyone on the listserve. I hope that this answered your questions.
Peace,
Rhummanee Hang
Public Relations
SEAMIC
AIM: khmaiqueen510
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