During the week of July 8 there will be many events protesting the immigration concentration camps. See details on the flyer. Hope you can join one or more!
Immigration Rights Workgroup
The immigration rights workgroup worked with St. Patrick’s Church and the IRC (International Rescue Committee) to help five people apply for citizenship. The IRC also worked with several other individuals who needed help with immigration issues. We are grateful for the work that the IRC does for the immigrant community.Every Monday and Wednesday we have a language exchange group, the number attending changes, but it’s a good way for us to get to know each other.
The immigration rights group is also tutoring school-age students. I hope more are willing to volunteer, since summer is a great time for students to catch up
or advance.
Please call to help us out! We need volunteers to assist with citizenship test prep classes. (Did you know that to become a citizen, an applicant must answer 100 questions in English?) We also need basic American history and government books. They should be either in Spanish or in simple English for a person whose second language is English.
Come join us! It’s very rewarding. Send a text to Becky Guinn, 530-903-0402.
Immigration Rights Workgroup
The monthly meeting for the Immigration Rights workgroup is Thursday, February 7, 6pm at Tijuana Taqueria. We will have a guest speaker from Norcal Resist who will speak about their trip to the border, their work with the refugees, and what they learned. A representative from Unite Here will also be there to explain the work they are doing. They need volunteers. This volunteer job takes some training and willingness to give time.
We will also be holding a Spanish-language Know Your Rights event on February 21. Volunteers are welcomed. If you want more details contact RebeccaBGuinn@gmail.com or call 530-903-0402.
Immigration Rights is looking for volunteers for various ongoing jobs. One entails visiting the Yuba County Detention Center (a jail) to visit asylum-seekers without a US sponsor who are being held there. Many speak English; some have had no visitors for over a year. Volunteers would also be welcomed to go to a Sacramento bus depot to provide food, drinks, clothing and more to immigrants en transit to their US sponsor. The group is called Abueles Responde (grandmothers respond). You can learn about these volunteer opportunities at the meeting, or by clicking here to send an email.
Immigration Rights Workgroup
The El Dorado Progressives Immigration Rights Workgroup is starting up again.
Our first meeting is being held on Tuesday, July 10 at 6 pm in the community room of the Placerville Raleys. Our mission is to enable the immigrant community to have a voice through political and social engagement. I invite YOU to attend. We will be discussing the different ways in which we can be involved. I see this group using two approaches.
1. Being politically active by supporting rallies, attending local governmental meetings and contacting local representatives to show our support of the immigrant community and to protest their poor treatment by the current administration.
2. Working directly with the immigrant community to Get Out the Vote (GOTV). I especially invite the help of anybody who has firsthand experience in working with the Hispanic community and/or knows Spanish.
Rebecca B. Guinn
Contact me by direct email: Rebeccabguinn@gmail.com or through the EDP website contact form.