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• 1 2021-02-25T14:23:41-05:00 Daniela Castro - Blueprint for Action 34 image_header 2021-04-28T19:29:07-04:00 My project is a culmination of conversations with community leaders and reflections on effective tools for change-making during a hyper-virtual time. I take inspiration from Freedom for Immigrants' storytelling platform and other organizations that give space for people to have agency and control over their stories. They further the idea that the practice of sharing personal narratives is a powerful way to amplify a message. It brings both speaker and reader into conversation and deserves the same merit given to academic texts.
  
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  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 
    • More information
  • 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 
    • More information
  • 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