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-6 posts tagged "immigration advocacy"
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Wednesday, September 27, 2023
On Monday night, the McAllen Immersion Trip had its first meeting of the year. Despite its small turn out, the club introduced some big ideas for this year, including a name change and plans to partner with South Bend organizations as part of their outreach efforts. The meeting kicked off with a brief presentation by
Megan Fahrney | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
This month, members of the Notre Dame College Democrats and the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy attended Spring Lobby Weekend in Washington D.C. The event, organized by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCONL), gathered approximately 400 young adults from across the country to lobby for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the
Erin Fennessy | Thursday, September 24, 2020
The Student Policy Network (SPN), a project of BridgeND that pursues student/firm partnerships in public policy, has launched three projects for the fall semester. Juniors Greg Miller and Patrick Aimone said they initiated the launch of SPN after identifying a gap in the opportunities for students to learn more about careers in public policy at
Letter to the Editor | Monday, August 31, 2020
Father Sorin predicted that the University of Notre Dame would be “a powerful force for good” in this world, but I never imagined just how powerful of a force it would be in my own personal life. During my sophomore year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained one of my immediate family members, leaving my
BridgeND | Monday, April 20, 2020
This probably isn’t the first “how coronavirus is affecting X issue” article (or even Observer Viewpoint article) you’ve read, and probably won’t be the last either. But as we shelter at home, waiting out the pandemic and maybe even feeling “locked up,” it’s worth a few minutes of your time to consider how the coronavirus
Emilie Kefalas | Sunday, September 21, 2014
Students discussed legal and illegal immigration at Saint Mary’s College on Friday as part of the discussion-based Justice Friday’s series. Notre Dame senior Juan Rangel and Saint Mary’s senior Dara Marquez led the conversation, asking students and faculty to consider their familiarity with the subject of immigration. Rangel, head of the Notre Dame immigration advocacy club, said