On New Year’s day, a small group of students started a their journey—on foot—from Miami, FL to Washington, DC to raise awareness about the DREAM Act and other progressive immigration reforms. These courageous students, who were brought to the US as children, did not want to see their futures, and those of their classmates, put in jeopardy because they lack a viable path to citizenship.
Despite the silence of Congress on immigration so far, people are paying attention to their efforts. Their campaign, which they are calling the Trail of DREAMs, was recently featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Univision, the Miami Herald, and other news outlets.
The students are working with a group called Students Working for Equal Rights (SWER), which is asking for help with this effort (especially if you live in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, or DC). They need people to organize a reception, donate, offer places to stay, etc.
You can find out how to get involved by visiting: http://www.trailofdreams.net/How_YOU_can_help.php
SWER has received an Organizing Grant from Campus Progress as part of the Action Alliance program. The program awards $200-$1,500 to youth-led organizations that are working on progressive issue campaigns or projects that will help build the progressive youth movement.
You can learn more about the DREAM Act and take action at: http://campusprogress.org/dreamact
