uwd slides for amc2013

UWD Uses Vojo

Celso Mireles

Who We Are• Largest immigrant youth led network

fighting for access to education and now, immigration reform for all 11 million dreams

• 5 years old

• We led the way in the fight for deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca)

What are we doing?

• Last year our network decided to include the narrative of, not just ourselves, but of our friends and family in the fight for immigration reform.

• Fighting for immigration reform for all 11 Million Dreams, including our friends, parents and any undocumented person.

What are we doing?

How are we doing it?

• Stories → they are a valuable source of power our community has.

• We have used vojo as a way to collect stories.

• Main demographic targeted were our parents (ie. It is easier for them to call a number and leave a story than to do so on a webpage)

What's next?

• Right now, only used as an internal story bank

• Would like to eventually be able to present the stories in a creative, compelling way.