TODAY: Back to School DREAM Act Day of Action

August 25, 2009 in News Article, Student Activism by United We Dream Network

For a complete list of events, please contact Matias at MATIAS@NILC.ORG or (202)216-0261 ext. 409.

California

  • Berkeley: Petition drive at UC Berkeley
    A coalition of organizations supporting DREAM
    Throughout the day, UC Berkeley, 2311 Bowditch St, Berkeley, CA
  • Davis: Petition drive at UC Davis
    University of California, Davis, 18830 Road 112, Tulare, CA?
    Fresno: Rally at Cal State Fresno
  • Latino Student Coalition
    California State University, Fresno, 5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA
  • Merced: Petition drive and informational picket at UC Merced
    Dreamers in Action / ASUCM External Affairs
    Meet throughout the day on campus, then 5-7PM picket at the corner of M and 21st Street
    University of California, Merced, 5200 N Lake Rd, Merced, CA
  • Sacramento: Petition Drive at Cal State Sacramento
    Throughout the day at Main Library Quad
    6000 J Street | Sacramento, CA 95819
  • Santa Cruz: Petition drive at UC Santa Cruz
    Students Informing Now (SIN)
    All day at 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
  • Santa Rosa: Rally at Windsor High School
  • MECHA
    Meet at 8695 Windsor Rd, Windsor, CA 95492
  • Need more info: Petition drive at Eureka
  • Bell Gardens: Petition drive at Bell Gardens High School
    AVID, College Fair on 9/26
    6119 Agra Street, Bell Gardens CA 90201
  • Claremont: Rally at Pomona College
    Claremont Colleges Dream Act Coalition
    Meet all day at Smith Campus Center at Pomona College, March at 5:30PM starting at Harvey Mudd Dining Hall
    170 E 6th St, Claremont, CA
  • Escondido: Informational meeting at Escondido High School
    1535 N Broadway, Escondido, CA?
  • Fullerton: Fullerton: Petition drive at Cal State Fullerton
    800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831-3599
  • Fullerton: Educational display at Fullerton College
    Fullerton College Dream Team
    Meet at the Cadena Cultural Center and at the Quad throughout the day
    321 E Chapman Avenue, Fullerton, CA
  • Garden Grove: Petition drive at Los Amigod High School
    Closed event, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708-2499
  • Glendale: Petition drive at Glendale Community College
    VOICES
    1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA
  • Irvine: UC Irvine
    DREAMS at UCI
    Tabling all day at Ring Road in UCI Campus
  • Long Beach City College – Speak-out
  • Los Angeles (Hollywood) – Hollywood High
  • Los Angeles – Cal State LA – SURGE
  • Los Angeles: Workshop/ Rally/ Faculty and Student forum at UCLA
    IDEAS at UCLA – 10AM: Workshop at Ackerman 1220; 12PM Rally at Kerckhoff Steps, Forum at Haines 144 at 4PM
    760 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA
  • Los Angeles (Downtown) – Press Conference at City Hall
    DREAM TEAM LA with LAUSD Board and LA City Council
    Meet at 8:30AM at 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, 90012
  • Northridge: Book presentation at Cal State Northridge
    Introducing “We Are American: Undocumented Students Pursuing a Dream”
    Dreams to be Heard and MSW department
    18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA
  • Pasadena: Rally at Pasadena City College
    Meet at 12PM, 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA?
  • Pomona: Rally at Cal Poly Pomona
    DE PIE (Demanda Estudiantil Para Igualdad Educacional)
    3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, CA
  • Riverside: Petition drive at UC Riverside
    UCR DreamActivists
    900 University Ave, Riverside, CA
  • San Diego: Rally at San Diego State
    Education without Borders/ ISSO San Diego
    Meet at Free Speech Steps (near Aztec Center) at 12PM
    5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
  • San Marcos: Panel and petition drive at Palomar College
    Encuentros Leadership
    1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069
  • Santa Ana: Presentation of “Nine Digits away from My Dream” play
    Orange County Dream Team
  • Meet at 7PM at El Centro Cultural de Mexico
    310 W 5th St, Santa Ana, CA
  • Santa Barbara: Rally at UC Santa Barbara
    IDEAS at UCSB
    Meet at El Centro (Building 406) between 12PM and 3PM
    552 University Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Sylmar: Petition drive at LA Mission College
    All day at 13556 Eldridge Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342

Florida

  • Apopka: March at Seminole Community College — March from HS to Press Conference with Rep. Grayson’s office
    Youth Sin Fronteras from the Hope Community Center
    Meet at 1:30PM at Apopka High School
    555 West Martin St, Apopka (marching to HCC in North Park Ave)
  • Bradenton: Group bike ride from New College to State College of Florida
    Sarasota/Manatee chapter of SWER
    Meet at 4PM in front of President’s Ofice, New College of Florida
    5800 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243
  • Ft. Lauderdale: Informational session at Broward College
    Broward chapter of SWER
    Meet at 4PM by the Downtown Riverfront and at the Museum
    111 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
  • Gainesville: Rally at the University of Florida
    CHISPAS (Coalition of Hispanics Integrating Spanish speakers through Advocacy and Service)
    Meet at the Student Union and march to University’ administration building
    303 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL? 32601
  • Jacksonville: Petition drive at Florida State College at Jacksonville
    Meet at South Campus outside the cafeteria, 2-4PM
    11901 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246
  • Miami: Rally at MDC Inter-American campus
    SWER and Student Government Association at MDC
    Meet at the Flag Courtyard at 12PM
    627 SW 27th Ave, Miami, FL? 33135
  • Miami: Petition drive at MDC North campus
    SWER
    Meet at Building 4, 11:30AM-1PM
    11380 NW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33167-3495
  • Miami: Panel at MDC Kendall campus
    SWER
    Meet at Fred Shaw Plaza, next to Building 2, 12PM
    11011 SW 104 Street, Miami, FL 33176-3393
  • Miami: Week-long campaign at MDC West campus
    SWER
    3800 NW 115th Avenue, Doral, FL 33178
  • Miami: Rally at MDC Wolfson campus
    SWER
    Meet during Club Fair at Building 2, 11:55AM
    300 NE 2 Ave, Miami FL 33132-2296
  • Miami Gardens: Mass and Rally at St Thomas University
    SWER
    Meet at the library at 7PM
    16401 NW 37th Avenue – Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
  • Tallahassee: Panel at Florida State University
    Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and USSA
    Meet at Claude Pepper Center Broad Auditorium, 7PM
    636 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32311
  • West Palm Beach: Mock Graduation at Palm Beach CC, Lake Worth Campus
    InterClub Council
    Meet at MLK Plaza (Southwest corner of campus)
    4200 Congress Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796

New Jersey

  • Jersey City: Sleep strike at Saint Peter’s College
    Latin American Service Association
    Meet at the Quad at 5PM
    2641 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07306
  • Somerville: Petition drive at Raritan Valley Community College
    Orgullo Latino Club, throughout the day
    118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, New Jersey
  • Paramus: Panel at Bergen Community College
    Throughout the day at 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652,

New York

  • Brooklyn: Film screening and petition drive
    Jornada Movement
    Meet at 8PM, 118 Congress St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
  • Brooklyn: Petition drive at James Madison High School
    Throughout the day at 3787 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229
  • Brooklyn: Panel at Women’s Studies Colloquium Center
    Long Island Jobs with Justice and Stony Brook Social Justice Alliance
    Meet at Room 118 of the Women’s Studies Colloquim Center, 8PM
  • New York City: Large action outside Senator Schumer’s Office
    “Vacation Over Schumer: Turn in your homework”
    New York State Youth Leadership Council
    Meet at 3PM, 757 Third Avenue (Between 48th and 47th), NY, NY
  • New York City: Petition drive at Fordham University Lincoln Center
    Students for Solidarity
    Meet between 11:30 and 3PM at Plaza Level
    113 W. 60th St, New York, NY 10023

Illinois

  • Chicago: Rally at El Zócalo
    Illinois DREAMers for Educational Access (IDEA)
    Meet at 4:30PM at the Corner of 18th and Paulina
  • Chicago: Panel at Harold Washington College
    Organization of Latin American Students
    Corner of Lake Street and Wabash Street, Chicago Illinois
  • Chicago: Petition drive at Chicago State University
    Latino Resource Center
    9501 South King Drive, Chicago, IL?
  • Chicago: Petition drive at North Park University
    Meet throughout the day at the campus cafeteria
    3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL
  • River Forest: Petition drive at Dominican University
    Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)
    Meet between 11AM and 2:30PM at Lewis Alcove
    7900 Division St, River Forest, IL 60305
  • Urbana-Champaign: Rally at University of Illinois
    iDREAM/ La Colectiva – Rally
    Meet behind the Illini Student Union (facing the quad) at 11:45AM
    1401 West Green Street Urbana, Illinois 61801
  • Glen Ellyn: Panel at College of DuPage
    Latino Ethnic Awareness
    Meet at Student Resource Center, Room 1556 at 3PM
    425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, DuPage, Illinois 60137

Texas

  • Austin: Press conference at University of Texas
    Part of a weeklong campaign by University Leadership Initiative/LULAC/ University Democrats
    Meet at Union Patio, 11:30AM-1:30PM
  • Austin: Presentations at Connally High School
    CHICAS (Classy Hardworking Independent Chicks At School)
    Throughout the day, 13212 N. Lamar – Austin, TX 78753
  • College Station: Petition drive at Texas A&M University
    LULAC
    Meet behind the Academic Building, 12PM-4PM
    5000 TAMU, College Station, TX
  • Dallas: Press Conference at Dallas City Hall
    TX Dream Act Coalition
    Meet at 12PM at Dallas City Hall, Sixth Floor Flag Room
  • Garland: Petition Drive at Texas Woman’s University
    Sigma Lambda Alpha
    Meet at the Student Union at Denton campus between 12PM and 1PM
  • Harlingen: Petition drive at Texas State Technical College – Harlingen
    All day at 1902 N Loop 499, Harlingen, TX 78550
  • Plano – Petition drive and forum at Collin Community College
    LULAC #4780
    All day at 2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074
  • San Antonio: Meet and greet and petition drive at St. Mary’s University
    Meet at 6PM at University Center
  • San Benito: Petition drive at Los Fresnos ISD

Wisconsin

  • Madison: Public display, workshop, and open mic at University of Wisconsin Madison
    MEChA / Voces de la Frontera / Alcance
    Meet at Library Mall throughout the day
    500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI?
  • Racine: Petition drive at Horlic High School
    SUFRIR
    Meet on Tuesday at Fiesta Patria festival, 5PM
    2119 Rapids Dr, Racine, Wisconsin 53404
  • Milwaukee: Petition drive at Riverside High School
    SUFRIR
    Throughout the day at 1 Warrior Way, Belle, WV 25015
  • Milwaukee: Press Conference at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
    Students United for Immigrant Rights at UWM
    Meet at the Student Union
    2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI?
  • Milwaukee: Campaigh Kick-off Party at VDLF office
    Voces de la Frontera, 5:30PM
    1027 S 5th St, Milwaukee, WI
  • Milwaukee: Tabling at Marquette University
    LASO
    Meet throughout the day at Lalumiere Building
    1217 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Michigan

  • Ann Arbor – University of Michigan at Ann Arbor – MIRA – Forum and petition drive
    MIRA – Latino Student Org
    Petition on campus throughout the day, followed by forum at 6PM
    Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI?, 4th floor
  • Detroit: Rally at University of Detroit-Mercy
    DreamActivist and Latino Student Association
    Meet throughout the day at courtyard fountain, rally at 12PM
    4001 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221, 12PM
  • Detroit: Tabling at Wayne State University
    Albanian Student group and International Center
    Meet throughout the day Tent near Undergrad Library
    Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202
  • East Lansing: Petitioning at Michigan State University
    MECHA
    109 International Center, East Lansing, MI?

Indiana

  • South Bend: Presentations at John Adams High School
    Students from Indiana University South Bend
    1700 Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN
  • Indianapolis: Petition drive at Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis Democracy Plaza
    Throughout the day at 355 Lansing St, Indianapolis, IN?
  • Greencastle: Petition drive and forum at DePauw University
    Committee for Latino Concerns
    All day at Union Building/Peeler Art Auditorium, 313 S Locust St, Greencastle, IN?

Arizona

  • Tempe – Arizona State University – Arizona Dream Act Coalition – Life about the play of a Dreamer

Colorado

  • Boulder – University of Colorado Student Union – petition drive
  • Denver – Padres and Jovenes Unidos – Marching from Alma Park to Auraria Campus

Connecticut

  • University of Bridgeport – OZO – Petition drive

Georgia

  • Dalton – Coalition of Latino Leaders (CLILA) – Film Screening and petition drive
  • Marietta – Wheeler High School
  • Calhoun – LEJO (Latinos for Education and Justice Organization, Inc.) – Presentations
  • Kennesaw – Kennesaw State University – KSU Democrats – Petition drive

Kansas

  • Overland Park – Johnson County Community College – LUNA – Petition Drive and DREAM Act soccer match

Minnesota

  • Northfield – Northfield High School – Centro Campesino – Rally

Missouri

  • Kansas City
  • Columbia – Centro Latino – Forum/Panel

Montana

  • Billings – United Church of Christ – Film Screening

Nebraska

  • Schuyler – Schuyler Central High School – Petition drive

Nevada

  • Las Vegas – Petition drive

New Mexico

  • Albuquerque – South Valley Academy – El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos – El Tendedero de Sueños / DREAM quilt public display
  • Albuquerque – University of New Mexico – Somos Un Pueblo Unido – Rally

North Carolina

  • Raleigh – El Pueblo Inc. – Rally
  • Salisbury – Salisbury High School – Petition drive
  • Hickory – High School Presentations –
  • Charlotte – Philip O. Berry Academy of Technology – Petition drive

Oklahoma

  • Tulsa – Tulsa Community College – Petition drive

Pennsylvania

  • Warmister – William Tennent High School – DREAM Act-themed Back to School Night
  • Villanova – Villanova University – Petition drive

South Carolina

  • Simpsonville – Hillcrest High School – Petition drive

Virginia

  • Alexandria – Northern Virginia Community College – Film Screening

Washington

  • Ellensburg – Central Washington University – Petition drive
  • Everett – Everett Community College – Rally
  • Seattle – Chief Sealth High School – MEChA and Education for All – Forum/Panel

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Last June 23rd, things got moving.  We synchronized Dream Act Graduation Day all over the country: The US Capitol in Washington DC, Los Angeles City Hall, St. Matthews Church in Arizona, San Jose City Hall, the Colorado State Capitol, Miami Dade College, St. Ann’s Church in Chicago, St. Mary’s Church in Indianapolis, Johnson Memorial Park in New Jersey, Senator Hagan’s office in Greensboro (NC), Mason Park in Houston, and even a campsite in Montana heard the message of Dreamers looking for social change. We undeniably would have had events in places like Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New York – but we decided to make our presence known specially loud in Washington, DC.

That day, 500 Dreamers from all over the country came to Washington, DC and brought their message of hope, education and service to our country to the offices of their congressional representatives. This time, we are going back to school to let Congress know we are part of the communities they represent.

Please join the United We Dream Network in standing up for undocumented students four weeks for now. Since our graduation, we have stood up and slowed down deportations. On September 23rd, thousands of students all over the country will rise together and declare that it is Back to School DREAM ACT Day of Action.

Register your action here: http://dreamactivist.org/backtoschool

The DREAM Act, a piece of legislation that would create a path to legal status through college education or military service for undocumented youth who have been in this country since an early age, was first introduced in 2001. Waiting for its passage has meant a lot of pain and uncertainty for undocumented students, but it has also seen them create and organize in unprecedented ways. The community that started this website is one of those examples, as is each one of those groups of people that organized the actions of last June and the many more we will have next month.

In the next days and weeks, we will have more advice about how to move forward, and a place to register your local events. Things are moving quick for Dream student organizing all over the country, and we have some big things coming up. In the next few weeks, United We Dream will begin its transition towards a full-fledged organization by introducing its newly-hired national coordinator, DreamActivist will relaunch with a brand-new design and new features, and immigrant youth will once again stand up to call for passage of the DREAM Act and a better, more just, more human immigration policy in this country.

Please help us get the ball rolling by Facebooking, Digging, and emailing this post. Now more than ever: don’t just dream, ACT!