Resources By Issue - Immigration
For many of us, immigration is not a distant national issue; it is part of our everyday lives. We need to decide together what to do about issues such as the effect of immigration on racial tensions, jobs, and schools, language differences, and prejudice against immigrants.
Dialogue-to-change programs provide a process to help build the trusting relationships necessary for long-term change. Study circles bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together so they can develop trust, understand each other's experiences, and find ways to work together.
RESOURCES
 Are you trying to make change in your community? This workbook will help you organize large-scale public dialogue, and it will help you connect the talk to action.
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 This guide for brief 2-hour community discussions was developed by Everyday Democracy for 2019's Stand Against Racism Day.
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 Selected Events of Structural Oppression and Resistance in American History
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 A list of external resources for addressing immigration.
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 Esta guía para diálogos comunitarios ayuda a comunidades diversas a enfrentar retos relacionados a los inmigrantes, diferencias de idioma, los empleos, y las escuelas. La meta de esta guía es de...
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STORIES
 For more than 25 years, Everyday Democracy has worked with communities across the country to foster a healthy and vibrant democracy – one that is characterized by strong relationships across divides...
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 Central New York’s Interfaith Works’ El Hindi Center for Dialogue continually confronts “hot topics” in the community head on, with thoughtful, facilitated listening and sharing sessions that gather...
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 To help provide services and become a welcoming place for immigrants and refugees, the city of Rock Island, Ill., is creating an information clearinghouse for new residents. "This is everybody in the...
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With an increasing refugee population in Rock Island, Ill., residents are participating in 'study circles' to address concerns and challenges such as the gaps in services available to refugees and...
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 Frances, an African-American mother of a teenaged boy, moved to Syracuse a couple of years ago. She came from the Bronx to escape the violence, drugs, and street life that was poisoning her family....
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Dialogue to Change
Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and our tools, advice, and resources foster that kind of change. Whether you’re grappling with a divisive community issue, or simply want to include residents’ voices in city government, Everyday Democracy's Dialogue to Change process, using a racial equity lens, can help.