Daniela Castro - Blueprint for Action
Action Plan
Key Suggestions from Community and Student Leaders
- CentroPresente : Located in East Boston, advocates for immigrant rights, as well as social and economic justice
- Wants to be seen as a social justice organization because their mission gets misinterpreted
- Calls on people to become more informed about the reasons why people migrate, understanding the histories and hearing their stories
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- BIJAN Network: Network of individuals, activist groups, and other allies working to reduce ham of immigration system
- Encourages people to hear more about immigration stories, especially those of people in detention centers
- Hopes to see more coalition-building and people energized by community organizing
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- Past AOD Leaders
- There is a need for platforms to engage the broader student body
- There is a need for greater institutional support and less turnover in terms of who advises student projects
Insights from Undocu+ Survey:
- Students wish for a space to congregate, to talk about experiences
- Students welcome aa storytelling platform as a away to share their stories
“Just getting our narrative out there is such a huge step to advocating for immigrant rights. Many people have never experienced the immigrant life or even been close to it.”
- Anonymous, Undocu+ Survey
