2. Know Your Rights for Organizations & Institutions (2 hours with Q&A): This training focuses on highlighting and explaining the rights of immigrant workers, clients, families & staff, in relationship with IL state law & federal policies, for staff or administration of an organization or institution. This training will look to address common concerns such as: What are the rights of my clients, employees, coworkers? What can I do if I see someone get detained, questioned, or arrested in public? Where can I seek legal help to advocate for others? What can I do to make the people I serve feel safer? We recommend this type of training for: workplaces, organization staff, churches, and business owners. Note: this training is a pre-requisite to request most of the other topics. Know Your Rights cards, and educational resources are included. This training can be offered virtually or in-person, and can be adapted to an hour or 1.5 hours.
3. Know Your Rights for Schools (1-2 hours): This training focuses on breaking down & understanding the rights of immigrant families & individuals, for schools. Amidst the hardships that many impacted families might face while taking their kids to school, we focus on addressing their questions and concerns on common topics like: What are the rights of my students and their families? What can I do if I see someone get detained, questioned, or arrested in public? What do I do if ICE comes to my school? Can ICE enter school buildings? Where can I seek legal help for someone? How do I speak with children about their fear? We recommend this type of training for school staff including: principals, teachers, social workers, liaisons, or students. Note: Know Your Rights cards, and educational resources are included. This training can be offered virtually or in-person, and can be adapted to an hour or 2 hours.
4. Immigrant Rights for Allies (1.5/2 hours): This interactive presentation provides an overview and primer of immigrant rights, with a specific focus on the role that non-immigrant allies can play in supporting and advocating for immigrant communities. Participants will gain valuable insights into current immigrant-related issues, along with practical tools and strategies to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities. We highly recommend this training for anyone interested in expanding their understanding of immigrant rights and learning how to be a more effective ally. Note: This presentation can be offered virtually or in-person, and can be adapted to 1.5 or 2 hours.
5. Temporary Guardianship Letter Workshop (2-3 hours): An educational workshop where community members can request and fill out temporary guardianship letters ahead of any hardships that can potentially impact the family or custody of children. We recommend this workshop for: immigrant families. Please note, SSIP offers assistance regularly in office for the guardianship letter. Note: this is not a "Know Your Rights" training and should not be considered a replacement for one, however, a KYR component may be built into the workshop if requested. This workshop is currently only being offered in-person.
6. Building a Community Defense Strategy or Rapid Response Team (2 hours): This training focuses on training members of a community or neighborhood on how to help protect, defend and advocate for immigrants and families in their neighborhood. Topics from this training include: developing safe communication networks, forming neighborhood watch groups and deployment teams, and how to document and verify suspicious law enforcement activity in person or through social media. Note: This training requires that participants have taken a "Know Your Rights for Families", "Know Your Rights for Organizations and Institutions"', or "Know Your Rights Train the Trainer" beforehand. Know Your Rights cards, and educational resources are included. This training can be offered virtually or in-person.
7. Introduction to SSIP Chicago (30/60 min): This overview provides a brief introduction to the services and programs we offer at the Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project (SSIP Chicago). Participants will learn how they can connect with us and/or get involved in a program. This overview can be adapted to include 1-2 key services/programs you may be interested in us highlighting for your intended audience. Note: this is not a "Know Your Rights" training and should not be considered a replacement for one. This presentation can be offered virtually or in-person, and can be adapted to 30 or 60 minutes.
8. Know Your Rights Train the Trainer (2.5 hours): This training is focused training for staff, student leaders, or community leaders interested in presenting/sharing "Know Your Rights" education to immigrant families and clients. This training requires that the audience have previously received either "Know Your Rights for Families" or "Know Your Rights for Organizations and Institutions"'. Note: Know Your Rights cards, and educational resources are included. This training can be offered virtually or in-person.
9. Create your own: This is an opportunity to adapt any of the above topics or themes into a training or presentation & format that best meets your needs. We recommend this option for audiences with some prior knowledge or understanding of immigrant rights that are interested in focusing or diving deeper into a specific theme. Note: this is not a "Know Your Rights" training and should not be considered a replacement for one. This option can be offered virtually or in-person.
COMING SOON:
10. A Brief History of Federal and State Immigration Policies (Coming Soon): This informative presentation highlights concepts from immigration policy at the state and federal level.
11. Power of Attorney Workshop (Coming Soon): This informative workshop highlights important steps and assists community members with crafting a power of attorney form.
12. Salud sin Papeles: Health Rights for Immigrants (Coming Soon): This informative presentation breaks down access to healthcare and health rights for immigrants IL in relationship to state and federal laws. It's recommended for health centers, hospitals, private clinics and anyone interested in understanding the experience, barriers and opportunities for health access for immigrant families.
