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Take Action on Immigration!

 

Learn the Facts. Read our fact sheet on migrant rights and test your knowledge with the quiz in our Rights of Migrants Toolkit.
 
Donate. Make a donation to a local or national organization working to protect the rights of migrants. For ideas, check out the “Migrant Rights National Resources” list.
 
Get the News. Keep up-to-date on immigration issues through list-servs and newsletters, such as National Immigration Law Center's Immigrant Rights Update: www.nilc.org/pubs/iru/index.htm
 
Send a Postcard. Advocate for just and humane immigration reform. Download a pre-written postcard and send it to your legislator. To find your elected officials, visit http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml.
 
 

Be a Cyber Lobbyist. Take action online in defense of migrant rights. Check out these great sites:
National Immigration Forum www.immigrationforum.org/action
 
Play a Video Game. Learn about human rights and immigration from the video game ICED - “I Can End Deportation.” Download for free at http://icedgame.com/#1. Learn about the refugee experience from the video game “Against All Odds” at www.playagainstallodds.com/.
 
Educate. Organize an interactive workshop for your local school, community center, or faith community using our free teaching resources.
 
 

Show a Film. Choose immigration-related films from the list at www.murthy.com/films.html for a mini film-fest at your school, community center, or place of worship. Make it a fundraiser - charge admission and use the money raised to donate to your favorite migrant rights organization.
 
Organize a Radio Show. On December 18th, celebrate International Migrants Day with a radio show through Radio 1812, a global event that brings together migrant groups and radios from around the world to produce, broadcast and share programs celebrating the achievements and highlighting the concerns of migrants worldwide. For more information check out http://www.radio1812.net/en/resources/migrant_groups_get_involved.
 
Start a Book Club.   Form a group to read about migrant issues in the U.S. and facilitate a discussion about what you have learned. For book ideas, check out www.leftbooks.com/store/immigrants.html.
 
 

Sponsor a Refugee Family. Support a local refugee family as they adjust to life in the U.S. Check out these national organizations to find out about refugee resettlement in your area: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/partners/voluntary_agencies.htm.
 
Volunteer Regularly. Find an organization in your area advocating for migrant rights and ask how you can help. If you have specialized language skills, many advocates are in need of bilingual volunteers to translate documents or interpret during client interviews.
 
Stop Hate in Your Community. Monitor local media and elected officials. Are their stories one-sided? Are they using hate speech or presenting members of hate groups as experts? Educate viewers and readers with letters to the editor or speak out at candidate forums. For more information, download the "We Can Stop the Hate" toolkit.
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