UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT ACTION WEEK
OCTOBER 18-22, 2021
Schedule of Events
Cash for College
Ventura College, Main Campus
LRC Building, First Floor
9:00am - 12:00pm
Webinar: 20 Year Anniversary AB 540 Conference
Commemorating 20 Years of CA's Landmark Legislation: A Celebration & Call to Action
Host: Immigrants Rising
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Topic: A virtual conference bringing together legislators, administrators, educators, students, and community members from across California to celebrate the successes created through AB540. Join to commemorate this important legislation and highlight institutional support efforts - as well as build a statewide plan to reduce barriers and propose legislative solutions. Together we can advocate for the equitable implementation of AB 540 across the CCCs, CSUs, and UCs.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://immigrantsrising.org/20-year-anniversary-ab-540-conference/
Art Day Activities
Host: Ventura College & Ventura College East Campus
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Topic: Join us in the MCE/MCW Quad at the main campus or at our VC East Campus in Santa Paula for some painting and creative art activities! Participants will receive a free lunch.
Target audience: Current Ventura College students
Webinar: Building Bridges: Systemic Solutions to Support Undocumented Students
Host: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Topic: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Assembly Bill 540, the landmark legislation that opened the doors of higher education to thousands of undocumented students by removing the burden of out-of-state tuition. Join for a special conversation featuring Acting Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales, Chancellor Dr. Joseph I. Castro, President Dr. Michael V. Drake, and President Kristen Soares that will highlight systemwide efforts to support AB 50 students and discuss shared commitments to continue addressing challenges that remain in order to support the success of all of our undocumented students.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ut2yhFt6Qo-C656d2Dd30A
Career Pathways for DREAMers After College
Host: Ventura College
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Topic: Join Tania Wilcox, Director of College and Scholarship Programs at The Dream.us for a discussion of the different career pathways available for undocumented students after college.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdOmuqT8vGNDGjR_K7hGcc88ntCR24d-G
FAFSA and California Dream Act Application Drop-in Zoom Assistance
Host: Ventura College
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Topic: Join us for our drop-in Zoom sessions and work one-on-one with a financial aid staff member and receive assistance completing the 2022-2023 FAFSA or California Dream Act Application. For a check list of documents to gather before completing your FAFSA or CADAA, please click here: English Checklist/Spanish Checklist.
Target audience: Current VC students, incoming students, and their families.
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/j/91695063155
Work Opportunities, Internships, & Licensure for Undocumented Immigrants in California
Host: Moorpark College
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Topic: Come and learn more about your career options with Counselor Cristina Garcia. The presentation will cover work opportunities and internships for Undocumented Students. You will also have an opportunity to ask your questions in regards to licensures and much more!
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration/Zoom ID: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/j/97448729514
Webinar: Equitable Student-Centered Design to Ensure Undocumented Student Success
Host: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Topic: This webinar will cover how different programs and services, including financial aid and counseling can be integrated to support undocumented students.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QIaeBbX_SoS38rGi_wMSTg
Guest Speaker: Jose Antonio Vargas (Virtual)
Host: VCCCD Dreamers Allies
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Topic: Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and Tony-nominated producer. A leading voice for the human rights of immigrants, he founded the non-profit media advocacy organization Define American, named on of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. In 2020, Fortune named him one of its "40 under 40" most influential people in government and politics. His best-selling memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, was published by HarperCollins in 2018. His second book, White is Not a Country, will be published by Pantheon Books in 2023.
In 2011, the New York Times Magazine published a groundbreaking essay he wrote in which he revealed and chronicled his life in America as an undocumented immigrant. A year later, he appeared on the cover of TIME worldwide with fellow undocumented immigrants as part of a follow-up cover story he wrote. He then produced and directed Documented, an autobiographical documentary feature film that aired on CNN and received a 2015 NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary. Also in 2015, MTV aired White People, an Emmy-nominated television special he produced and directed on what it means to be young and white in a demographically-changing America. In 2019, he co-produced Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed Broadway play What the Constitution Means to Me, which was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Play” and is streamable on Amazon Prime Video.
Among accolades he has received are the Freedom to Write Award from PEN Center USA and honorary degrees from Emerson College, Colby College, and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Passionate about the role of arts in society and promoting equity in education, he serves on the advisory board of TheDream.US, a scholarship fund for undocumented immigrant students.
A product of the San Francisco Bay Area, he is a proud graduate of San Francisco State University (’04), where he was named Alumnus of the Year in 2012, and Mountain View High School (’00). An elementary school named after Vargas opened in his hometown of Mountain View, California in August 2019.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a1kCC6haSxOdrvqGbsQuiA
FAFSA and California Dream Act Application In Person Assistance
Host: Ventura College
Location: VC Financial Aid Computer Lab
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Topic: Stop by the VC Financial Aid Computer Lab and work one-on-one with a financial aid staff member and receive assistance completing the 2022-2023 FAFSA or California Dream Act Application. For a check list of documents to gather before completing your FAFSA or CADAA, please click here: English Checklist/Spanish Checklist.
Community Leadership Town Hall
Host: VCCCD Dreamers Allies
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Topic: Come join in a virtual conversation with leaders from across Ventura County and the ways in which we can advocate for the undocumented community in the area.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-j9qjPa3RZGeU1PJKGxhtw
Allies Beyond VC: Transfer Representative Forum
Host: Ventura College
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Topic: Representatives from Cal State University, Channel Islands and California Lutheran University will be available to discuss how their institutions support undocumented students.
Target audience: Current students looking to transfer to a 4-year institution.
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpcuigrzIjG9KQ4ygR0BZhsT8x6QLau5tF
Webinar: Innovative Uses of Funds to Support Undocumented Students
Host: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Topic: This webinar will focus on the importance of intentional, evidence-based practices to use state investments to support student success. We will share a brief introduction to the state policies that provide these funds (SEAP, AB 1645) and remind our audience of the purpose of these policies. Then we will share examples of colleges that are using the dollars to meet the intent and spirit of those policies.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QIaeBbX_SoS38rGi_wMSTg
Webinar: Legal Updates with the UFW Foundation
Host: VCCCD Dreamers Allies
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Topic: Join us for a legal update presented by the UFW Foundation. The presentation will focus on the current state of the DACA program, including a review of eligibility requirements and the significance of recent legal developments, as well as alternatives to DACA.
This information will be presented in Spanish.
Tema: Unase a nosotros para una actualizacion legal presentada por la Fundacion UFW. La presentacion se enfocara en el estado actual del programa DACA, incluyendo una revision de los requisitos de elegibilidad y la importancia de los desarrollos legales recientes a DACA, asi como las alternativas. Esta informacion se presentara en espanol. Todos son bienvenidos.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TMqyOJKSd6PLac-kE6DPg
Banking for Undocumented Students
Host: VCCCD Dreamers Allies
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Topic: Learn how to open a bank account and other baking tips for undocumented students.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/j/97448729514
Webinar: Effectively Using Data in a Complex Environment
Host: California Community College Chancellor's Office
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Topic: his webinar will focus on the importance of ensuring that undocumented students have equitable access to effective resources and programming, while also acknowledging concerns around anonymity. The goal is to prioritize students by identifying data collection and evaluation approaches that need not rely on unitary student-level data. Which strategies and methodologies can leaders use to meaningfully assess the effectiveness of Dream Resource Centers & Liaisons, AB 540, etc.? This session will also elevate existing and new data that can be used to inform evidence-based decision-making as we continuously improve programs, policies, and practices.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QIaeBbX_SoS38rGi_wMSTg
Medi-Cal and Covered California Enrollment Information for Undocumented Families
Host: Moorpark College in partnership with the Ventura County Human Services Agency
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Topic: Informational session on health care for undocumented families. Participants will have an opportunity to get their questions answered as well.
Target audience: Open to Everyone
Registration link: https://vcccd-edu.zoom.us/j/97448729514
Webinar: Policy Context: Undocumented Student Rights & Resources
Host: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Topic: This webinar will provide an overview of state, federal, and institutional policies and resources that serve to benefit undocumented students on their educational journey. Specific topics will include AB 540/SB 68, the California Dream Act, Dreamer Resource Centers, and Immigration Legal Services.
Target audience: Open to everyone
Registration link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QIaeBbX_SoS38rGi_wMSTg
Cash for College
Ventura College East Campus, Santa Paula
957 Faulkner Road Suite 106, Santa Paula, CA 93060
9:00am - 12:00pm
