COME to our Support Group Meeting Today at 6:30pm
to RSVP email supportgroup@nysylc.org or call us @ 551-404-2737
Join us at our Summer Bash – A fundraiser for the NYSYLC!
Mark your calendars! The NYSYLC is hosting Summer Bash, a fundraiser party, on Saturday, August 14 at the Judson Memorial Church. Doors open at 7.30pm. Wanna show off your awesome skills on the dance floor? Register in our dance contest. Moreover, we will have great guest DJ's, a talent auction, food and drinks (21+ with ID).
Tickets are available in advance at $8 at http://bit.ly/ylcprom0, and $10 at the door. All proceeds will help fund YLC programs.
We hope to see you there! And don't forget to spread the word and bring friends!
- Your friends at the NYSYLC
Meeting THIS Saturday May 29 11:00am
Starved For Dream Meeting
Since Schumer lied yet again! It’s time to escalate!We have a meeting THIS Saturday as most of you guys know, to finish up the final details for the hunger strike.The strike is going to start Tuesday June 1st. This time, nothing will stop us!
For more info email getactive@nysylc.org
meeting THIS Saturday May 29th 11:30am
137-139 west 25th street 12th floor
take the C, E, 1, F, V train to 23rd street
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Hambriento Por El Sueno- Junta
Schumer mintio una vez más! Es hora de escalar!Tenemos una junta ESTE sábado y la mayoría de ustedes saben, para terminar los últimos detalles para la huelga de hambre.La huelga va a comenzar el Martes 01 de Junio.Esta vez nada nos detendrá!
Para más información porfavor mande un correo electrónico a getactive@nysylc.org
junta ESTES Sabado Mayo 29 11:30am
137-139 west 25th street 12th floor
coja el tren C, E, 1, F, o V hasta la 23rd street
Three Dreamers Detained in AZ!
On the anniversary of landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education, Arizona law enforcement arrested three undocumented leaders of the immigrant student movement in addition to Arizona native Raul Alcaraz after staging a sit-in at Senator John McCain’s office. Lizbeth Mateo, 25, an organizer with DREAM Team Los Angeles, Mohammad Abdollahi, 24, co-founder of http://www.facebook.com/l/ecb0b;DreamActivist.Org, a resource web portal for undocumented students, and Yahaira Carrillo, 25, a founder of the Kansas Missouri Dream Alliance are risking deportation in hopes that this action will make a significant contribution to the fight for immigrant rights. In response to the onslaught of enforcement-based immigration law, they staged a sit-in at Senator McCain’s office, and urged congressional leadership to champion the DREAM Act and the values it represents: hard work, education, and fairness.
In response to the action of the youth in Arizona, the NYSYLC is calling an EMERGENCY MEETING for Wednesday, May 19th at 6:30PM. Please come to this meeting to plan what the NYSYLC will do in solidarity with the detained youth. We are planning to initiate a hunger strike on Monday, May 24th if Senator Schumer does not meet with us by the end of this week. Contact Jennifer@nysylc.org to get involved. More details will be discussed at the Emergency Meeting.
Also, join us this Saturday, May 22nd at our General Meeting at 11AM to continue planning~ Let's keep on, P'alante!
Trail of Dreams NY Stages Die-In in Sen. Schumer’s office
Our dreams and futures continue to be put on hold due to Congress's inaction. As a demonstration of our frustration and sense of urgency, the walkers of the Trail of Dreams NY and members of the NYSYLC held simultaneous die-ins in the DC and NY offices of Senator Schumer on April 30, 2010.
Wearing caps and gowns that represented our desire to get access to college, walking barefoot that represented the blisters and tiredness of our feet after walking 250+ miles from NYC to DC, and white paint and blood stains on our faces that represent the death of our dreams, we stormed into Senator Schumer's office to demand answers and action.
Our message to Congress: OUR YOUTH CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE. We need less talk and more action!
Our message to Youth: Don't be afraid! Organize and demand the change that we need. We are all united in this cause and we are here to support each other.
See the vid below:
