Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Advocacy for Undocumented Students Get Social You’ve Got a Friend in Me Talk the Talk Down for the My Vote, My Voice Suggested Actions for Advocacy Tweet/Instagram/ Facebook your legislator why DACA and immigrant families are an important part of thriving communities. Join an immigrant rights advocacy group. Encourage your friends and family to sign DACA postcards. Students can solicit their peers to sign a postcard. Talk with your community about DACA and its impact on your region. Urge your Congressional member to support a permanent DACA solution. Students can meet with their local Congressional members to advocate for undocumented students or setup a event. Register undocumented student allies to vote and encourage all students to engage in political action. Support for Undocumented Students Educational Access Legal Rights Entrepreneurship Mental and Emotional Wellness Art as Activism! Suggested Actions for Support Coordinate a viewing party of the “Paying for College” webinar. Host a Dream Act application or scholarship drive to help students to fund their education. Host UndocuAlly educator trainings. Coordinate a viewing party of the “Know Your Rights” webinar. Host Know Your Rights and/or Deportation Defense trainings to learn what to do when interacting with immigration enforcement. Host an immigration clinic or a resource fair to share community legal resources. Coordinate a viewing party of the “Entrepreneurship” webinar. Invite local undocumented entrepreneurs to speak to the college community about their businesses. Coordinate a viewing party of the “Mental Wellness for Undocumented Students” webinar. Students can host healing circles to promote mental wellness and build community. Colleges can hold trainings for mental health professionals on how to best support undocumented students, and resource fairs to share campus and community mental health resources. Coordinate a viewing party of the “Art as Activism” webinar. Undocumented student allies can host a movie night and discussion on undocumented experiences. See Suggested Movie List for a list of movies. Students can hold undocumented writing circles and spoken word events. Educators can print and display signs showing their support of undocumented students.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Advocacy Resources Materials: Social Media Sample Posts Social Media Graphics Some immigrant rights advocacy groups include: Downloadable postcards are available on the or by emailing Gerson Liahut-Sanchez at . At the end of the week, students should collect signed postcards and deliver them to their local Congressional member(s). Host coffee talks or town hall meetings involving the campus community to discuss how best to support their undocumented population; invite local elected officials and their staff to join as attendees and/or speakers. Materials: DACA Advocacy Talking Points Members are expected to be in their home districts the week of Oct. 15-19. Meetings with Congressional members should be scheduled at least 3-4 weeks in advance. . Materials: Congressional Lobby Visit Checklist DACA Advocacy Talking Points Meeting Report Advocacy Script Voter registration ballots should be ordered or picked up in advance of event. To request a paper application to be mailed to you, please call (800) 345-VOTE (8683) or email . For more information, visit the . Encourage students to know which members are supportive of undocumented populations when they go to the polls this November. Support Resources Resources: , , , , , , , and s Print “legal rights” and the Download Department of Social Services UWD Mental Health Toolkit Suggested movie list: Use butterfly tattoos and art templates. Create undocumented stories at and