Deportation 101 Training

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Learn about the detention and deportation system this weekend in Austin

Grassroots Leadership is proud to partner with several local and national organizations to provide a Deportation 101 Training this Saturday and Sunday, June 12th and 13th, in Austin, Texas.

Deportation 101 is a workshop for immigrants, service providers, and organizers who are affected by and seek a better understanding of the immigrant deportation and detention systems. This training also covers strategies and tips for advocates working with immigrants affected by deportation and detention, and we expect that it will provide an excellent opportunity for immigrant leaders and service providers to network and build relationships.

The Deportation 101 training will be conducted on Saturday, June 12 from 10am to 5:30pm at the Mosaic Church in North/Central Austin. We will have an optional follow-up session during the afternoon of Sunday, June 13th at Space 12 in East Austin for those who wish to explore local campaigns and organizing/advocacy strategies related to this issue.

Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Sarah Carswell for registration materials and more information.

Update on KeyPoint investigation

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We sent the below invitation to City leaders and await response. If they refuse to show up, we will instead hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 6:00-8:00 p.m., amongst community members to strategize on what action we can take to hold them accountable. This will be held at 5604 Manor.

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TEACH-IN: SUNDAY

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TEACH-IN: SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2-4pm, FRONT STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL

Our State and Nation's History:

What the State Board of Education Doesn't Want our Children to Know

The Texas State Board of Education's (SBOE) recent recommendations for social studies curriculum revisions would lead to the absence of several key events, people and issues from Texas K-12 public school textbooks. Among the issues getting excluded are Mexican American civil rights. Representatives of Defend the Honor, the American GI Forum, the National Hispanic Institute, the Texas Freedom Network, Tejanos en Accion and others organizations will give brief summaries on the significance of the key points the SBOE has rejected.

"It's crucial that we make a public showing of how unacceptable the revisions are," said organizer Angelica Aguilar, a graduate student in Educational Public Policy program at UT Austin.

"It's important to our school children, and to all Texans, that we stand up and to be counted," said Taryn Ozuna, organizer and UT graduate student in the Higher Education Administration program.

"If we can raise some awareness about these revisions, then maybe there is still time to affect change," said Laura J. Cortez, another organizer and UT graduate student in the Higher Education Administration program.

Speakers will address state, national and international issues -- issues the SBOE has designated as not important enough to include in the K-12 curricula. We ask you to lend your voices, along with other members of our community who are taking action.

For more information, contact: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or

(512) 293-3411

'When we understand that slide, we'll have won the war:

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slideIts coloured charts, graphs and bullet-points are supposed to make the most incomprehensible data crystal clear.

But even the sharpest military minds in American were left baffled by this PowerPoint slide, a mind-boggling attempt to explain the situation in Afghanistan.

'When we understand that slide, we'll have won the war,' General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO force commander, remarked wryly when confronted by the sprawling spaghetti diagram in a briefing.

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MAY DAY MARCH FOR IMMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS

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Saturday, May 1, 4:00 - 6:00 PM begins at Texas State Capitol, march to Austin City Hall
MAY DAY MARCH FOR IMMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS
Join us a march to advocate immigrants' rights and immigration reform. Join organizations and others to rally for a comprehensive, humane and respectful immigration reform for all the undcumented immigrants of the United States that await to contribute to this nation. Let's unite our forces to demand immigration reform and other immigration rights protection for a healthier environment for all of our communities. Immigration reform row!
Gather at the Texas State Capitol at 4:00 PM for a march to Austin City Hall.
Sponsored by the Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110615618971779

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