One Dream 2009

This post is to help a fellow classmate of mine, Dr. JuanCarlos Arauz. Please help his cause.

An organization of 20 undocumented youth has devoted themselves to demonstrating humanity for undocumented immigrants. Of the total undocumented population, 3 million of them came as children and are being raised in this country. They would like the opportunity to choose this country as their own. Our national public awareness campaign illuminates the plight of undocumented youth as a dignified human experience. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q16uB0hFi3Q ) Although this began as an underground youth movement known as One Dream 2009, our intention is to bring the voice of the voiceless to the mainstream community. Our campaign is to emphasize immigration as a human rights issue. Ultimately, we want to bridge the divide of racism, classism, ageism, and nationalism; we live on one planet. We not only appreciate your support, but your support is necessary to reach our goals:

* Gather 15 million signatures (petitions) in recognition of the 15 million undocumented individuals.
* Sell 3 million ‘Human Being’ cards symbolizing the 3 million undocumented youth in this country.
* Present these symbolic messages (powers of people, money and respect - representing the voice of human solidarity) to the new President on Inauguration Day, January 20th 2009.

We urge you to read the list below and see other ways you are willing to support this cause.

1. Sign the Petition at www.onedream2009.org
2. Buy a card/key tag www.onedream2009.org
3. Join us on Jan. 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day of the new U.S. president)
4. Invite us to speak to your group/organization for a presentation or training for the go-kits
5. Spread the word to EVERYONE you know
1. Forward the message to your list-serve, organizations, individuals
2. Link our website to your email signatures, webpage, etc.
3. Share the video http://youtube.com/watch?v=nIWV8-cJ1c0
4. Share our products (t-shirts, cards, DVD, stories, music)
5. Sell the human being card/ key tag as your own fundraising event

Thank you. Together we can make this happen!
One Dream 2009 Team

Monies earned from this campaign will go towards supporting the One Dream 2009 project; pay for travel, stipends and the promotion of the campaign. Of every $5, 20% goes to scholarship, 20% goes to personnel, 60% goes to Conscious Leadership Institute; a pilot project whose aim is to close the educational achievement gap by developing young socially responsible leaders.

One Dream 2009

Along with undocumented youth, Dr. JuanCarlos Arauz brings a unique expertise as his focus on the educational achievement gap and immigration reform highlights the need for educational excellence and global sustainability. The One Dream 2009 campaign is part of the larger pilot project to address the inequities for undocumented youth in education. We offer exclusive insight to the lives of immigrant students who face inequities in education and the lives of undocumented individuals impacted by the I.C.E. Raids through mini-documentary films, Spoken Word/poems, and autobiographies that the students have produced. We demonstrate how to combine knowledge with activism through the concept known as Conscious Leadership Institute: Incubator for change.

This is an exciting opportunity for you and your organization to learn more about the one dream 2009 youth movement. There are three specific styles in which you can invite our youth to come present to your organization depending on time and type of audience:

1. 15 minute presentation
1. Contextual information
2. Human Perspective: 90 second video or Spoken Word performance
3. Sharing of the underground youth movement

2. 45 minute presentation
1. 8 minute video, 20 minute Teatro Campesino or Spoken Word performance
2. Dialogue with audience of impact of the stories
3. Presentation on de-mystifying the undocumented population
4. Sharing of the underground youth movement

3. 90 minute presentation
1. 8 minute video, 20 minute Teatro Campesino or Spoken Word performance
2. Dialogue with audience of impact of the stories
3. Presentation on de-mystifying the undocumented population
4. Go-Kits training for community members
5. Music entertainment by the hip-hop performers “Blaxicans”