Inspired by Our Ancestors
Inspired by Our Ancestors By Julissa Ruiz Ramirez Illustrated by Paloma Cordova Facebook Twitter Inspired by our ancestorsWe fight for our liberation We lead with love for our people and TonantzinIt is our obligation We come from stardust, we are oneMatter cannot be created nor destroyedTransformedWe are George Floyd Comrades have diedElders have fledOur people assassinated […]
She Had a Dream
She Had a Dream By Vidalia Calles Illustrated by Trudi-Ann Hemans Facebook Twitter It was senior year for Lucy at Petworth High School, where there was a strict requirement that all students apply for college in order to graduate. Exhausted from an overnight shift, Lucy struggled to stay awake in her new College Preparedness class […]
Immigrant Made Zine – 2022
Download the Zine Foreword Artists & Writers Immigrant MadeVolume 2 Dear immigrant community, We’re back with another volume of the zine made by us and for us. Across the country, our communities have been the targets of conservatives’ efforts to try to stamp out and erase the contributions of Black, brown, and immigrant leaders in […]
ICYMI: On DACA’s 10 Year Anniversary Immigrant Youth and Allies Hosted Actions to Say DACA is Not Enough!
Multiple – On Wednesday, June 15th, immigrant youth, allies, and volunteers from United We Dream and partner organizations hosted actions in Arizona, North Carolina, Connecticut, Maine, California, New York, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee, marking one decade of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was won by the organizing power of young […]
10 Years of DACA: Immigrant Youth & Allies Rally Across the Country to Say DACA is Temporary, Our Home is Here!
Washington, D.C. – Today immigrant youth and allies marched and rallied in D.C. and across the country marking one decade of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We honored the power building it took to win DACA and the decade-long fight to protect DACA recipients from countless right-wing attacks. Last year, a federal judge […]
VIP Access: Immigrant Made Zine Volume 2
Immigrant MadeVolume 2 Be First to get the Zine In need of a vibrant summer read? Good news: Volume 2 of our zine all about immigrant self-love and pride is COMING SOON! Sign up now to get VIP access! Which includes: An exclusive physical copy of Vol.2 of our ‘Immigrant Made’ zine (reserved for the first […]
ICYMI: Immigrant Youth and Allies Take Action Across the Country to Demand Lawmakers Reimagine Safety and Provide Crucial Funding for Their Communities!
Multiple – Last week, immigrant youth, allies, and volunteers from United We Dream and partner organizations hosted actions in Arizona, Texas, California, Oklahoma, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Florida. Young people led actions to demand the Biden administration and local elected officials enact bold, pro-immigrant policies that invest in their communities by funding access to health […]
Defund Hate: With Title 42 Still in Place, Defund Hate Campaign Demands Congress Completely Reject Nativism and Commit to Community Investment
Washington D.C. – On Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden Administration from ending the racist, Trump-era Title 42 policy, which the CDC had set to end today. In response to this news, which comes in the midst of a frightening increase of nativist, white supremacist rhetoric and violence, […]
Title 42 is Cruel and Evil, and Must End!
Washington, D.C. – Today, a Louisiana judge issued an order blocking President Biden’s end to the Trump-era, anti-immigrant policy Title 42. Since its implementation in March 2020, immigration officials have used Title 42 as an unjust excuse to expel nearly 1.8 million immigrants and asylum seekers from entering the country. Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, Deputy […]
ICE Out of Harris County: Immigrant Youth and Allies Rally in Houston to Reimagine Safety and Invest in Our Communities
Houston, Texas – Today, immigrant youth and allies from United We Dream, Woori Juntos, Texas Organizing Project, Workers Defense Project, and Workers Defense Action Fund joined together to take action outside the Houston Joint Processing Center with national and local demands. Immigrant communities are demanding the Biden administration follow through on their commitment to end Trump-era […]