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ANNOUNCEMENT: United We Dream gathers in Minneapolis

February 5, 2010 in News Article by Matias Ramos

The long term goal is 50Â States, 1 Dream. United We Dream.

This weekend, 46 DREAM Act student leaders from 15 states and Washington, DC are traveling to Minnesota to reflect on ten years of DREAM Act activism and look forward to the next ten years of fighting for immigrant rights.While the Dream Act did not come into law in the first year of Obama’s administration and the promise of Comprehensive Immigration Reform continues to be delayed, there is a growing optimism about the potential of immigrant youth to lead the way in building a movement for immigrant rights.

United We Dream (UWD) has existed as a loose coalition for many years, and students decided to build it into its own organization in July of 2009. Since then, UWD has hired its first staff person and worked to solidify as a network of immigrant youth.

The UWD Field Strategy meeting is hosted by the Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network and will be attended by leaders from United We Dream Network, Dream Team Los Angeles (California), University Leadership Initiative (Texas), Students Working for Equal Rights (Florida), DreamActivist.org, Student Immigrant Movement (Massachusetts), New York State Youth Leadership Council, Texas Dream Act Alliance, Immigrant Youth Justice League (Illinois), Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network, NAKASEC, Korean Resource and Cultural Center, Dream Act OK (Oklahoma), National Immigration Law Center, Latino Youth Collective (Indiana), Voces de la Frontera (Wisconsin), Missouri/Kansas Dream Act Alliance, Center for Community Change, New Jersey Dream Act Coalition, Arkansas Dream Students, and One Michigan.

Our goals are to solidify the agenda of the immigrant youth movement, create stronger relationships among organizations fighting for the same cause, and strategize for our fight for immigrant rights and access to legal status for immigrant youth. Our dream is stronger local and state organizations, as well as larger convenings with hundreds of DREAM leaders.

Keep us in your prayers, send us your good energy, and join us in the week of action. United We Dream!

Tags: Legislation News, Minneapolis, minnesota, United We Dream, UWD
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Mary-lourdes

I came here when i was 5 years old by my mom, and growing up i adpoted to the way of being an AMERICAN... i really didnt know i wasnt like the rest of my classmates, i didnt kno i was "illegal"..i found out when i was 18 and wanting to drive, i found out i couldnt...it hurt me cuz my friends could do anything and i couldnt...THE DREAM ACT, would help soo many people out, we werent born here but we grew up here and learned to live as an american, but its hard if the dream act wont get approved
Kasey H.

Thanks for allowing me to represent Oklahoma in Minnesota! For fellow Oklahomans reading this, let's unite and make our voice heard by our legislators. We can no longer remain silent regarding immigration issues in our state. Let's speak with ONE voice. Check out TCC HSA at www.facebook.com/tcchsa.
Efrain

I have lived here for fifteen years and reside from Mexico. I am an illegal immmigrant I have no family members here or in Mexico but America is all I know I was brought here at the age of six by my grandmother. I lost my whole family in one day when we moved here and my Grandmother has passed away in 2005 so Ive been on my own since then. I have struggled my whole life here its hard for me to live a normal life. I recently graduated from high school in may of 2007. I feel very strong about the dream act and about the mmigration laws because they affect me personally its hard to watch my own people live and be treated this way. I dont believe that we should be punished for wanting to provide a better life for our families or ourselves. Its laws like this that make it hard for people like myself to live the life we want to and live the real American dream. "THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON IMMIGTANTS" America is the melting pot america should allow and embrace immirants and give us a chance instead of rejecting us. We might not be born American citizens but we are human and deservr to be treated as so.Just because someone was born two hours away from the border doesnt make us criminals or animals.
William

No, let s not wait for 10 more years. Something as to be done sooner.
BrenAzul

NJ is having a leadership training on Sat & Sun Feb 28 & 29. NJ PLZ represent!
BrenAzul

heeyyy everybody! thanks so much for supporting! we need more nj ppl!!! plz contact me on facebook Bren Azul or e-mail me at baguilar@cse.edu
Random Hero

Err ... yeah, I don't know about you guys, but come hell or high water, ain't no way I'm waiting ANOTHER ten years for the Dream Act to pass. I'll be 35 if that happens. 35 !!! DREAM Act now !!!!!!

Whoo Dream Team L.A. and everyone else there. Enjoy the snow.
Alex Goldblum

A MESSAGE TO THE NEW YORK STATE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL & THE NATIONWIDE DREAM ACT COALITION: ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS ALEX GOLDBLUM, I AM A GRADUATE STUDENT AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY IN MANHATTAN'S GREENWICH VILLAGE, AS WELL AS AN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR AT THE LIVING THEATRE IN MANHATTAN'S LOWER EAST SIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY WITH YOUR MOVEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, WHERE I LIVE. I JUST GOT BACK FROM A PEACE MISSION TO ISRAEL, WHERE I MET WITH UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN A REFUGEE CENTER IN TEL AVIV CALLED ASSAF. THE REFUGEES OF ASSAF COME FROM SUDAN, SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA, AND ERITREA. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT ACTIVE VISION ISRAEL'S WEBSITE, http://www.active-vision.org/ IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "ACTIVE VISION USA MEDIA ARTS COLLECTIVE." ACTIVE VISION USA WILL FURTHER THE CAUSE OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH THE USE OF USER GENERATED MEDIA CONTENT. MEDIA COLLECTIVES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN EVERY MAJOR CITY FROM COAST TO COAST, WITH A GOAL OF REACHING ALL 50 STATES AND EVENTUALLY EVERY INTERNATIONAL TERRITORY OF THE WORLD! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ACTIVEVISIONNYC@GMAIL.COM
Tatyana

Keep it up, we are behind you.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: United We Dream gathers in Minneapolis