C-U Immigration Forum

In case you missed the amazing training that Mauricio, Francisco, and Mike put on this past Tuesday at Parkland College, you still have one more opportunity to attend a training in order to volunteer for the Immigration Forum's upcoming DACA Workshops! The next training will be this coming Monday, Aug. 27, at the University YMCA from 6:30-8pm. As a reminder, the DACA Workshops are on  Aug. 29, 4:30-7:30pm at Urbana High School , or  Sept. 8, 10am-2pm at Parkland College . We're in the process of informing local Latino families connected with local school districts, and we hope to have lots of people at the events. Therefore, we need as many volunteers as we can get! Just to give you a head's up about what to expect if you volunteer, there will be three main stations at the DACA Workshops: 1. Eligibility Screening 2. Q & A 3. Review of COMPLETED applications and required documents (We will not be filling out any applications) You will have the oppor...

The CU Immigration Forum's Outreach Committee has initiated a project to assist Dreamers with their deferment and work permit applications. There are several upcoming training sessions. Current Information (will be updated, so check back): Are you interested in getting more involved in the local Latino community? Consider volunteering with the Immigration Forum as we host several local events to educate the public about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). To volunteer, you must attend one of two volunteer training options: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 6:30-7:30pm, Parkland College, room D-244 Monday, August 27, 6:30-7:30pm at the University YMCA There will also be two DACA events. If you've attended a volunteer training, we'd love your help at one or both of these events - even if you can just come for part of the event: DACA Events: Wednesday, August 29, 4:30-7:30pm, Urbana High School Saturday, September 8, 10am-2pm, Parkland College...

"Free Trade Refugees: From Chiapas to the Prairie" Thursday, August 9 @ 8:00pm at the Independent Media Center with introduction by director. "Free Trade Refugees: From Chiapas to the Prairie," a documentary film about Mexican migrant workers in the US Midwest. Directed by Carol Huang. Executive Producer, Maria Isabel Silva Iturralde. Ten year research on a group of peasants from a small village in Chiapas who tell the story of their lives and work in the US. Thursday, August 9, at 8pm, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. Admission free. Carol Huang is a professor of education at The City College of New York. She got her doctorate in Educational Policy Studies at UIUC.