5/7/13 - Citizenship Brazilian Movement
Planning for an Action Meeting of Brazilian Congregations on Federal Legislation for National Immigration Reform and State Legislation on Drivers Licenses
I. Planning and Logistics
1. Date
2. Site and number of seats and parking
3. Microphones and podiums
II. Turnout goals from each congregation
III. Agenda and leadership roles
A. Speaking Roles for pastors and lay leaders
Co-Chairs, Prayers, Presentation of Issues, Testimonies, Questions to Officials, Next Steps, Translators
B. Floor Leadership Team for pastors and lay leaders
Parking, Greeters, Ushers, Sign-in’s, Collect Interest Cards, Lead spirit and applause
C. Agenda packet—Agenda, Fact Sheet, translated version
IV. Invitations to Congressman and Senators and follow up
Senator Warren and Senator Cowin
Congressman Markey for Framingham, for others depends on congregations participating
State Officials---Senator Karen Spilka, Representative Tom Sannicandro, Representative Chris Walsh, Representative Thomas Conroy and maybe others can be invited who represent other areas….
V. Media coverage
Immigrant media
Other media—Boston Globe, Metro West Daily News, TV Stations Channels 4,5, 7, 25, NECN, Univision, Municipal Cable
VI. Other
VII. Next Meeting and involving lay leaders
DRAFT AGENDA Meeting of Brazilian Congregations on Federal Legislation for National Immigration Reform and State Legislation on Drivers Licenses
-Choirs perform before meeting starts
I. Welcome, why we are here tonight, Recognize officials attending
II. Prayer and Faith Reflection
III. Roll Call to recognize each church that helped organizes this meeting and brought people to attend
IV. Ground Rules for this meeting and how we got to these questions to ask our officials
V. The Challenge and Opportunity for National Immigration Reform
A. Report on the pending legislation and what’s needed
B. Testimonies on why it’s needed—barriers to work, to drive, to visit family in Brazil, deportations of those not committing serious crimes, etc.
C. Request to members of Congress
Will you fight hard for a national immigration law with a pathway to citizenship in less than 10 years and no roadblocks like additional border security requirements beyond the robust ones we have now?
Will you ask President Obama and Secretary Napolitano to stop deportations except for those committing serious felonies?
D. Response from Congressman
VI. State Legislation to allow Drivers Licenses for undocumented immigrants
A. The case for drivers licenses---helps people get to work and to medical appointments and hospital, protects people from costly accidents with people without licenses, gives our state tax revenue from license and registration fees…Washington, Utah, New Mexico, and Illinois have this law now.
B. Testimonies
C. Requests to legislators
Will you work hard for passage of House 3277 to allow all immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses
D. Response from state legislators
VII. Interest Cards and what happened here tonight and what does it mean?
VIII. Closing Song and Closing Prayer, and Evaluation
Preparação para o Encontro
1. Metas para o número de pessoas que irão participar de cada igreja
2. Papéis de liderança em falar na reunião. Isso inclui os Co-Presidentes,
os que dão testemunho, aqueles que pedem os funcionários das perguntas
3. Papéis de liderança na produção de reunião - Parque de estacionamento,
arrumadores, cumprimentar as pessoas e funcionários, etc
Reunião sobre Reforma Imigratória
[Coros e música antes do início da reunião]
I. Bem-vindo, por isso que estamos aqui hoje
II. Oração e Reflexão de Fé
III. Nomear as igrejas que estão aqui hoje
IV. Regras para a reunião, e perguntas
V. National Immigration Reform
A. O que é necessário e o que está pendente no Congresso
B. Testemunhos sobre como não ter cidadania faz as vidas das pessoas mais difíceis
C. Pergunta para os membros do Congresso - apoia à reforma Nacional de
Imigração, com o menor tempo possível para alcançar a cidadania
VI. Outras questões – exemplos: legislação do Estado para licenças
/ legislação do Estado para aumentar o salário mínimo
VII. O que aconteceu aqui e o que isso significa
VIII. Oração final (canção final)
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Massachusetts Comunidades Ação Network (MCAN) é uma federação de
organizações comunitárias de melhoria baseadas na fé localizados em
Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, Worcester, Springfield, e Lynn.
Em 21 de fevereiro, 600 membros de Brockton Comunidade Inter se reuniu com o deputado Stephen Lynch sobre a reforma da legislação de imigração.
Em 20 de abril, 500 membros do Essex County Organização Comunitária
reuniu-se com o congressista John Tierney sobre a reforma da imigração
Em 4 de abril, 600 membros da SEIU união e alguns membros do nosso grupo
Comunidade Inter Brockton se reuniu com o senador Elizabeth Warren, o
deputado Joe Kennedy, eo deputado Michael Capuano sobre a reforma da
imigração
580.000 pessoas em Massachusetts ganhar US $ 8 a US $ 12 e hora. Estamos
trabalhando em apoio à legislação para elevar o salário mínimo de US $ 8
por hora salários de até US $ 10 ou US $ 11 por hora salários
Preparation for the Meeting
1. Goals for the number who will attend from each church
2. Leadership roles in speaking at the meeting. This includes the
Co-Chairs, Those Who Give Testimony, Those who ask the officials the
Questions
3. Leadership roles in producing the meeting--parking, ushers, greeting
People and officials, etc.
Meeting on Immigration Reform
[Choirs and Music before the meeting starts]
I. Welcome, why we are here today
II. Prayer and Faith Reflection
III. Roll Call naming the churches that are here today
IV. Rules for the meeting and question
V. National Immigration Reform
A. What's needed and what's pending in Congress
B. Testimonies about how not having citizenship hurt people's lives
C. Question to members of Congress on supporting National Immigration
Reform with as short a time to reach citizenship as possible
VI. Other issues like State Legislation on Drivers Licenses and/or State
Legislation on Raising the Minimum Wage
VII. What happened here and what does it mean to organize a meeting like
This together
VIII. Closing Prayer and Closing Song
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Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN) is a federation of faith
Based community improvement organizations located in Brockton, Fall River,
New Bedford, Worcester, Springfield, and Lynn.
On February 21, 600 members of Brockton Interfaith Community met with
Congressman Stephen Lynch about the immigration reform legislation.
On April 20, 500 members of Essex County Community Organization met with
Congressman John Tierney about immigration reform
On April 4, 600 members of the union SEIU and some members of our Brockton
Interfaith Community group met with Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman
Joe Kennedy and Congressman Michael Capuano about immigration reform
580,000 people in Massachusetts earn $8 to $12 and hour. We are working in
Support of legislation to raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour wages up
To $10 or $11 an hour wages
O presidente Obama está planejando revelar um plano para reformar a política de imigração através de uma ação executiva - incluindo a suspensão das deportações para milhões - já na próxima sexta-feira (21/11/2014)
Haverá também a expansão da ação diferida para os jovens. 
