October 29-November 4 Advocating for the Dream Act (S. 1615 / H.R. 3440) is putting the faithful call to love our neighbors into action. Congress must hear from us this week and every week until Congress passes a clean Dream Act with a pathway to citizenship.
Plan Dream Sabbath Events
- Plan #Faith4Dream events to happen before or during the week of action.
- Use the Interfaith Immigration Coalition’s Dream Sabbath toolkit to incorporate Dreamers’ stories and solidarity into your faith-led advocacy, worship services, scripture study, educational events, vigils, and public witness.
- Consider connecting with local Dreamers and holding a vigil on your college or university campus in support of the Dream Act.
- Remember to invite your Members of Congress and their staff to attend the events!
- Print signs here to visibly demonstrate your faith support at all your actions.
Write for Media
Elevate the public call by publishing a letter to the editor before the end of October in support of the Dream Act of 2017 (H.R. 3440, S. 1615).- Include your faith tradition, scriptural grounding, and congregational affiliation to demonstrate your connection to the community.
- Call on your Member of Congress (by name!) to work to pass the Dream Act of 2017.
- Find a draft letter to the editor and local media outlets to submit your letter to here.
- Let us know if you get published by sending a link and the text of your media piece to awilson@networklobby.org so that we can share these with your Member of Congress.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Enact the Dream Act of 2017!
Call 1-866-940-2439
Sample Script: I’m your constituent from [City, State]. As a person of faith and a constituent, I support Dreamers. I strongly oppose President’s Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA has provided nearly 800,000 immigrant youth the opportunity to work, raise a family, and pursue their dreams. Congress must do everything in your power to protect immigrant youth – I am calling to urge the [Senator/Representative] to support a clean passage of the Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615 / H.R.3440). Call 3 times to connect to your 1 Representative and 2 Senators. Tell us if you take action!Join the Virtual Prayer Chain
Take over social media with our prayers with Dreamers for the passage of the Dream Act: 1. Record a video of yourself holding a printed, filled out #Faith4Dream sign: PDF, PNG
Say: My name is _________________ and I’m ______________ (faith tradition)
I am from ___________________ (city, state)
I pray with Dreamers for the Dream Act because_______________________
2. Upload your video to Twitter with the hashtag #Faith4Dream and tag the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (@interfaithimm) and tweet at your members of Congress. 3. Post the video to Instagram and Facebook with #Faith4Dream. Make the post public on Facebook and tag Interfaith Immigration Coalition and your members of Congress!