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The struggle
continues! NICE participates in the May 1st marches for Immigration Reform
Noticias New York 1 entrevista a NICE sobre la posición del Presidente Obama con
relación a la reforma migratoria:
NICE en noticias New York 1/ NICE on New York 1 news
On March 18th, NICE participated in a rally against New York State budget cuts to adult literacy and job training programs. Hundreds attended the rally and press conference at Travers Park in Queens.
Coverage: NY Daily News story by Albor Ruiz
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Volunteer at Computer Help Night Are you free Monday nights? Then contribute your time to helping the immigrant community get in touch with their relatives in other countries by helping them open an e-mail account, write letters, draft documents, or simply browse the internet for jobs and information. Computer Help Nights at NICE begin May 4th and runs till the end of July from 7pm-9pm. If you can commit to this time, please write to diana.nynice@gmail.com, or call 718 205 8796. We are located at 37-41 77th Street, Jackson Heights. Thanks! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Curso
Invierno 2009:
Aprenda Ingles en NICE durante el invierno - Del 3 de febrero al 26 de marzo - Martes y jueves 7pm a 8:30pm -lunes y miercoles de 10:30am a 12pm ____________________________________________________________________ ACTION ALERTS & EVENTS Legal Clinics at NICE NICE
and dedicated legal providers come together for legal clinic nights. NICE brings legal clinic nights for the immigrant community facing inequality on a daily basis. During the month of November, the New York Bar Justice Center on Immigration Law, and MFY Legal Services, Inc. on Labor Rights visited NICE to address issues related to unpaid wages, unfair dismissal, and labor abuse of all types. Members are offered free legal advice on a one-on-one basis. This service is invaluable, as it informs and also prevents the immigrant community from becoming victims of unscrupulous and fraudulent lawyers that charge thousands of dollars just to fill out an application. ***Keep yourself informed of our upcoming clinics and seminars by viewing our updated 'Calendar' page.*** From Community Empowerment to Civic Engagement: NICE's 2008 Electoral Season work was a SUCCESS! Over 2000 immigrant voters in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst! 2000 voters, 3 contacts each: Over 2,000 immigrant voters in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst received a door knock, a piece of direct mail and a phone call from NICE members and volunteers. We worked tirelessly but we got it done. Congratulations to all the NICE members and volunteers that took part! Also, thanks to NYIC for their support and helping to make immigrant voter mobilization a city-wide effort. Lively Civic Engagement Workshops! NICE members love to talk politics, so its no surprise that our workshops were filled to the brim. A variety of issues were discussed: How can immigrant affect the electoral process? How do we organize and make our voices heard? What about those of us who are not yet citizens? Many thanks to our workshop partners: NALEO, the Youth Leadership Council, the NYIC and board member Bryan Pu-Folkes.
  NICE Participates in City
Advocacy Day Joining together with more than 50 other organization and over 1,000 demonstrators, NICE members participated in City Advocacy Day on March 26th. After participating in the march and rally and making new friends along the way NICE members joined coalition partners to met with with representatives from the City Council to discuss the city's budget. Amongst the top needs for NICE members were increased funding for adult ESOL classes and immigrant workers' centers. |
