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Welcoming Week & Immigrant Heritage Month 2017 Sta nding with I mmig ra nts! Building a Na tio n o f Ne ig hb o rs Ma y 18, 2017 Keenan Toohey, Welcoming.US & Keiron Bone Dormegnie, Welcoming America

Your Welcoming America Partners K e e na n T o o he y K e iro n Bo ne Do rme g nie Dire c to r Me mb e rship & E ve nts Dire c to r We lc o me .US We lc o ming Ame ric a ke e na n@ We lc o me .US ke iro n@ We lc o ming Ame ric a .o rg

What c onne c ts Immigr ant He r itage Month & We lc oming We e k?

Whe r e , whe n, who? • E ve ry June , a c ro ss the c o untry A ne two rk o f hundre ds o f a rtists, e nte rta ine rs, a nd • influe nc e rs, e le c te d o ffic ia ls re pre se nting a ll 50 sta te s, a nd o ve r 250 c o rpo ra te a nd no npro fit pa rtne rs What? I HM c e le b ra te s immig ra nts a nd the ir c o ntrib utio ns • • I nspira tio na l sto rie s o f immig ra tio n in Ame ric a How?

We lc oming We e k • Bring to g e the r ne wc ome r s a nd long- te r m re side nts • Sta nd in solidar ity with vulne ra b le c o mmunitie s • He lp c o mmunitie s mo ve b e yo nd divisive ne ss a nd fr agme ntation

Immigr ant He r itage Month

New for 2017 … Celebrate with Service L o o king fo r vo lunte e rs to suppo rt immig ra nts in yo ur c o mmunity this June ? Be c ome an IHM se r vic e pr ovide r ! We a re a sking individua ls to ple dg e to pa rtic ipa te in a lo c a l se rvic e o ppo rtunity thro ug ho ut June . We will ma tc h inte re ste d individua ls with lo c a l o rg a niza tio ns thro ug ho ut the mo nth. Se rvic e o ppo rtunitie s c o uld inc lude pre pla nne d o r re g ula rly sc he dule d se rvic e da ys o r so me thing se t spe c ific a lly fo r I HM.

For Municipalities • e solution o r pro c la ma tio n o ffic ia lly de c la ring June a s Sign/ intr oduc e a r I mmig ra nt He rita g e Mo nth • tic ipate in a digital day of ac tion on June 1 to c e le b ra te the la unc h Par o f I mmig ra nt He rita g e Mo nth • e le ase a nno unc ing yo ur suppo rt o f I SWI during I mmig ra nt Issue a pr e ss r He rita g e Mo nth a nd why it is impa c tful fo r yo ur distric t/ c o mmunity • floor in suppo rt o f immig ra nt Give a spe e c h on the c hambe r c o ntrib utio ns to yo ur c o mmunity/ distric t • c olle ague s and c onstitue nts to e nc o ura g e Se nd an e mail to your o the rs to g e t invo lve d pub lic ly b y suppo rting I SWI a nd I HM • Add ISWI br anding to your we b pr ope r tie s and offic e s • oughout IHM , a nd a s pa rt o f the Par tic ipate in soc ial ac tivations thr ye a r-lo ng kic k-o ff o f the I SWI c a mpa ig n • Host an e ve nt in suppor t of ISWI

#IStandWithImmigrants Signatories e e ac tivitie s : Commit to the following thr 1. Pa rtic ipa te in a digital day of ac tion o n June 1 to c e le b ra te the la unc h o f I HM a nd # I Sta ndWithI mmig ra nts. 2. Pa rtic ipa te in soc ial ac tivations thro ug ho ut I HM, a nd a s pa rt o f the o ng o ing # I Sta ndWithI mmig ra nts c a mpa ig n. 3. Host an e ve nt in suppo rt o f I SWI . He re a re so me sug g e stio ns to he lp yo u pla n

Why We lc oming We e k?

How to get involved?

Par tne r ship Ide as Champion Par tne r s • Co mmit to ho sting e ve nts • Co mmit to se nding vo lunte e rs fro m yo ur sta ff, a nd ha ve yo ur sta ff sho w-up to e ve nts. • Co -ho st K no w Yo ur Rig hts e ve nt Amplifie r Par tne r s • Suppo rt We lc o ming We e k o n so c ia l me dia • E nc o ura g e o the r o rg a niza tio ns to ho st o r c o -ho st a n e ve nt(s) Sponsor Par tne r s • Pro mo te “I ’ m a We lc o me r” Sto re . - sto re .We lc o ming Ame ric a .o rg • Offe r in-kind suppo rt fo r o the r o rg a niza tio ns • F und a n e ve nt

We lc oming We e k E ve nt Ide as

Event ideas Se r vic e Pr oje c ts & Cultur al E ve nts F o o d - Art - Ope n-ho use s • • Mura ls & c le a n-up; g a rde ning & g le a ning fo o d; c o mmunity le a rning & o pe n-ho use s Pa rtne r with a lo c a l c ultura l o rg a niza tio n suc h a s muse um • o r a b usine ss a sso c ia tio n We lc o ming We e k c o inc ide s with Hispa nic He rita g e Mo nth • Citize nship Wor k • Na tura liza tio n c e re mo nie s & te st pre pa ra tio n. Ma ke it a b lo c k pa rty! Citize nship Da y is Se pt. 17 • USCI S: https:/ / www.usc is.g o v/ c itize nship/ te a c he rs/ c o nstitutio n- da y-a nd-c itize nship -da y E ngage Champions • Ma yo r/ Co mmissio ne rs Pro c la ma tio n I nvite a le g isla to r, c o mmissio ne r, fa ith le a de r • • Summit o n We lc o ming Ag e nda Mor e ide as at We lc omingWe e k.or g

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We lc oming We e k Me ssage s

Messages for social media • I mmig ra nts & re fug e e s ma ke c o mmunitie s stro ng e r e c o no mic a lly & c ultura lly # We lc o ming We e k Se pt 15-24 • E ve ry da y mo re c o mmunitie s re c o g nize tha t we lc o ming immig ra nts is rig ht & the sma rt thing to do . # We lc o ming We e k • Ho w will yo u c e le b ra te # We lc o ming We e k? Jo in the g ro wing mo ve me nt. e t’ s sho w the wo rld tha t o ur c o mmunitie s wa nt to b e we lc o ming to • e ve ryo ne # We lc o ming We e k - we lc o ming we e k.o rg

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