SIREN and EVC Bring West Coast Screening of Papers March 10
This Wednesday on March 10 Evergreen Valley College, SIREN, and other community organizations will host a community screening of Papers The Movie. A social hour with dinner for sale will begin at 6:00 PM and the movie will begin at 7 PM, followed by discussion. This will be the first movie screening at EVC's new Theatre Building. Papers is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. For more information on Papers please go to http://www.papersthemovie.com/about_papers/index.html.
Tickets are selling fast. If you want to secure your seat please please buy your ticket by visiting SIREN's office. If you have any questions please contact Cesar at cesar@siren-bayarea.org or 408-453-3003, ext. 112
Eastside Union High School District Supports Immigration Reform and Joins Reform Immigration For America
In a historic vote, the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously in February to support immigration reform and to join the national campaign for reform, Reform Immigration For America. Due to the leadership of the Seven Trees Leadership Committee and SIREN, the ESUHSD became the first high school district in the country to join the national campaign. Similarly, in 2009 the San Jose/Evergreen College District became the first community college district in the nation to join the national campaign.
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March for Immigration Reform On March 21 in DC or San Jose
On March 21st, thousands of people from all across America will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform and economic justice for all Americans. We will come together as one voice on the National Mall for a strong America – for families, for workers, for businesses, and for security. We can do nothing, and watch as our families and communities continue to be torn apart by the broken immigration system. Or we can stand up for our families and our communities and demand Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year. Read More
Help Survey the Political Opinions of Immigrants
Immigrants make up two-thirds of the population of Santa Clara County when you include their children. Every year immigrants in Santa Clara County, California and the nation demonstrate their growing political power. As part of Mobilize the Immigrant Vote in California and as a Census Partner, SIREN wants to know the opinion of immigrants including key federal questions about the census and immigration reform and key state issues including governance, revenues, budget, and “wedge” issues that repeatedly appear on state ballots. Through this survey we will be able to better understand immigrants from different countries and immigrants from within a single country based on their age, gender, family income, years of education, length of time in the US, frequency of voting, etc. Read More
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