Minutes
21 Jan 10

Meeting

Newsletter

During the month of February we will be creating a newsletter for the Black and Latino Unity Project

The articles for the newsletter should be in before February 4^th

If you are not able to attend the meeting February 4th, you can send your article by email. (clarissa@immigrantworkers.org)

The newsletter is to educate the community about the importance of both communities working together (Black and Latino Community)

The topic for the newsletter this month is about education

Other topics discussed during the meeting

The next meeting is February 4^th at 29 E. Wilson (Immigrant Workers Union office)
Other places to meet for next meetings

Cada primer Miercoles a las 6 de la tarde, en la Biblioteca Central de Madison ( 201 West Mifflin St, Madison)

Social Cinema es un proyecto cultural bilingüe, que pretende promover el conocimiento y el diálogo sobre distintas cuestiones sociales, mediante la presentación de una pelícu la y facilitar un debate constructivo entre la audiencia.

- Proxima Pelicula -

3 Ma rzo: Abandoned: The Betrayal of America’s Immigrants.
Película exponiendo los resultados horribles de la ley de mig ración del 1996.

Every First Wednesday At 6PM in the Madison Central Library ( 201 West Mifflin St, Madison)

Social Cinema is a bilingual cultural project that aims to promote awareness and dialogue on different social issues, by presenting a movie and facilitating a constructive discussion among the audience.

Madison, Wi.  Contrary to what is generally thought, dream is not a waste of time, in fact dreams, aspirations and ambitions to excel is what very often helps to go through hard times like the present. If this is true for most undocumented workers, that despite all the difficulties still find the strength to work and support their families, it is even truer for young people in our community.

So laws like the DREAM ACT must be defended by the entire community, because something has to be done to ensure a fair education for our youth. The situation of youth in the Madison schools is alarming:

Introduced Bill Includes Amnesty for all Immigrants By Alex Gillis (UTI)
Th e le galizat ion of undocumented immigrants
POSITIVE: The bill creates a legalization program for undocumented immigrants (and their spouses and children), those who qualify will receive a conditional immigrant visa that is valid for six years. This visa allows legalize immigrants with work and travel permits and protects them from deportation.
To qualify, an applicant must:
Establish he or she has been in the U.S. illegally before December 15, 2009.
Prove to have contributed to the U.S. through employment, education, military service or community service
Pay an application fee and a fine of $ 500.
NEGATIVE: As a requirement, includes having no conviction for a felony or no more than three misdemeanors.