San Diego Community College District

San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges, and the College of Continuing Education are joining the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office during Undocumented Student Week of Action beginning October 18 to strengthen advocacy for students that identify as undocumented, Dreamers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and students from mixed status families. The public is welcome to join the colleges for virtual workshops, panels, and film discussions.

This year marks the fifth annual Undocumented Student Action Week, which supports the needs of more than 72,000 undocumented students enrolled in community colleges across California. On Monday the celebration will kick off with a call to action of Assembly Bill (AB) 540, as events take place during the same month as the 20th anniversary of the passage of AB 540, the landmark legislation that opened doors to higher education for thousands of undocumented students.

Events are free and open to the public:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18

1 p.m.
20 Years of AB 540: A Celebration & Call to Action
Zoom Meeting – Register Here
Commemorating 20 Years of CA’s Landmark Legislation Supporting Undocumented Students

2 p.m.
Undocu Dialogue Film Series: “Immersion” Film
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Register Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will have a dialogue about the short, twelve-minute film about Moises, a ten-year-old immigrant who does not speak English and struggles to fit in at his new schools in the United States.

3 p.m.
Undocumented Student Action Week: Know Your Rights! + DACA Updates
Sponsored by the SUBIR Dreamer Resource Center
San Diego City College | Zoom Meeting – Register Here
Learn practical tips for things immigrant families can do now to prepare if approached by an immigration (ICE) agent, as well as information on rights everyone has in the United States, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, Higher Education Legal Services representatives will give any information they have regarding DACA updates.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Noon
Undocu Dialogue Film Series: Dreamers Caught in the DACA Fight
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will have a dialogue about the undocumented people featured in the documentary including a teacher, a doctoral student, and Filipino immigrants who dream of serving in the United States Military.

1 p.m.
Equitable Student-Centered Design to Ensure Undocumented Student Success
Zoom Meeting – Register Here

2 p.m.
Higher Education Legal Services (HELS) Info-Session & Legal Aid Consultations
Sponsored by Miramar College in partnership with the Jewish Family Center HELS
San Diego Miramar College | Register Here

3 p.m.
Student Community Forum (Presented in Spanish)
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will be discussing the topic of educational possibilities for San Diego College of Continuing Education’s undocumented Students

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20

1 p.m.
Innovative Uses of Funds to Support Undocumented Students
Zoom Meeting – Register Here

1 p.m.
Undocually Training & Self-Care
Sponsored by the SUBIR Dreamer Resource Center
San Diego City College | Zoom Meeting – Register Here

3 p.m.
Undocu Dialogue Film Series: Living With Fear Of Deportation
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will have a dialogue about the eight-minute documentary of Steve, whose parents were forced to live in China after an ICE raid, and who is threatened with deportation himself.

3 p.m.
Student Community Forum (Presented in English)
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will be discussing the topic of educational possibilities for the College of Continuing Education’s undocumented students.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21

Noon
Undocu Dialogue Film Series: Undocumented Parents Fight For Their American Dream
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education | Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will have a dialogue about a nine-minute documentary that narrates a son’s surprise visit to see his father in Tampico, Mexico. This is a chance for Dilan to rediscover his roots.

1 p.m.
Effectively Using Data in A Complex Environment
Zoom Meeting – Register Here

2 p.m.
Meet Our Dreamers: Undocu-Services from Each SDCCD Campus
Sponsored by the Borderless Scholars Program
San Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

10 a.m.
Undocually Training: Understanding the Basics
Sponsored by the Borderless Scholars Program
San Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

11:30 a.m.
Undocumented Student Panel
Sponsored by the Borderless Scholars Program
San Diego Mesa College | Zoom Meeting – Join Here

Noon
Undocu Dialogue Film Series: Fighting The DACA Debate When You're Undocumented
Sponsored by the Immigrant-based Support Program
San Diego College of Continuing Education| Zoom Meeting – Join Here | Meeting ID: 912 4582 5663 Password: 127182
Staff and students will have a dialogue about this eight-minute documentary that shows Dilan returning from a trip to Mexico, being a DACA recipient, worrying during his re-entry to the United States, while plotting a timely new lesson plan for his students: a debate on immigration.

1 p.m.
Policy Context: Undocumented Student Rights & Resources
Zoom Meeting - Register Here

2 p.m.
Updates from Alliance San Diego
Sponsored by Miramar College in partnership with Alliance San Diego
San Diego Miramar College | Register Here
Alliance San Diego presentation about immigration and employment options for undocumented and DACA-mented students. Representatives from Alliance San Diego will discuss considerations in picking a major, job opportunities and entrepreneurship, immigration relief and more.