YOU ARE INVITED!!-FRIDAY AUGUST 6th @6pm Casa Juan Diego-Pilsen
JOSEFRO...@aol.com
Immigrant Youth Justice League
Representing undocumented youth and allies in the demand for immigrant rights through education, resource-gathering, and youth mobilization.
YOU ARE INVITED!-Community Forum…
"The Chicago 10: why we risk Deportation for the Dream Act!"
Immigrant
Youth Justice League (IYJL) invites you to its first 2010 public forum where the
ten undocumented Chicago youth that participated in the July 20th civil
disobedience action to urge congress to pass the DREAM Act, will speak out about
the action, their experiences, and what is next for them and the immigrant
rights movement.
Participate in a community forum to discuss which the
best way forward for the Dream Act, for legalization for all and for the
immigrant rights movement!
Guest
Speakers:
Youth from the
Chicago 10 who participated in the Sit in at DC: Uriel Sanchez, Ireri Unzueta,
Reyna Wences, Andrea Rosales, Edy Dominguez, David Morales, Jesus Morales, Tania
Unzueta, Lulu Martinez, Nicolas Gonzales.
Banner making party, refreshments, and live
music
Featuring Quinto Imperio!!!
This event is also a fundraiser
to get back to DC for our court dates to continue fighting for the DREAM
Act.
$5 for students/youth
$10 everyone else
Recap:
On July 20th, hundreds
of students from around the nation gathered in the nation's capitol to urge
congressional leadership to take action and pass the DREAM Act, a bipartisan
bill which would grant immigrant youth a path to citizenship.
On this
day, 22 undocumented youth from around the country participated in sit-ins at
the offices of different Senators in Washington DC including Senator Menendez,
Senate majority leader Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator McCain, and Senator
Schumer's offices to ask them to pass the DREAM Act as standalone bill as soon
as possible. 21 youth were arrested and risked deportation, ten of them are from
Chicago and members of the Immigrant Youth Justice League.
July 20th was
the second time in US history that undocumented youth have purposefully put
their lives at risk through peaceful acts of civil disobedience to show how
broken the immigration system is and to fight for the rights of our
communities.
At least 65,000 undocumented immigrant youth graduate
from high schools every year, and many of them struggle to attend institutes of
higher education and the military. The DREAM Act is the first step towards a
just immigration reform and will grant youth who traveled to the United States
before the age of 16 a path to citizenship contingent on continuous presence in
the country, good behavior, and the attainment of at least a two-year university
degree or a two-year commitment to the armed
forces.
Sincerely,
Immigrant Youth Justice
League
iyjl...@gmail.com
www.iyjl.org
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