Clik here to view.
Shady Bus Revolution
March 31st at 8pm was when our bus was scheduled to leave New York City and make its way to Atlanta, Georgia. As many of you know, the past weekend was the National Immigrant Youth Alliance‘s first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting for the scraps
Every anti-immigrant argument makes my blood boil, but some of those arguments, in a parallel universe where up is down, left is right, and everything ever in America works the way it was supposed to,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Exist: Lessons from Georgia
Four weeks ago, I went to Georgia. Little did I know that Georgia, in her own way, was coming home with me. At the beginning of this month, the inaugural convening of the National Immigrant Youth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting the Law, Suing the State: DreamActivist in Georgia
Dreamers continue to make history, under the leadership of DreamActivist.org DreamActivist is an organizational plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by a civil rights coalition suing Georgia for HB-87, a...
View Article6 Undocumented Youth Arrested at Capitol Demanding Change in Immigration...
For Immediate Release June 28th, 2011 Domenic Powell (704) 281-9911 domenic@theniya.org 6 Undocumented Youth Arrested at Capitol Demanding Change in Immigration Policies Local high school students...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Running for Justice: The Story of the Mathe Family
You’ve seen Hotel Rwanda, I’m sure. Don Cheadle portrays the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who harbored over 1,200 Rwandans during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, saving their lives in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Visual Movement: 8 Iconic Pictures
As I sat there and watched the Dream Act hearing on Tuesday June 28, 2011, I didn’t feel much of anything. No tears were shed and no hope was revived because all I heard were the same talking points,...
View ArticleDespair is What "They" Want You To Feel
“If you’re tempted to feel powerless and passive, remember that the bogeyman we call “they” wants you to feel that way. And then don’t.” So goes my favorite line in an article I recently read called...
View ArticleGeorgia GOP’s brief brush with college access
The Georgia state Senate approved, by a 34-19 vote, to kick undocumented youth out of Georgia’s 60 public colleges. However, while it moved to do that, one Republican was moving in the opposite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coming Out of the Shadows: Martin
Thanks to Martin for sharing his story and his thoughts on the complexity of the issues we deal with every day. My history is very typical and familiar as far as I can describe up to this point,...
View Article
