About this Event
Topic for Discussion: Know Your Rights
This interactive training, led by Know Your Rights facilitators from A Just Chi, a grassroots leadership program at Advancing Justice for Asians and Asian Americans, will focus on practical, life-saving information for individuals and families navigating immigration enforcement realities.
Training Objectives:
EDUCATE: Learn About Our Rights
Participants will learn about their constitutional rights when encountering immigration enforcement, including what to do if approached at home, at work, or in public.
PREPARE: Create Safety Plans
Attendees will receive a safety plan template and guided support to begin thinking through next steps for themselves and loved ones in the event of an ICE encounter.
REPORT: Document ICE Encounters Safely
Learn how to responsibly and safely report enforcement activity to protect yourself and support community defense efforts.
Q&A Session
Bring your questions for an open discussion grounded in care, clarity, and collective empowerment.
Together, we will build knowledge, preparedness, and solidarity—because knowing your rights is a powerful step toward protecting our communities.
Some Suggested Reading!
- Unbuild Walls by Silky Shah
A bold call to rethink borders, detention, and the criminalization of migration through an abolitionist lens. - Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba
A practical and compassionate guide to movement-building rooted in reciprocal care. - Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez
A poetry collection exploring borders, belonging, and the layered realities of growing up undocumented. - Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
A memoir tracing an undocumented childhood and the emotional toll of living in the shadows. - Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
A deeply personal account that humanizes the undocumented experience while challenging dominant narratives about citizenship.
We look forward to building knowledge, confidence, and community together.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Slant of Light Books, 1543 North Wells Street, Chicago, United States
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