Wednesday, October 13, 2021
DVC Equity Speaker Series
Cesar Cruz
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Get Your Undocuhustle On!
How to Become an Entrepreneur or Independent Contractor
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Monday, October 18, 2021
Kick-Off Event 01
Commemorating 20 Years of CA’s Landmark Legislation: A Celebration & Call to Action
Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Target Audience: UndocuCenter Coordinators/UndocuLiaisons, Student Leaders, Counselors, Administrators, and System Partners
Description: In partnership with the Chancellor's Office, Immigrants Rising is hosting a virtual conference that will bring together legislators, administrators, educators, students, and community members from across California to celebrate the successes created through AB 540. Join to commemorate this important legislation and highlight institutional support efforts — as well as build a statewide plan to reduce barriers and propose legislative solutions.
Kick-Off Event 02
Building Bridges: Systemic Solutions to Support Undocumented Students
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Target Audience: UndocuCenter Coordinators/UndocuLiaisons, Student Leaders, Counselors, Administrators, and System Partners
Description: Please join us for a special conversation featuring Acting Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales, Chancellor Dr. Joseph I. Castro, President Dr. Michael V. Drake, and President Kristen Soares that will highlight systemwide efforts to support AB 540 students and discuss shared commitments to continue addressing challenges that remain in order to support the success of all of our undocumented students.
The Power of Organizing in Contra Costa County
Immigrant Led Organizers for Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance.
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: The Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance (CCIRA) was established in 2017 by legal and community-based organizations aiming to advance immigrant rights and promote resources for all Contra Costa residents regardless of immigration status. CCIRA was formed after an article was published in the East Bay Express about the Probation Department and the Custody Alternative Facility turning people over to ICE during appointments. In 2017, CCIRA successfully secured funding through a foundation-county partnership to establish Stand Together Contra Costa, a county rapid response system to respond to increased immigration enforcement. In March 2018, Stand Together officially launched with a 24-hour hotline, two attorneys, and a coordinator. CCIRA continues to advocate for the county to end all collaboration with ICE and a county budget that promotes the health and well-being of all residents. CCIRA is a member of the Reimagine Public Safety Contra Costa Campaign.
We Never Needed Documents to Thrive
Yosimar Reyes
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Poet Yosimar Reyes explores the ways in which undocumented communities continue to build full lives despite the adversities faced by anti-immigrant policies. Reyes explores immigration narratives that center the joy and collective power of a community that is often misrepresented. This 45-minute session will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A. Webinar format.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Border is an Open World:
Violence, Nationalism, and White Supremacy at the US-Mexico Border
Agustin Palacios
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: In this lecture, Dr. Agustín Palacios will provide a historical and theoretical analysis of violence at the US–Mexico border. Dr. Palacios argues that the recent acts of violence against Haitian and Central American asylum seekers at the border are not an anomaly or due to the rogue actions of a few “bad apples,” but instead reflect a long-standing and widespread nationalist and white supremacist logic that continues to dehumanizes immigrants, especially Black and indigenous ones. Dr. Palacios argues that the fight for racial and social justice within the US, must also include the fight for immigrant and refugee rights at the southern border.
DVC USAW Kick-Off Event
In-Person Event
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Commons Area, Diablo Valley College
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Resources to Support Undocumented Students
Financial Aid Workshop
Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Learn about financial aid resources available to Dreamer students and how to submit the California Dream Act Application. This event is in collaboration with EOPS (Extended Opportunity Programs & Services) who will join us to discuss other supplemental education support services available to eligible students.
Ethnic Studies as Crisis CA Public Education and the Roads Ahead
Roberto Hernandez
Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Undocumented Student Resources at Contra Costa College
Workshop
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Are you undocumented and would like to know about the resources at Contra Costa College? Please join us for a virtual workshop to learn about the different resources for undocumented students at CCC.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Monday, October 25, 2021
DACA and Immigration Policy Updates
Legal Services workshop
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Denny Kasso, Staff Attorney from the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area, will give an overview of the latest immigration updates, including a legal analysis of the DACA Texas decision; the impact of the decision on current DACA recipients and DACA-eligible students as well as what it means for the future of DACA. She will also discuss the most recent immigration policies under the Biden administration affecting millions of immigrants.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
We Are More Than Tragic Stories
Yosimar Reyes
Time: 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: This presentation explores the ways in which art can activate change in communities that live outside of government aid. Yosimar Reyes presents us with the ways in which undocumented communities often rely on each other to survive in this country. This 45-minute session will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A. Zoom format.
Financial Resources for Undocumented Students
In-Person Event
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Fireside Hall, Contra Costa College
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Do you have questions about getting money while attending community college? Please join our CCC Staff from Financial Aid and EOPS for an in-person workshop to learn about financial resources for undocumented students.
DACA and Immigration Policy Updates
Legal Services workshop
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
Description: Denny Kasso, Staff Attorney from the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area, will give an overview of the latest immigration updates, including a legal analysis of the DACA Texas decision; the impact of the decision on current DACA recipients and DACA-eligible students as well as what it means for the future of DACA. She will also discuss the most recent immigration policies under the Biden administration affecting millions of immigrants.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Undocusupport Hour
Workshop
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Target Audience: Open to Everyone
