Tag: community
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Immigrant Community Action Guide
The work to protect immigrant lives has already started. That work has been waiting for you to play your part. Work hard for a fair society where citizenship is not a barrier to someone’s humanity. GET INVOLVED “We are all actors: being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it.” ―AUGUSTO BOAL…
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Stop Scrolling: Social Media as a Community Tool
At 17, I had very important things to communicate, and I needed a community: I was away, alone in an academic institution and living with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The news reporters were ignoring my immigrant community, chasing news-worthy leads. I had no idea my immigrant community was enduring struggle in silence, until I arrived…
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Speech: Closing Words for ENGL271
Parting words spoken to creative writing students at UMD and the beautiful people enrolled in the first college class I ever had!
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1,000 miles: step 86
We don’t want 2017 to roll onto 2018. In 2017, the immigrant community received several hits. Let’s change that.
Claudia Rojas 