NIYA and DreamActivist.org - West Coast Tour

Join us in the CSRC Library when representatives of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) and DreamActivist.org talk about their humanitarian work and direct actions for and by undocumented immigrants. Both organizations were featured in the June 21, 2013, episode of This American Life.

Luis Leon was born in Veracruz, Mexico. At age 5, his family moved to North Carolina where he lived until finishing high school in 2011. Not able to afford college due to his immigration status, Luis’ family decided that he would go back to México on his own and continue his educational career there. In July of 2013 Luis got the opportunity to be part of the "Dream 9."  This group of undocumented youths, who had been deported because of their immigration status, attempted to cross the US border demanding to be let in on humanitarian grounds, only to be detained. Through the organizing of NIYA and other organizations, he and the rest of the Dream 9 were released and allowed to return to their homes in the United States. Joining him on this tour will be Santiago Garcia and Dulce Guerrero.

This event is FREE.

Watch the video of this event here.