Upcoming Events
Cross-Cutting Conversations about Migration:
Language and Communication​​
Tuesday, May 6 @ 6:30 p.m.
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak Street DeKalb, Illinois 60115-3369
Yusunas Meeting Room, for adults
Each session uses media–news articles, books, images, poems, artworks, podcasts, to name a few–as a springboard to talk across differences.
The May session will focus on language and communication. We will discuss how the words we use to talk about migration may shape our perceptions of newcomers. To register and obtain a list of possible sources, please contact Britta at brittak@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2100.
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Co-Sponsored by Arts in Action, DeKalb County History Center, DeKalb Migrant Aid, and the DeKalb Public Library.
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Recent Events
Know Your Rights Training for Community Allies
Hosted by DeKalb Migrant Aid
Cross-Cutting Conversations on Migration:
The Case of the Golden Venture​​​
The Golden Venture cargo ship carrying 286 Chinese men ran aground outside New York in 1993. Their story will serve as the springboard for discussion about deportation, detention, and the spirit that can remain strong among those in captivity.
This program is free and open to the public.
Co-Sponsored by Arts in Action, DeKalb County History Center, DeKalb Migrant Aid, and the DeKalb Public Library.
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Marcha por los Inmigrantes - March for Immigrants​​​
Organized by local community-members and DeKalb Marcha. ​
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Legal Literacy: Immigration Law for Immigrants, Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum-Seekers
Led by Laura Cholula Chang, Esq.
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Co-Hosted by DeKalb Migrant Aid and NIU Undocumented Student Resource Center
Trainings for DeKalb County Service Providers​​​
Led by Jocelyn Aranda-Ortiz of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Hosted by DeKalb Migrant Aid
