ACLU Know Your Rights: What To Do If You're Stopped By Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI

Education Not Deportation: A Guide for Undocumented Youth in Removal Proceedings

By:  Asian Law Caucus, Educators for Fair Consideration, DreamActivist.org and National Immigrant Youth Alliance

Hold President Obama accountable.   

We need action, not more speeches.

 Sign the America's Voice petition below and call President Obama and ask him to provide administrative relief from deportation for DREAM Act students, noncriminal immigrants and veterans. Please call him and tell him we need ACTION, not any more speeches. Remind him that he can ACT: 1-866-957-2612. REPOST this on facebook!

From America's Voice: 

President Obama: ACTIONS speak louder than words.

Three years ago, Barack Obama promised to make immigration reform a priority during his first year in office.

Now, three years later, one million immigrants have been deported. Immigrant families are still being torn apart and DREAMers are still being rounded up under the policies of President Obama's Administration.

President Obama has the power to protect DREAMers from deportation, end programs that round up ordinary immigrants, and make it easier for families that include US citizens to stay together.

Add your name to the petition and tell President Obama to take a stand!

http://americasvoiceonline.org/page/content/Obama_take_a_stand/

GA Senate: Immigration Update Forum    

Senate Special Committee on Immigration & GA's Economy to Host Immigration Update Forum

ATLANTA (July 19, 2011) - Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker) will be meeting with the public to discuss the current status of Georgia's immigration laws. The Committee will elicit testimony on the impact of the law on business, especially agribusiness.

 
Karen Bremer, Executive Director of Georgia Restaurant Association and

Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the effect of the court injunction on parts of the new law. Additional testimony will be provided by representatives from the the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association.  

Sen. Thompson will be joined by committee members: Sens. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur), Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna), Gail Davenport (D-Jonesboro), and Jason Carter (D-Decatur).

WHEN: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 2:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.

WHERE:  Coverdale Legislative Office Building, Room 307, Atlanta, Georgia 30334

World Affairs Council of Atlanta: Panel Discussion on Immigration (HB87)  

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Time: 6:30 -8:30 pm

Location: TBD

Audience: World Affairs Council and YP Members, corporate/ business executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, academic professors and grad level and above students, and citizens concerned about the issue.

Draft Program:

o Registration and Networking

o Introduction by Moderator Ms. Shirazi

o Topic Overview by Professor

o Moderated Pre-Prepared Questions and Answers by Panel (Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO, will be one of the panelists.)

0 Questions and Answers from Audience

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Panel Discussion: "Redistricting & Continued Relevance of Sect. 5 of the Voting Rights Act"   

Holds a "Panel Discussion"

You are invited to join us for a "Redistricting and the Continued Relevance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act"

Monday, August 8, 2011 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

At Ebenezer Baptist Church,  407 Auburn Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 30312

Moderator

Sally Yates - United States Attorney Northern District of Georgia, Department of Justice

Speakers Include

• GA Congressman John Lewis: Georgia's Fifth District Representative
• Julie Fernandes - United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General -Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
• GA Representative Stacey Abrams: Democratic House Minority Leader
• Jerry Gonzalez: Director, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials
• Judy Yi: Programs Director, Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc.
• Bill Nigut: Southeast Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League
• Elisabeth MacNamara: President, League of Women Voters of the United States
• Fred McBride, Ph.D: Redistricting Coordinator I Research Analyst, American Civil Liberties Union, Voting Rights Project

For more information, contact Rachelle O'Neil or Leslie Small at 404-659-0116.

Feel free to spread the word to your family, neighbors, and friends.

GALEO:  "Redistricting means Power" Workshop  

Please make it a point to come and engage.  Especially if you live in Dalton, Gainesville, Gwinnett, Cobb or DeKalb Counties. 

Thursday, August 11 � 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location:  Latin American Association, 2750 Buford Highway,  Atlanta, GA 30324

Mark your calendars! More details to come soon!

Why is redistricting important?  Please watch this youtube video of GALEO testimony before the GA Legislative hearings:

http://youtu.be/gEiC3-KnYms   

GALEO Begins Recruitment for the GALEO Institute for Leadership, Fall 2011 (DeKalb, Gwinnett & Refugee Family Services)  

GALEO & The GALEO Latino Community Development Fund have begun to accept applications for the GALEO Institute for Leadership, Fall 2011 for Metro Atlanta (English & Spanish), Gwinnett County (English) & Refugee Family Services (English).

The seminars are open to all persons, regardless of their racial or ethnic background. Diverse participants with appropriate language proficiency are encouraged to apply. The leadership sessions are more beneficial to all when the group represents broad diversity. EVERYONE is encouraged to apply. 

This free Spanish course offer is truly amazing!

It is brought to you by The Claro Initiative, which is a private initiative of Bilingual America. We've known Bilingual America for years.

They started in Atlanta and are now a highly respected international Spanish and Cultural Management training company.