SDCCD: SDCCD Colleges Join Undocumented Student Week Of Action Campaign

Press release from San Diego Community College District:

October 14, 2021

San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges, and the College of Continuing Education
are joining the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office during Undocumented
Student Week of Action beginning October 18 to strengthen advocacy for students that
identify as undocumented, Dreamers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
recipients and students from mixed status families. The public is welcome to join
the colleges for virtual workshops, panels, and film discussions.

This year marks the fifth annual Undocumented Student Action Week, which supports
the needs of more than 72,000 undocumented students enrolled in community colleges
across California. On Monday the celebration will kick off with a call to action of Assembly
Bill (AB) 540, as events take place during the same month as the 20th anniversary
of the passage of AB 540, the landmark legislation that opened doors to higher education
for thousands of undocumented students.

Events are free and open to the public:

1 p.m.20 Years of AB 540: A Celebration & Call to ActionZoom Meeting – Register HereCommemorating 20 Years of CA’s Landmark Legislation Supporting Undocumented Students

2 p.m.Undocu Dialogue Film Series: “Immersion” FilmSponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Register Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will have a dialogue about the short, twelve-minute film about
Moises, a ten-year-old immigrant who does not speak English and struggles to fit in
at his new schools in the United States.

3 p.m.Undocumented Student Action Week: Know Your Rights! + DACA UpdatesSponsored by the SUBIR Dreamer Resource CenterSan Diego City College | Zoom Meeting – Register HereLearn practical tips for things immigrant families can do now to prepare if approached
by an immigration (ICE) agent, as well as information on rights everyone has in the
United States, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, Higher Education Legal
Services representatives will give any information they have regarding DACA updates.

NoonUndocu Dialogue Film Series: Dreamers Caught in the DACA FightSponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will have a dialogue about the undocumented people featured in
the documentary including a teacher, a doctoral student, and Filipino immigrants who
dream of serving in the United States Military.

1 p.m.Equitable Student-Centered Design to Ensure Undocumented Student SuccessZoom Meeting – Register Here

2 p.m.Higher Education Legal Services (HELS) Info-Session & Legal Aid ConsultationsSponsored by Miramar College in partnership with the Jewish Family Center HELSSan Diego Miramar College | Register Here

3 p.m.Student Community Forum (Presented in Spanish)Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will be discussing the topic of educational possibilities for San
Diego College of Continuing Education’s undocumented Students

1 p.m.Innovative Uses of Funds to Support Undocumented StudentsZoom Meeting – Register Here

1 p.m.Undocually Training & Self-CareSponsored by the SUBIR Dreamer Resource CenterSan Diego City College | Zoom Meeting – Register Here

3 p.m.Undocu Dialogue Film Series: Living With Fear Of DeportationSponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will have a dialogue about the eight-minute documentary of Steve,
whose parents were forced to live in China after an ICE raid, and who is threatened
with deportation himself.

3 p.m.Student Community Forum (Presented in English)Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will be discussing the topic of educational possibilities for the
College of Continuing Education’s undocumented students.

NoonUndocu Dialogue Film Series: Undocumented Parents Fight For Their American DreamSponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will have a dialogue about a nine-minute documentary that narrates
a son’s surprise visit to see his father in Tampico, Mexico. This is a chance for
Dilan to rediscover his roots.

1 p.m.Effectively Using Data in A Complex EnvironmentZoom Meeting – Register Here

2 p.m.Meet Our Dreamers: Undocu-Services from Each SDCCD CampusSponsored by the Borderless Scholars ProgramSan Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

10 a.m.Undocually Training: Understanding the BasicsSponsored by the Borderless Scholars ProgramSan Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

11:30 a.m.Undocumented Student PanelSponsored by the Borderless Scholars ProgramSan Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

NoonUndocu Dialogue Film Series: Fighting The DACA Debate When You're UndocumentedSponsored by the Immigrant-based Support ProgramSan Diego College of Continuing Education| Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182Staff and students will have a dialogue about this eight-minute documentary that shows
Dilan returning from a trip to Mexico, being a DACA recipient, worrying during his
re-entry to the United States, while plotting a timely new lesson plan for his students:
a debate on immigration.

1 p.m.Policy Context: Undocumented Student Rights & ResourcesZoom Meeting - Register Here

2 p.m.Updates from Alliance San DiegoSponsored by Miramar College in partnership with Alliance San DiegoSan Diego Miramar College | Register HereAlliance San Diego presentation about immigration and employment options for undocumented
and DACA-mented students. Representatives from Alliance San Diego will discuss considerations
in picking a major, job opportunities and entrepreneurship, immigration relief and
more.

This press release was produced by San Diego Community College District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.