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May and June Timeline and Resources for Action On Immigration Reform

 

May 2013

 

 

Calendar Item

Actions
& Resources
April 29 – May 3 Congressional Recess While members of Congress are home, they need to hear that people of faith want immigration reform. Make your voices heard by attending town halls, setting up neighbor-to-neighbor visits, hosting family unity prayer vigils.
May 1 – 5International Labor Day International Labor Day is a great time for faith voices to join large mobilizations lifting up the need for immigration reform and immigrant rights. http://allianceforcitizenship.org/
May 5& 6Immigrant Rights Sabbaths Immigrant Rights Sunday: Some traditions have built educational materials around May 1st after the marches in 2006, as International Labor Day has become a central day to recognize the benefits of immigrants to our economy and broader society. Consider utilizing May 1st as an opportunity to engage your congregants further on immigration reform.
May 6 – 4:00 PM ESTIIC Amendments Webinar IIC webinar on how faith groups are working to improve the immigration bill by adding positive amendments and preventing anti-immigrant amendments.Call 805-399-1000, access code 104402#.RSVP for the visual portion.
May 7Webinar Jewish Social Justice Roundtable Webinar Training on In-District Visits
May 7& 9 MORNINGSAmendments to bill considered by Senate Judiciary Committee AMENDMENTS LIKELY TO BE INTRODUCED: When amendments are introduced, it will be important toCALL 1-866-940-2439 to hear about amendments and urge your Senators to support or oppose amendments that will impact our communities. Sign upfor alerts at www.interfaithimmigration.org.
May 10Postville Anniversary Postville Workplace Raid Remembrance and Interfaith Vigil 12-1:30 PM, in Iowa and ‘echo’ events can be organized in other areas.
May 12Mother’s Day Events lifting up mothers and families, the importance immigration reform would have on women, and the need for improvements for family-based visas.
May 14 – 16 MORNINGS Amendments to bill considered by Senate Judiciary Committee AMENDMENTS LIKELY TO BE INTRODUCED: When amendments are introduced, it will be important toCALL 1-866-940-2439 to hear about amendments and urge your Senators to support or oppose amendments that will impact our communities. Sign upfor alerts at www.interfaithimmigration.org.
May 19Pentecost May 19th Pentecost Sunday: In Acts 2, the theme of Pentecost lifts up many cultures and languages coming together through a miracle in which all can hear in their own language. This important celebration provides an opportunity to think more about the importance of immigrant justice from a Christian perspective.
May 20 – 24 MORNINGS Amendments to bill considered by Senate Judiciary Committee AMENDMENTS LIKELY TO BE INTRODUCED: When amendments are introduced, it will be important toCALL 1-866-940-2439 to hear about amendments and urge your Senators to support or oppose amendments that will impact our communities. Sign upfor alerts at www.interfaithimmigration.org.
May 22 & 23Jewish Lobby Days May 22: Rabbis Organizing Rabbis lobby day in DCMay 23: Reform CA lobby day in Sacramento
May 27– June 3  Congressional Recess While members of Congress are home, they need to hear that people of faith want immigration reform. Make your voices heard by attending town halls, setting up neighbor-to-neighbor visits, hosting family unity prayer vigils.
May 28 – June 5Nuns on the Bus Nuns on the Border – East Coast leg of tour

 

June 2013

 

June 4 – 28:Potential time for Senate floor debate, amendments, votes on immigration bill 1-866-940-2439 
June 15:Labor Events Justice for Janitors Day. June toolkit TBA
June 19:Junteenth Day Celebrations – Join and partner to lift up immigration June toolkit TBA
TBD: Community Report cards on Member of Congress, civic engagement messaging TBA
June 6 – 17: Nuns on the Border:Southwest bus tour Schedule

July 2013: July 1-5 Congressional recess; July 4 Naturalization Ceremonies

August 2013: August 5 – September 6 Congressional Recess

Ongoing

  • Letters-to-the-editor and calls to Congress – Call in Number 1-866-940-2439 
  • Op-eds and story collection lifting up the voices of impacted communities and people of faith to support citizenship, family unity and worker protections – IIC Communications Toolkit
  • Continue to invite media to events and shape immigration conversation through social media
  • Check Map of Actions and Calendar Events at IIC Website, and coordinate with local immigrant rights groups