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It's been one month since the DREAM Now Series started, and it's been far more successful than I had ever imagined. DREAM Now Letters have been cross-posted and mentioned by a wide selection of bloggers. Those blog posts, in turn, have been viewed, shared and retweeted tens of thousands of times.
The "DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama" is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729, would help tens of thousands of young people, American in all but paperwork, to earn legal status, provided they graduate from U.S. high schools, have good moral character, and complete either two years of college or military service. With broader comprehensive immigration reform stuck in partisan gridlock, the time is now for the White House and Congress to step up and pass the DREAM Act!This post will mark the completion of the first week of the DREAM Now Letters. This social media campaign has been an immediate success, which is in large part due to the historic actions of DREAMers this week.
Major bloggers from across the net, which I will link to below, have already cross-posted both Mohammad Abdollahi's and Yahaira Carrillo's stories. The letters even made a brief appearance on memeorandum, a news aggregator that I'm addicted to.
Stateless People at Dream Act Texas.
Who is a Stateless Person? Someone who is undocumented in the U.S. - doesn't matter if you have lived here since you were an infant, if you do not "papers" you are stateless. There are Stateless people all over the world...
Be A Part of It: A Movement Led by Undocumented People at Dream Activist.
Will you March FOR America? at Reform Immigration for America.
Today we are at a pivotal moment in the history of this nation. We are faced with a choice. We can do nothing, and watch as new American families are torn apart by the broken immigration system; watch as profiteers continue to take advantage of people desperate for work; and watch as all American families struggle to find good jobs and make ends meet. Or we can stand up, and stand together for our families and our communities.
Video Update: Congressman Becerra Addresses Future of Immigration Reform at Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Trail of DREAMs XI- Meditative Walking and Trail of DREAMS XII - My Real Home at DREAM Activist.
Rep. Gutierrez in Los Angeles - "Love Thy Neigboor Means Not Tearing Families Apart" at Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
'Qué pasa' in Immigration: Members of Congress Debate Reform at America's Voice.
Tea Party Leader Exemplifies Hypocrisy at its Worst at Anti-BVBL.
Immigrants & American-born: "Are you listening?" at Yes on the upcoming Night of 1,000 conversations.
Obama's State of the Union: Immigration? Gays in the military? at The Oval.
The Orange County Register: Rally Celebrates Contributions from Immigrants at Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
SANTA ANA Prayer vigils and press conferences took place across the country today -- from Santa Ana to Tennessee -- to tout the release of a report detailing the contributions of immigrants to California.
The grossly incomplete Latino Blogosphere list from BlogWorldExpo at Culture Kitchen.
Yes they did- student activism from around the world at DREAM Activist.
This one's called La Septima Papeleta, and the story takes place in Colombia... It´s 1989, and the Colombian constitution is 103 years old and clearly not working: its institutions are crumbling away due to drug trafficking and its networks of power and violence. Something's gotta give.
On Immigration, Scrap the Obituary at America's Voice.
For months, pundits in Washington have been dying to write the obituary for comprehensive immigration reform. Predictably, they're using Tuesday night's special election in Massachusetts as a chance to do just that. But what they overlook is that immigration may well be one of the few issues where a bipartisan breakthrough is possible.
Rebuilding Haiti's infrastructure, people's lives, and their grassroots movement for Social Justice at CAUSA.
VIDEO: Immigration Reform Update for Jan. 22, 2010 at Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Trail of DREAMs VII and Trail of DREAMs VIII - Central Florida Lakes at DREAM Act Texas.
"Secrets of Immigration Jails" a Disturbing Call For Reform at America's Voice.
Here's another damning piece from the New York Times exposing the nation's shadowy immigration detention system, which exploded under the Bush administration.
Donate Blood to Help Haiti at All About Race. Check out the Red Cross video and donate if you can.
La Opinion: Pressure Grows to Move Immigration Reform Forward at Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Un año después, las cosas parecen seguir igual. A pesar de las promesas del presidente Barack Obama, quien aseguró que durante el primer año de su administración sería aprobado un proyecto de reforma migratoria, el plazo se cumplió y la promesa sigue en el aire.
My girlfriend is with her class on a trip to Asia. A few days ago she visited Cambodia and toured the genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. When we learn of the terror humans are capable of inflicting on one another we ask how could it happen. In the United States we are so guarded from much of the world's terror, yet upon close inspection we realize how much we're responsible for. Case in point is the following post from Carlos in DC.
Why the US attacked Yemen: president Obama authorized bombing that killed 120 civilians including children [VIDEOS] Humanitarian Crisis Worsening at Carlos in DC.
Pat Robertson's Repugnant Comments about Haiti at All About Race.
The internal conflict in Yemen started in 2004 but the military conflict has restarted in August 2009, after peace talks failed. This has caused the displacement of over 175,000 civilians in the border region between both countries. A humanitarian crisis is increasing in the region, with children being the most affected.
Victory: Obama Administration Grants Crucial Immigration Protection, TPS, to Haitians in U.S. at America's Voice.
Why the US attacked Yemen: president Obama authorized bombing that killed 120 civilians including children [VIDEOS] Humanitarian Crisis Worsening at Carlos in DC.
The internal conflict in Yemen started in 2004 but the military conflict has restarted in August 2009, after peace talks failed. This has caused the displacement of over 175,000 civilians in the border region between both countries. A humanitarian crisis is increasing in the region, with children being the most affected.
Pat Robertson's Repugnant Comments about Haiti at All About Race.
Remembering Marcelo Lucero: One Year Later at Anti-BVBL.
Marcelo Lucero was an Ecuadorian who was murdered by a group of teenage thugs on Long Island a year ago last Sunday. His murder has become a rallying cry for Civil Rights, much like Birmingham Sunday became.
On Thanksgiving: Truth and Celebration at All About Race.
Being an honest, yet enthusiastic American requires the ability to consistently integrate the pretty, mythic narratives that our nation holds dear with the always more complicated and often very ugly truth of our American story. Like my experience of George Washington's birthday, some American Indians refer to the Thanksgiving I celebrate as a National Day of Mourning. And with good reason.
Do American Indians Look "Hispanic" or Do "Hispanics" Look American Indian? at American Taino.
Got Milk? Thank Immigrants at America's Voice.
