Coming Out Rally Friday March 19th outside of Federal Plaza!!!
Join us this Friday at our Coming Out Rally outside of 26 Federal Plaza, NY, NY. Bring your "I am undocumented" shirts and come hear some very powerful testimonies of Dreamers unafraid to come out and tell their story.
Will you be there?? Let us know
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Call us at 212-627-2227 ext 248 to let us know your coming
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Email Angy at angy@nysylc.org
Strengthening Youth, Building Community: YLC Benefit Mixer
Our motto this year: WE WIN!
Our goal: To STRENGTHEN YOUTH
Our purpose: To BUILD COMMUNITY
That's right. We welcome 2010 with a revitalized YLC, ready to continue working for equal access to higher education and creating more opportunities for leadership development for immigrant youth. You are cordially invited to our first event of the year:
Strengthening Youth, Building Community: YLC Benefit Mixer
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 6.00 pm
Red Sky, 2nd Fl Lounge - 47 East 29th Street NY, NY
Meet and mingle with young leaders and professionals working on social issues in a relaxing atmosphere! Come enjoy a wonderful evening with drinks, food, raffles, music and entertainment for a great cause - the YLC Scholarship Fund!
General Tickets are $15
VIP Tickets are $25 (include goodie bag!)
Purchase your tickets at http://bit.ly/ylcmixer or by calling 718.956.3209 or 646.464.5366
All proceeds from this event will go directly to the YLC Scholarship Fund.
We look forward to seeing you there!
- Your friends at the YLC
CALL NOW – New Jersey State Senate is Voting on In-state Tuition This Thursday!
Bill S1036 is up for a full Senate vote on Thursday, January 7th. The bill was approved in the Appropriations Committee of both the state Assembly and the Senate on Monday, January 4th. We are very close to a victory and we need each of you to take action!
Please call your State Senator between now and Thursday morning and ask them to support bill S 1036. Below are some talking points...
- In-State Tuition is critical for immigrant youth to access higher education.
- The report recently released by the State Legislative Affairs says providing resident tuition for undocumented high school graduates will not cost the State of NJ any money.
- In-State Tuition is not a public benefit, it’s a way for immigrant youth who have been in NJ for most of their lives to pay more affordable college tuition. They will have to have attended three years of high school in NJ.
- Educating our children and young people will be beneficial for the State of NJ and everyone.
It is crucial that we get this bill on Corzine's desk before he leaves office and it is URGENT that the Senators hear from everyone in support. We cannot wait 4 more years! Its up to us to make this happen.... CALL your Senator NOW!
To find who your state Senator is and phone number please follow this link:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp
Here's a list of the state Senators:
Senator Diane B. Allen Republican
District Office: 11 West Broad St., Burlington, NJ 08016 (609) 239-2800
Senator Bill Baroni Republican
District Office: 3691A Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 (609) 631-9988
Senator Christopher Bateman Republican
District Office: 36 East Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 526-3600
Senator James Beach Democrat
District Office: 1916 Route 70 East, Suite 3, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 (856) 489-3442
Senator Jennifer Beck Republican
District Office: 32 Monmouth St., 3rd Floor, Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 933-1591
Senator Anthony R. Bucco Republican
District Office: 75 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 302, 3rd Floor, Denville, NJ 07834 (973) 627-9700
Senator Barbara Buono Democrat
District Office: Two Lincoln Highway, Suite 401, Edison, NJ 08820 (732) 205-1372
Senator Gerald Cardinale Republican
District Office: 350 Madison Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626 (201) 567-2324
Senator Andrew R. Ciesla Republican
District Office: 852 Highway 70, Brick, NJ 08724 (732) 840-9028
Senator Richard J. Codey Democrat
District Office: 449 Mount Pleasant Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 (973) 731-6770
Senator Christopher J. Connors Republican
District Office: 620 West Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ 08731 (609) 693-6700
Senator Sandra B. Cunningham Democrat
District Office: 1738 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305 (201) 451-5100
Senator Michael J. Doherty Republican
District Office: 127 Belvidere Ave., 2nd Floor, Washington, NJ 07882 (908) 835-0552
Senator Nia H. Gill, Esq. Democrat
District Office: 425 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 509-0388
Senator John A. Girgenti Democrat
District Office: 507 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 (973) 427-1229
Senator Robert M. Gordon Democrat
District Office: 14-25 Plaza Rd., P.O. Box 398, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 (201) 703-9779
Senator Philip E. Haines Republican
District Office: 32A North Main St., Medford, NJ 08055 (609) 654-1498
Senator Sean T. Kean Republican
District Office: 1955 Highway 34, Bldg. 2A, Wall Township, NJ 07719 (732) 974-0400
Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican
District Office: 425 North Ave. East, Suite C, Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 232-3673
District Office: 57 Union Place, Suite 310, Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 918-0414
District Office: 251 North Ave. West, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 232-2073
Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. Republican
District Office: 1715 Highway 35, Suite 303, Middletown, NJ 07748 (732) 671-3206
Senator Raymond J. Lesniak Democrat
District Office: 985 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083 (908) 624-0880
Senator Fred H. Madden, Jr. Democrat
District Office: 129 Johnson Rd., Suite 1, Turnersville, NJ 08012 (856) 232-6700
District Office: 1405 Chews Landing Rd., Suite 15, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 (856) 401-3073
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole Republican
District Office: 155 Route 46 West, Suite 108, Wayne, NJ 07470 (973) 237-1360
Senator Steven V. Oroho Republican
District Office: 115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 300-0200
District Office: 227 Route 206, Bldg. 1, 1st Floor, Flanders, NJ 07836 (973) 584-4670
Senator Joseph Pennacchio Republican
District Office: 330 Changebridge Road, Suite 102, Pine Brook, NJ 07058 (973) 227-4012
Senator Dana L. Redd Democrat
District Office: 1 Market St., Suite 1F, Camden, NJ 08102 (856) 225-9068
Senator Ronald L. Rice Democrat
District Office: 1044 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ 07106 (973) 371-5665
Senator M. Teresa Ruiz Democrat
District Office: 166 Bloomfield Ave., Newark, NJ 07104 (973) 484-1000
Senator Nicholas J. Sacco Democrat
District Office: 9060 Palisade Ave., North Bergen, NJ 07047 (201) 295-0200
Senator Paul A. Sarlo Democrat
District Office: 207 Hackensack St., 2nd Floor, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 (201) 804-8118
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari Democrat
District Office: 1514 E. Saint Georges Ave., 2nd Floor, Linden, NJ 07036 (908) 587-0404
Senator Robert W. Singer Republican
District Office: 2110 W. County Line Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527 (732) 901-0702
Senator Bob Smith Democrat
District Office: 216 Stelton Rd., Suite E-5, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 752-0770
Senator Brian P. Stack Democrat
District Office: 5801 Palisade Ave., West New York, NJ 07093 (201) 861-5091
District Office: 301 45th St., 1st Floor, Union City, NJ 07087 (201) 558-7926
Senator Stephen M. Sweeney Democrat
District Office: 935 Kings Highway, Suite 400, West Deptford, NJ 08086 (856) 251-9801
District Office: 14 East Commerce St., 3rd Floor, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 (856) 455-1011
District Office: 199 East Broadway, Suite G, Salem, NJ 08079 (856) 339-0808
Senator Shirley K. Turner Democrat
District Office: 1440 Pennington Rd., Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 530-3277
Senator Jeff Van Drew Democrat
District Office: 21 North Main St., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 465-0700
District Office: 1124 North High St., Millville, NJ 08332 (856) 765-0891
District Office: 1028 East Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360 (856) 696-7109
District Office: Additional Phone, Somers Point, NJ (609) 926-3779
Senator Joseph F. Vitale Democrat
District Office: 569 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (732) 855-7441
Senator Loretta Weinberg Democrat
District Office: 545 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 928-0100
Senator Jim Whelan Democrat
District Office: 511 Tilton Rd., Northfield, NJ 08225 (609) 383-1388
New Jersey Students: The fate of in-state tuition depends on you!
Bill S1036, the in-state tuition bill, would allow all New Jersey residents to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education in New Jersey. Currently, undocumented students who have grown up in NJ are required to pay out of state rates making it nearly impossible for them to attend college.
Please send letters in support of New Jersey in-state tuition to your local legislators and Senate Budget Committee no later than Monday, December 21st to list and vote in favor of Senate bill S1036 on January 4th. For those who would benefit from this bill, it is important that they hear from YOU and that they hear your story. This is the time to come out of the shadows and speak up!
It is crucial that we get this bill on Corzine's desk before he leaves office and it is URGENT that the Senators hear from everyone in support. We cannot wait 4 more years!
Call your legislators NOW!
Please fax or email the letter pasted below with your name and town where you're from.
To find your local legislators please follow this link:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp
for more information please contact Martin at martin@nysylc.org
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Sample letter:
Dear (Legislator's name) ,
We are calling upon you to support the S1036/A990 bill that would allow undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education. This will benefit a small but crucial group of students that have graduated with good scores who have attended at least three years of high school in New Jersey.
Currently, these students are required to pay out of state tuition rates which could be up to double the resident state tuition rates. For many the higher rate goes beyond their financial means impeding their ability to attend college. We are seeking college tuition rate parity with fellow New Jersey graduates. This bill would simply allow tuition parity for all New Jersey residents who have attended high school in New Jersey for three years.
This bill affects students who have grown up in New Jersey that have attended and graduated from New Jersey public or non-public school system, who are residents with New Jersey roots who are committed to becoming citizens. Very often these students came to this country because their family was fleeing political or economic instability, a decision made by the parents not the student. Yet, despite the many obstacles they have faced, these students worked hard and succeeded in school. New Jersey should reward them for their hard work, initiative and desire to pursue higher education to become productive members of our communities. When talented students in our communities are prevented from reaching their full potential, we all suffer.
Eleven states (New York, Texas, California, Illinois, Utah, Washington, and Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wisconsin) have already enacted similar legislation. We hope New Jersey will join this list.
Thank you for your support.
Your Name:
Address (Just the town/city is fine):
Join Us at our YLC Holiday Party!
Dear YLC Members and Friends:
2009 has been an enriching year, full of hard work as well as wonderful events. Just to name a few, with our united effort we were able to stop the deportation of many Dreamers (see here and here). We also made our voices heard in the largest National DREAM Graduation on June 23. And we can't forget that the immigration debate has now less hatred and bigotry with the drop of Lou Dobbs!
Because of that and much more, we want to invite all our members, friends, allies and colleagues to join us in our YLC Holiday Party.
Date: Saturday, December 19
Time: 6pm - 10pm
Address: 137-139 W. 25 St, 12th Floor (between 6 and 7 Ave), NY
RSVP and questions @ info@nysylc.org
We are kindly asking for a $7 donation or a dish to share with everyone.
In addition, if you want to participate in our GIFT EXCHANGE, please bring a gently used or $10 (or less) item.
We really hope to see you there! Bring friends, family, dates and most importantly a smile!
- Your friends at the YLC
The Great March of Westchester: Support the DREAM Act & CIR
March in solidarity for our children's future!
When: June 6th
Time: 1pm
Where: Behind the WP public library (Martine Avenue and Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, White Plains NY 10601)
for more info contact Arturo - abravo911@optonline.net
http://westchesterdream.blogspot.com/
March for the DREAM Act!