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June Immigrant Affairs Update |
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Last year, we launched our first Immigrant Integration Grant Program. We awarded funding to 12 organizations total and we're now excited to share project highlights from some of the organizations that received funding!
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Todos Juntos Learning Center |
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Todos Juntos' mission is to support the academic and social well-being of immigrant and refugee families through education, empowerment, and community support. Founded in 2009, Todos Juntos (All Together) Learning Center improves the academic and social well-being of English language learning parents and children through dual-generation education and wraparound services.
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Created by and for immigrant women and their families, Todos Juntos is a deep-impact, dual-generation school that is community-based, family-centered, culturally appropriate, and open to all English language learners. By centering the needs of immigrant families and developing culturally appropriate programming, they foster a community of dignity for families to realize their own educational and economic success, the foundation for generational stability, wellness, and self-sufficiency. This year we returned to in-person learning and programming through the generous support of the City of Austin and their Immigrant Integration Grant. |
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Volunteer with MRC at New Leaf Farm
Fridays and Saturdays @ 9am
Multicultural Refugee Coalition's (MRC) New Leaf Agriculture program offers refugees from traditional farming cultures the chance to reconnect and grow in a trade that they are already passionate about.
Volunteers help the refugee farm crew in building out our twenty-acre regenerative farm. You might do a variety of tasks such as creating farm pathways, establishing cover crops, forming new beds, harvesting, and many other things while working alongside our New Leaf crew. Learn more and register here. |
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Central Health Community Champions
Deadline to Apply: June 15, 2022
Community Health Champions is an annual Central Health program that brings together diverse community members from across Travis County to learn about, discuss, and collaborate on our work to improve the health of Central Texas. Through a five-month workshop series, participants learn about the health care system for Travis County residents with low income and how Central Health and its partners come together to address health disparities. Health Champions are challenged to think outside of their individual realities to become advocates for health care access and equity in their communities. Learn more here.
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Climate change impacts all of us, but the impacts aren’t felt equally across our communities. The Community Climate Ambassadors program looks to center the voices of people who have been systematically left out of, misrepresented in, or ignored during climate change conversations.
Through a six-month paid program, Community Climate Ambassadors will learn about environmental justice, plan community-based projects, and collaborate with others to move towards positive change. We highly encourage organizations and engaged community members representing low-income communities and communities of color to apply. Learn more and apply here.
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Las soluciones climáticas pueden mejorar la calidad de vida de todos los habitantes de Austin, pero los impactos del cambio climático no afectan a todos por igual. Es muy importante que se escuche a los más afectados. A través del Programa de Embajadores Comunitarios del Clima, la Oficina de Sostenibilidad de la Ciudad de Austin está intentando alcanzar a las personas que han sido sistemáticamente excluidas, mal representadas o ignoradas durante las conversaciones sobre el cambio climático
Durante el programa pagado de seis meses, los embajadores aprenderán sobre la justicia medioambiental, planificaran proyectos comunitarios, y colaborarán con otros para avanzar hacia un cambio positivo. Es muy recomendable que solicitudes sean presentadas por organizaciones o miembros de la comunidad que representen las comunidades de bajos ingresos y las comunidades de color. Aprenda mas y aplique aqui. |
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Todos Juntos invites anyone interested in learning English to fill out our interest form ahead of our fall semester.
Registration day will be August 30 & 31, and our first day of classes will be September 12.
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Todos Juntos invita a cualquier persona interesada en aprender inglés a completar nuestro formulario de interés antes de nuestro semestre este otoño.
El día para registrarse será el 30 y 31 de agosto, y nuestro primer día de clases será el 12 de septiembre.
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The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has a Texas-focused team and they are offering free Mental Health First Aid trainings focused on those who serve refugee and immigrant communities. The training will teach you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Trainings can be in-person or virtual and CEUs may be available. For more information, please contact USCRI at refugeewellnesstx@uscrimail.org or by calling (512) 256-3310. |
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- A new report published by researchers at the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology details how ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has used a combination of public records and privately acquired information to build a surveillance system that can investigate the majority of US adults with little oversight. You can read the report titled "American Dragnet" here.
- TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) reports an increase of Ukrainians at the U.S.-Mexico border and how decisions in April made by CBP (Customs and Border Protection) port authorities differed markedly for Ukrainians as compared with other nationalities.
- The Biden administration has rolled out a new process rule that aims to expedite the processing of migrants who ask for humanitarian protection along the southern border. However, many immigrant rights advocates are highlighting the confusion and challenges created by the new rule. Human Rights First produced a fact sheet to help explain the new process rule.
- A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration from ending Title 42. The American Immigration Council produced a guide to help the public understand Title 42 expulsions at the border.
- Following months of pressure from a national advocacy campaign led by a coalition of immigrants in detention, local detention visitation groups and immigrant rights organizations across the immigration detention abolition movement, ICE announced a phased return to social visitation at detention facilities.
- U.S. CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) has published an updated list of resources about the public charge rule in an effort to help reduce confusion and fear related to accessing critical government services.
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Refugee Leadership Development Program
The Refugee Leadership Development Program provides monthly workshops to refugee and immigrant organizers across the United States. Led by refugees for refugees, this training series is an opportunity to learn more about advocacy tactics being used to advance pro-refugee / pro-immigrant policy on the state and national level, story-telling and narrative shifting, and connecting with resources and local networks to build more welcoming and inclusive communities.
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Saturday, June 4
@ 11am CST
Know Your Rights
Southeast Library Branch
5803 Nuckols Crossing
Austin Public Library is partnering with American Gateways to host this Know Your Rights presentation. Learn how to assert your rights when interacting with law enforcement and immigration services.
This event is free and open to the public. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance please call 512-974-7449 or speak with the manager at your nearest library branch. |
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sábado, 4 de junio
@ 11am CST
Conozca sus derechos
Southeast Library Branch
5803 Nuckols Crossing
La Biblioteca Pública de Austin (Austin Public Library) se ha asociado con American Gateways para organizar esta presentación de Conozca sus derechos. Aprenda cómo sentirse seguro en su comunidad y cómo hacer valer sus derechos.
La Ciudad de Austin está comprometida con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades. Si se solicita, se pueden hacer modificaciones razonables de acuerdo a las necesidades del usuario. Para asistencia, por favor llame al 512-974-7400 o hable con el director de la biblioteca más cercana. |
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Friday, June 10 @ 6pm CST
Free Screening: Mariposas del Campo
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) - 600 River Street
Mariposas del Campo shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. Through a stormy year of sanctioned racism and anti-immigrant policies, the documentary captures their journeys—with help from the characters' own intimate videos—as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community. For young people whose lives have always been steeped in uncertainty, it takes a leap of faith to chase a dream. Learn more here. |
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Saturday, June 18
@ 11am CST
World Refugee Day Celebration
Bob Bullock Museum
1800 N. Congress Ave
Commemorate the United Nations' World Refugee Day at the Bullock Museum with a naturalization ceremony, free samples of world cuisine, live music, and activities for families with kids of all ages.
Master of Ceremonies Greg Ciotti is representing KOOP Radio's Community Council, whose charter is to highlight individuals and organizations that are giving back in our community.
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TransLatin@ Migrations
Life, Love & Triumphs
TransLatin@ Migrations: Life, Love & Triumphs is a series of short documentaries featuring 25 trans migrants sharing their stories of strength and courage. Watch the videos here.
Migraciones TransLatin@: Vida, amor y triunfos es una película documental que presenta a 25 inmigrantes trans compartiendo sus historias de vida, amor y triunfos. Mire los videos aquí. |
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DACA Renewal Guides
DACA renewals can now be filed online! United We Dream created a step-by-step guide to make this change as easy as possible for community members to follow. You can find the English version here and the Spanish version here. |
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Texas Explained Video Series
This new video series by ILRC seeks to provide context and information about immigration in Texas and the ways policies, practices, and procedures affect our immigrant communities. Watch here. |
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ICYMI - Q&A: Applying for U.S. Citizenship // Solicitando la ciudadania estadounidense
In honor of Women's History Month, National Partnership for New Americans talked with immigrant women voters and called on all eligible green-card holders to naturalize this year. During the session, they were joined by an immigration attorney who answered questions from the community about the process of applying for U.S. citizenship. Watch the recording here. |
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Save the Date:
National Immigrant Inclusion Conference
December 11-13, 2022
National Harbor, MD
Save the date to join the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)
at NIIC, hosted at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
NIIC’s shift from “integration” to “inclusion” is purposeful. NPNA's priority is the full enfranchisement of immigrant communities. This includes a focus on intersections between issues and systems that impact our communities and how critical it is to build strong, cross-cutting alliances.
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