Hold DHS Accountable - Night of a Thousand Conversations on June 19th

[Jacqueline Dan]

FYI,

 

Forwarded from Tuyet Duong at the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC).

 

Peace through struggle,

Jacqueline Dan

 

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hello friends,

I hope you are all doing well and staying cool in the South! A personal/work update- I have returned from maternity leave, and I have a beautiful 3 month baby boy at home, and am back now at AAJC and working on immigration issues – and excited about the coming year!.

 

This year is a great opportunity to continue to educate ourselves and others about the reforms needed in our immigration system –

 

Our friends at Rights Working Group, on June 19, 2008, are holding their annual Night of a Thousand Conversations. This year's theme is "Hold DHS Accountable!" We are hoping that you and your friends can hold conversations about how our nation can re-examine how we treat individuals in detention and in our immigration courts.

 

Please see below announcement, and start some important conversations in the South!!

 

Have a great weekend,

Tuyet

 

 

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Asian American Justice Center

 

 

Tuyet G. Duong

Senior Staff Attorney

Immigration Program

1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 296-2300, x124 Facsimile: (202) 296-2318

URL: http://www.advancingequality.org

 

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From: Pabitra Benjamin
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:18 PM
To: Tuyet G. Duong
Subject: FW: Hold DHS Accountable

 

 

Join the Night of 1,000 Conversations on June 19, 2008 Hold Department of Homeland Security Accountable! On June 19th, thousands of people from across the country will gather in homes, offices, coffee shops, and places of worship to discuss how the overreach of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is undermining the civil liberties and human rights of people living in America. The Problem In the name of national security, DHS has adopted practices that routinely violate basic rights of immigrants in this country, including legal residents and citizens.  The Solution Organized by the Rights Working Group, Night of 1,000 Conversations will promote awareness and mobilize our communities.  People all over the country will engage each other in discussions about actions to help restore accountability to DHS' practices.  The Night of 1,000 Conversations will be the critical first step to launch a larger Rights Working Group campaign to hold DHS accountable.  The campaign to hold Department of Homeland Security accountable will ask DHS to: End immigration raids that lock up people without due process. Stop inhumane detention conditions and arbitrary jailing without trial. Provide fair and efficient mechanisms to end the backlog in processing citizenship applications by September 2008.  What You Can Do Host a Conversation on June 19, 2008. How It Works—Simple, Effective and Fun! Host a Conversation—Invite your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, softball team, PTA, poker partners and religious community to a coffeehouse, your church, your home or any other meeting place. Break the ice—Use a fun and interactive tool to introduce the topic of discussion. Get them talking—Engage your guests in a hour-long discussion about what matters most to them on this topic. Take Action—Actions can be as simple as signing a petition, registering to vote or more involved like committing to a letter writing campaign. To learn more and get involved, sign up at Rights Working Group or contact the RWG Regional Coordinators.

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Jacqueline Thanh Giang Dan
Scholarship Program Manager
Hope Initiative, Inc.
P.O. Box 66855
Houston, Texas 77266 USA
Tel: 832-651-1307
jacquel...@hionline.org