anis Rosheuvel wrote:
> Deportation 101: The Fight Is Not Over!
> Know the Facts to Organize Impacted Communities
>
> WHAT:
> NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) and Families for Freedom (FFF) > invite you to a FREE day-long training on detention, deportation and > the criminal justice system designed for a wide range of service > providers, organizers, and advocates. The event will be hosted by New > York University (NYU) Law School.
>
> WHEN:
> Saturday, March 15, 2008, 10am ? 6pm
>
> WHERE:
> New York University Law School, 245 Sullivan Street
> (Take A/C/D/E/F/V Subways to West 4th Street Station)
>
> DEPORTATION 101 CURRICULUM
> Since 2004 IDP and FFF have produced and conducted scores of trainings > across the nation based on the nationally renowned Deportation 101 > Curriculum which offers basics of deportation and how to organize > communities that are directly impacted by deportation.
>
> One copy of the curriculum will be provided to each participant. See > sample:
> http://familiesforfreedom.mayfirst.org/ ... ov2007.pdf >
>
> BACKGROUND
> Since 1996, more than 1.8 million people have been deported. > Immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the US prison > population. Service providers, organizers, advocates and activists > must confront deportation in their day-to-day work in criminal > justice, housing, worker rights, and mental health issues - often > without the resources to deal with it. Yet there are basic steps that > we can ALL take to defend immigrant rights!
>
> WHAT YOU?LL GET OUT OF THE DAY
> --> An overview of detention and deportation systems
> --> Service and advocacy strategies for people facing deportation or > at-risk
> --> Information about referrals and documentation
> --> Ideas for addressing the needs of immigrant families
> --> Discussions on organizing strategies for the future
> --> Analysis of the anti-immigrant legislation being proposed in Congress
> --> AND MORE?
>
> TO REGISTER & FOR QUESTIONS
> To register, return your registration form to:
> Email: contactidp@nysda.org
> Fax: 1-800-391-5713
>
> For questions about the training, email Benita Jain (bjain@nysda.org), > Janis Rosheuvel (janis@familiesforfredom.org) or Joanne Macri > (jmacri@nysda.org).
>
> *Space is limited, so register today!*