Monday, April 12, 2010

Upcoming Immigration-Related Events

**courtesy of the Immigrant and Worker Rights Coalition (wmciwr@lists.riseup.net)

April 12-15
Five College Tour: How Democracy Works Now. Come see these sneak previews of a new, multi-part documentary on immigration reform: "How Democracy Works Now," by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. For more information go to http://www.howdemocracyworksnow.com/home

* Monday, April 12th. 7pm. Smith College, Stoddard Auditorium: The Game is On
* Tuesday, April 13th. 4pm. Amherst College, Merrill 3: Mountains and Clouds
* Tuesday, April 13th. 7:30pm. Hampshire College, Main Lecture Hall: Marking Up the Dream
* Wednesday, April 14th. 4:30pm, UMass, 106 Thompson Hall: The Kids Across the Hill
* Thursday, April 15th. 7pm. Amherst Cinema: Last Best Chance

Tuesday April 20 - 7:00 pm at Traprock, 22 Miles St. Greenfield, MA
Screening of the film "Children in No Man's Land"
Presented by the Immigrant and Worker Rights Coalition (IWRC)

This film tells the story of the 100,000 children who risk their lives every year alone, trying to get into the United States. Come see and hear the untold story of these and other undocumented children. A discussion will follow the screening.

(TENTATIVE) May 9th Springfield, MA
Fundraiser for Immigrants: Help immigrants in Springfield raise money for The Pioneer Valley Project's food campaign and for people in crisis. There will be food, music and raffles.

May 21-30, Thorns Marketplace Basement, Northampton, MA
Of Borders and Bridges: Complex Identities in Education
Sponsored by Commonwealth Center for Change

This project is a multimedia artistic and academic venture by artist Katie Richardson, exploring how diversity and belonging are constructed and contested in public education and how this impacts people as individuals and as a nation.

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