National Coming Out of the Shadows Month

[Rosi Carrasco]

 National Coming Out of the Shadows Month

This March 2013 will be our fourth annual National Coming Out of the Shadows month, a time when we work with undocumented people, families, lgbtq community, students, and workers to tell our stories publicly as part of a strategy to humanize the immigration issue, and show the urgency and necessity to advocate for a stop to deportations and immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. This year, we are really interested in highlighting the stories of people who are still facing criminalization, deportation and detention – particularly those who are not eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and communities under-represented in the immigration debate. 

In 2010, by coming out of the shadows undocumented young people were able to affect the national dialogue on immigration by putting a face to the issue, and by inserting our own ideas about policy and strategy, and I believe we were able to have an important impact. With over 409,000 deportations in the last year, and a potential for bi-partisan immigration reform, we feel like it is our responsibility to support people who still face the fear of deportation every day as well as those who might not be included in an immigration reform policy (such as same-sex couples, transgender immigrants, lgbt detainees), and those whose families continue to be broken up as these discussions happen. 

Please tell other community members and organizations about this work, and about attending the events. Three important events are: 

-March 1, 2013 / 1 de marzo, 2013, 7:00-9:00 AM

Coming Out Undocumented at Broadview Detention Center

Sin Papeles y Sin Miedo en el Centro de Detención de Broadview

 

-MARCH 10, 2012 / 10 de MARZO, 2013, 12:00 PM

NATIONAL COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS RALLY: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, INTO THE STREETS

DIA NACIONAL DE SALIR DE LAS SOMBRAS

Plaza Federal/ Federal Plaza

Event info: http://on.fb.me/WNp78L

 

 March 16, 2013 / 16 de marzo, 2013, 2:00-5:00 PM

-Coming Out of the Shadows in DuPage County

Sin Papeles en el Condado de DuPage

1 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL  Event info: bit.ly/comingoutdupage

More resources and a full listing of events online, at www.iyjl.org/comingout13

Thank you!!

Tania

[Rosi Carrasco]

NATIONAL COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS RALLY: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, INTO THE STREETS

DIA NACIONAL DE SALIR DE LAS SOMBRAS

 

-MARCH 10, 2012 / 10 de MARZO, 2013,

Plaza Federal/ Federal Plaza

Chicago, IL

12:00 PM

 

This is a day where undocumented immigrants take the stage to talk about their lives, their stories, and celebrate speaking out for themselves. As the rate of deportation rises, this year’s event is dedicated to those in removal proceedings, in detention, and the families who have been separated. This will be a peaceful, family-friendly event.

 

Este es un dia en que los inmigrantes sin documentos toman la plataforma y desde el escenario principal hablan sobre sus vidas, sus historias y celebrando el hablar por si mismos. En momentos en que el numero de deportaciones aumenta, el evento de este año esta dedicado a las personas en proceso de deportacion, en detencion y las familias que han sido separadas. Este sera un evento pacificao para toda la familia.

                                                                                     

                                                                        A project of Undocumented Illinois

                                                                        More at www.iyjl.org/comingout2013