LOCAL ORGANIZERS

As you start to organize within your dioceses the tools provided in this section will enable you to lead focused dialogue, build sustainable coalitions, and provide you with resources for working with the media.  Also, keep up to date with the Justice for Immigrants calendar of events.

CAMPAIGN RESOURCES

• Parish kit

SPECIFIC RESOURCES FROM THE PARISH KIT:

• Advocacy Resources

   

  • Interfaith Statement in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  October 18, 2005.

  • Tips for Legislative Advocacy

  • Communicating with Elected Officials

    • The Legislative Process

    • Visiting Capitol Hill

    • Congressional Staff

• Media Relations Resources

  • Media Outreach Tips

  • Starting a Justice for Immigrants Speaker’s Bureau

  • Guide to Communicating With the Media

Other Resources:

• Frequently Asked Questions...

• Implementing a Justice for Immigrants Campaign in the Parish

• How Should An Undocumented Foreign National Prepare NOW for Legalization?

• Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration

• Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity

• Other MRS Publications and Resources

• Strangers No Longer DVD and Discussion Guide

• Dying to Live - A Migrants Journey (Video)

• The Line In The Sand (Video)

• Other Resources Bibliography

proposed Legislation:

Capitol Hill Basics:

• Communicating with elected officials

• Visiting Capitol Hill

• Congressional Staff

• The Legislative Process