Family separation and “kids in cages” drove Sarah Towle to the southern border. Join Amnesty Mid-Hudson and UIDN as Sarah shares her insights and experience on the southern border including personal stories, historical perspective, and more.
Training can help UIDN volunteers respond to those in distress. Learn to provide calm, nonjudgmental support, listen with compassion, ensure safety, and connect individuals to legal, medical, or emotional resources -- without offering therapy or making promises.
Mural by Zarai Zaragoza, @zzword_art In recent months, Ulster County, like the rest of the country, has seen a distressing increase in ICE arrests. For affected families such arrests result […]
This training will detail recognition and accreditation -- the Department of Justice (DOJ) certification -- that allows non-attorney staff and volunteers with non-profit groups to provide immigration legal services and represent clients before agencies of DHS. The training will be led by Hajra Ilyas, New York Immigration Coalition. Registration closes November 20, 1 pm. Free.
Poetry and music featuring the Spanish poet known as Gopala and David Gonzalez, a local poet, storyteller, playwright, and musician. The performance will be bilingual, in both Spanish and English. Tickets are by donation. For more information, email rainart.david@gmail.com.
Join CUNY's Initiative on Immigrant Education for the virtual launch of Immigration in Early Childhood Education. Participants will learn ways educators can create welcoming learning environments for immigrant-origin students […]
Learn more about the human cost of the U.S. government’s forced third-country transfer agreements—and the launch of Human Rights First's new tracker. Leading experts and people directly impacted by […]
Gain new insights and powerful practices that give students opportunities to use writing to develop their identities, make sense of the world, and express their ideas. Keynote followed by workshops.
Free showing followed by a discussion with UIDN board member Dave Clegg; Eduardo Gonzales, an expert on international truth commissions; and Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. Hosted by the Shandaken […]