Immigrant Youth and Allies To Gather in Danbury On National Day of Action To Prevent Deportations & Protect Immigrants and Refugees

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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Contact: Carolina Bortolleto | Carolina@ct4adream.org | 203-942-3052

ADVISORY
Sunday January 15th @ 2pm

Immigrant Youth and Allies To Gather in Danbury On National Day of Action To Prevent Deportations & Protect Immigrants and Refugees
Raise Voice in Support of Sanctuary Spaces and Preservation of DACA; Declare They Are Here To Stay

Danbury, CT. - On Sunday, January 15th, immigrant youth, together with community members and leaders, will gather at the Ecuadorian Civic Center on a national day of action to "Protect Immigrants & Refugees”. The goal of the day of action is to prevent deportations by educating and empowering the undocumented community.

In nearly 50 cities across the country, immigrants and people of conscience of all backgrounds will raise their voice to declare that they will stand in the way of deportations, racial profiling, criminalization and hatred. We are #HereToStay and will not be moved.

At the Ecuadorian Civic Center, immigrant youth will conduct a Know Your Rights training and share anticipated legal and survival needs - aimed at empowering and educating our community on their rights - no matter who is president. The event will provide a healing space for the community to discuss how they can take action towards creating a welcoming city and defending immigrants and refugees from deportation. Community members will mount support in favor making Danbury a welcoming city that outlines protections for the immigrant community ahead of a Trump administration.

Who: CT Students for a Dream, Frente Unido de Inmigrantes Ecuatorianos, Centro Civico Ecuatoriano, Make The Road NY, United We Dream and community members wearing orange #HereToStay shirts
What: Community Know Your Rights Info Session
When: Sunday, January 15th at 2:00-5:00pm
Where: Ecuadorian Civic Center, 20 West Street, Danbury, CT
Visuals: Community Members being educated on their rights and what to do if ICE comes to their door, #HereToStay posters and [“ICE Out of CT” posters]

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Connecticut Students for a Dream is a youth-led statewide network fighting for the rights of undocumented youth and their families.
www.ct4adream.org

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