 Latinos Progresando in Your Community
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Mark your calendar for these upcoming events with Latinos Progresando and our partners!
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College-Bound Youth Group (C-BYG)
Family Day
When: Sunday, December 2, 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: The National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Support the C-BYG Scholarhsip Fund!
Bring the whole family!
Tickets: $12 Students, $20 Adults
Includes food, music, and entertainment
Co-sponsored by Radio Arte
For tickets or volunteer opportunities, contact Sarah at (312) 850-0572.
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Community Forum Update
Forum on Raids and Detentions Draws Crowd
The nearly 150 attendees of Latinos Progresando's October 30 community forum entitled "Know Your Rights: Raids and Detentions" emphasized the pressing need for accurate information about immigrants' legal rights. Community members gathered at Universidad Popular for an engaging presentation by panelists Marselina Gonzalez of Latinos Progresando and Julissa Ruiz of Katz Law Office. The event featured the film "Know Your Rights" by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA).
Latinos Progresando would like to thank its community partner Universidad Popular for graciously hosting the forum!
Stay tuned for more information about November's Community Forum on family reunification and admissibility bars for immigrants who have left the country!
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Advocacy Update:
Joliet Raid Terrifies Community on Halloween
The day after LP's community forum on raids and detentions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a Joliet workplace, arresting 23 adults from the Chicago area. The raid targeted employees of a staffing company providing day laborers to warehouses throughout the city. A study released the same day by the National Counsel of La Raza and the Urban Institute documents the harmful effects of immigration raids on children, finding that for every two adults arrested in immigration raids, one child loses critical material and psychological support.
For a Chicago Tribune article about the study and the Joliet Raid, click here.
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Community Partner Announcements
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Teatro Luna presents MACHOS
Premiere Hosted by the Latina Leadership Council of the Chicago Foundation For Women
Friday, Nov. 9
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
A NEW World Premiere production by Teatro Luna, "MACHOS" is an
interview-based play about contemporary masculinities.
Buy Tix online by going to http://www.cfw.org or call (312) 577-2801 ext. 229.
Tickets are $45. _____________________________________________________________________________ LGBTQ Immigrant Support Group in Spanish
The
Mental Health Program at the Center on Halsted is pleased to announce
the formation of a LGBTQ support group for Spanish-speaking
individuals. If interested, please contact Karen Rothstein-Pineda at (773) 814-8324
or Jacqueline Luna at (773) 472-6469 x. 470
Group begins Tuesday, November 27
Pre-registration is required, and group is free of charge._____________________________________________________________________________
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Important Legal Immigration Services Update
Replace your green card now!
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposal last week which will likely require all legal permanent residents carrying "green cards" (permanent resident cards) without an expiration date to replace their current cards.
Green Cards issued between 1979 and 1989 do not have an expiration date. These cards will become invalid 120 days after the new rule takes effect!
For more information or to apply for a new green card, contact the Legal Services Department at Latinos Progresando at (312) 850-0572.
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About Latinos Progresando
Latinos Progresando, a nonprofit organization based
in Pilsen and Little Village, serves immigrants through the
highest-quality, low-cost legal immigration services, community
education and engagement, and advocacy/organizing around just
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