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Undocu Summit:  United We Rise, Together We Dream!/Cumbre Undocu: ¡Unidxs nos levantamos, juntxs soñamos!

3/3/2022

 
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What: Undocu Summit:  United We Rise, Together We Dream! 
When: Saturday, April 2, 2022; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
Where: Laguna Middle School, 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
More info: www.ccc-uss.org/undocu-summit 
Contact: ccc.undocu@gmail.com or (805) 628-2283
Register at: TINYURL.COM/UNDOCUSUMMIT22 and receive up-to-date information about the event.

The event is multilingual: English, Spanish / El evento es multilingüe: inglés, español 

The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is hosting an Undocu Summit Saturday April 2, 2002 and bringing together college Dream Centers, K-12 educators, organizations, and community members within the city of San Luis Obispo and neighboring communities including north and south county partners.  “Undocu Summit: United We Rise, Together We Dream!” celebrates the strength and unity of our beautiful community. 
Participate in presentations, resources, and workshops to address the needs of the Central Coast’s mixed status and undocumented communities. Join us for an amazing day of collaboration between local educators, nonprofit organizations, activists, legal aides, and uniting of the community. This summit will:
  • Raise awareness of and address issues facing the undocumented community in San Luis Obispo
  • Celebrate undocujoy and provide a space for the undocumented community
  • Bring together the undocumented community and allies in one place in order to collaborate, build community, and help all organizations and individuals working with the undocumented community to achieve goals that will have a lasting impact on community
  • Explore opportunities to integrate organizational data and community knowledge to form a more holistic understanding of the range of undocumented experiences in our community, as well as specific barriers that we can collectively address in future work together. 
This event is free and welcome for all to attend, including: 
  • Mixed-Status, Undocumented, and DACAmented students and families (attendees will receive free resource bags) 
  • K-12 and college educators serving undocu communities 
  • Service providers and agencies
  • Community leaders and activists
  • City and county staff and elected officials

Masks are required / Mascarillas son requeridas

This event is sponsored by: The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success and San Luis Coastal Unified School District; and sponsored in part by a grant from the City of San Luis Obispo. In collaboration with: Ecologistics, Cal Poly UndocuAlly Working Group, Cal Poly Dream Center, Cuesta College Monarch Dream Center,  Allan Hancock AIM to Dream Center, SLO County UndocuSupport Fund, and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP).
ABOUT CCC-USS: The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Success is a collective of advocates and educators that challenges anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and vulnerable communities. The Coalition’s vision is to create social change to ensure educational equity for all students and build capacity to support undocumented students in our region.

¿Qué?: Cumbre Undocu: ¡Unidxs nos levantamos, juntxs soñamos!
¿Cuándo?: Sábado 2 de abril 2022; 9:00 a.m. hasta 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
¿Dónde?: Escuela Intermedia Laguna, 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Más información: www.ccc-uss.org/undocu-summit
Contacto: ccc.undocu@gmail.com • (805) 628-2283
Regístrese en: TINYURL.COM/UNDOCUSUMMIT22  para recibir información actualizada sobre el evento.
Ver Horario:  www.ccc-uss.org/undocu-summit 
El evento es multilingüe: inglés, español / The event is multilingual: English, Spanish
 
La Coalición para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados de la Costa Central (CCC-USS en inglés) organizará una Cumbre Undocu el sábado 2 de abril 2022 que reunirá a los Dream Centers universitarios, educadores K-12, organizaciones, y miembros de la comunidad de San Luis Obispo y de las comunidades vecinas. “Cumbre Undocu: ¡Unidxs nos levantamos, juntxs soñamos!” celebra la fuerza y ​​la unión de nuestra hermosa comunidad.
 
Participe en presentaciones, recursos y talleres sobre las necesidades de la comunidad indocumentada y de estatus mixto en la Costa Central. Únase a nosotros para un día increíble de colaboración entre educadores locales, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, activistas, y asistentes legales. Esta cumbre:
  • Creará conciencia y abordará los problemas a los que se enfrenta la comunidad indocumentada en San Luis Obispo
  • Celebrará undocujoy y proporcionará un espacio para la comunidad indocumentada
  • Reunirá a la comunidad indocumentada y sus aliados en un solo lugar para lograr objetivos que tendrán un impacto duradero en la comunidad.
  • Explorará oportunidades para integrar datos y conocimiento comunitario para obtener una comprensión detallada de las experiencias de la comunidad indocumentada, así como las barreras específicas que podemos abordar colectivamente en el futuro.
Este evento es gratuito y abierto a todxs, incluyendo:
  • Estudiantes indocumentados y familias de estatus mixto, beneficiarios de DACA (los asistentes recibirán un paquete con información y recursos gratuitos)
  • Educadores K-12 y universitarios que sirven a las comunidades indocumentadas
  • Proveedores de servicios y agencias
  • Líderes comunitarios y activistas
  • Trabajadores de la ciudad y del condado y funcionarios electos
Masks are required / Mascarillas son requeridas

Este evento está patrocinado por: La Coalición de la Costa Central para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados y el Distrito Escolar Unificado de la Costa de San Luis; y patrocinado en parte por una subvención de la Ciudad de San Luis Obispo. En colaboración con: Ecologistics, Cal Poly UndocuAlly Working Group, Cal Poly Dream Center, Cuesta College Monarch Dream Center, Allan Hancock AIM to Dream Center, SLO County UndocuSupport Fund y Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP). 

ACERCA DE USS CCC: La Coalición para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados de la Costa Central es un colectivo de defensores y educadores que desafía las ideologías opresivas y antiinmigrantes, las prácticas institucionales y las acciones cotidianas que amenazan a las comunidades indocumentadas y vulnerables. La visión de la Coalición es crear un cambio social para garantizar la equidad educativa para todos los estudiantes y desarrollar la capacidad para apoyar a los estudiantes indocumentados en nuestra región.

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Save the Date! Undocu Summit:  United We Rise, Together We Dream!

2/8/2022

 
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SAVE THE DATE!
What: Undocu Summit:  United We Rise, Together We Dream! 
When: Saturday, April 2, 2022; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
Where: To be Announced! Register to keep up to date!
Contact: ccc.undocu@gmail.com or (805) 628-2283
Register at: TINYURL.COM/UNDOCUSUMMIT22 and receive up-to-date information about the event.

The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is hosting an Undocu Summit Saturday April 2, 2022 and bringing together college Dream Centers, K-12 educators, organizations, and community members within the city of San Luis Obispo and neighboring communities including north and south county partners.  “Undocu Summit: United We Rise, Together We Dream!” celebrates the strength and unity of our beautiful community. 
Participate in presentations, resources, and workshops to address the needs of the Central Coast’s mixed status and undocumented communities. Join us for an amazing day of collaboration between local educators, nonprofit organizations, activists, legal aides, and uniting of the community. This summit will:
  • Raise awareness of and address issues facing the undocumented community in San Luis Obispo
  • Celebrate undocujoy and provide a space for the undocumented community
  • Bring together the undocumented community and allies in one place in order to collaborate, build community, and help all organizations and individuals working with the undocumented community to achieve goals that will have a lasting impact on community
  • Explore opportunities to integrate organizational data and community knowledge to form a more holistic understanding of the range of undocumented experiences in our community, as well as specific barriers that we can collectively address in future work together. 

This event is free and welcome for all to attend, including: 
  • Mixed- Status, Undocumented, and DACAmented students and families (attendees will receive free resource bags) 
  • K-12 and college educators serving undocu communities 
  • Service providers and agencies
  • Community leaders and activists
  • City and county staff and elected officials

This event is sponsored by: The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success and San Luis Coastal Unified School District; and sponsored in part by a grant from the City of San Luis Obispo. In collaboration with: Ecologistics, Cal Poly UndocuAlly Working Group, Cal Poly Dream Center, Cuesta College Monarch Dream Center,  Allan Hancock AIM to Dream Center, SLO County UndocuSupport Fund, and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP).

ABOUT CCC-USS
The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Success is a collective of advocates and educators that challenges anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and historically marginalized communities. The Coalition’s vision is to create social change to ensure educational equity for all students and build capacity to support undocumented students in our region.


¿Qué?: Cumbre Undocu: ¡Unidxs nos levantamos, juntxs soñamos!
¿Cuándo?: sábado 2 de abril 2022; 8 a.m. hasta 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
¿Dónde?: Por determinar
Más información: www.ccc-uss.org
Contacto: ccc.undocu@gmail.com o (805) 628-2283
Regístrese en: TINYURL.COM/UNDOCUSUMMIT22 para recibir información actualizada sobre el evento.
La Coalición para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados de la Costa Central (CCC-USS en inglés) organizará una Cumbre Undocu el sábado 2 de abril 2002 que reunirá a los Dream Centers universitarios, educadores K-12, organizaciones, y miembros de la comunidad de San Luis Obispo y de las comunidades vecinas. “Cumbre Undocu: ¡Unidxs nos levantamos, juntxs soñamos!” celebra la fuerza y ​​la unión de nuestra hermosa comunidad.
Participe en presentaciones, recursos y talleres sobre las necesidades de la comunidad indocumentada y de estatus mixto en la Costa Central. Únase a nosotros para un día increíble de colaboración entre educadores locales, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, activistas, y asistentes legales. Esta cumbre:
  • Creará conciencia y abordará los problemas a los que se enfrenta la comunidad indocumentada en San Luis Obispo
  • Celebrará undocujoy y proporcionará un espacio para la comunidad indocumentada
  • Reunirá a la comunidad indocumentada y sus aliados en un solo lugar para lograr objetivos que tendrán un impacto duradero en la comunidad.
  • Explorará oportunidades para integrar datos y conocimiento comunitario para obtener una comprensión detallada de las experiencias de la comunidad indocumentada, así como las barreras específicas que podemos abordar colectivamente en el futuro.
Este evento es gratuito y abierto a todxs, incluyendo:
  • Estudiantes indocumentados y familias de estatus mixto, beneficiarios de DACA (los asistentes recibirán un paquete con información y recursos gratuitos)
  • Educadores K-12 y universitarios que sirven a las comunidades indocumentadas
  • Proveedores de servicios y agencias
  • Líderes comunitarios y activistas
  • Trabajadores de la ciudad y del condado y funcionarios electos
Este evento está patrocinado por: La Coalición de la Costa Central para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados y el Distrito Escolar Unificado de la Costa de San Luis; y patrocinado en parte por una subvención de la Ciudad de San Luis Obispo. En colaboración con: Ecologistics, Cal Poly UndocuAlly Working Group, Cal Poly Dream Center, Cuesta College Monarch Dream Center, Allan Hancock AIM to Dream Center, SLO County UndocuSupport Fund y Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP). ​

 ACERCA DE USS CCC
La Coalición para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados de la Costa Central es un colectivo de defensores y educadores que desafía las ideologías opresivas y antiinmigrantes, las prácticas institucionales y las acciones cotidianas que amenazan a las comunidades indocumentadas e históricamente marginadas. La visión de la Coalición es crear un cambio social para garantizar la equidad educativa para todos los estudiantes y desarrollar la capacidad para apoyar a los estudiantes indocumentados en nuestra región.
 

Lead With Your Heart This Giving Tuesday!

11/22/2021

 
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Lead With Your Heart This Giving Tuesday: On this Giving Tuesday, please consider giving to CCC-USS! Donations go directly to DACA renewal and adjustment of status fees, funding for professional development, and other educational expenses. Click the link in our bio or go to ccc-uss.org!

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 please consider giving to CCC-USS! 
https://tinyurl.com/DonateCCC-USS

Donations help provide financial assistance for student needs such as…
  • DACA application/renewal fees
  • Stipends for adjustment of status
  • Funding to participate in educational & professional development opportunities
  • Emergency financial assistance, including financial hardship resulting from COVID-19

There are a few ways you can give!
  • Make a one-time donation - All gifts welcome, from micro donations to larger amounts based on your capacity to give! Our average donations range from $25 to $100.
  • Make a recurring donation - Anywhere from $15, $25, $50 to $150 every month or every quarter! Whatever amount you can give. 
  • Tag a friend- We encourage matching donations with your communities!

Donate Easily and Safely
Tax-deductible donations to CCC-USS can be made through our fiscal sponsor, Ecologistics, a 501(c)(3) public charity. We accept donations using Flipcause, a safe and secure system to process all donations.
https://tinyurl.com/DonateCCC-USS

Your support provides critical assistance to undocumented students and students in mixed status families during this challenging time. Thank you again for your commitment to building a more just and equitable community.  

Help us spread the word this Giving Tuesday!
Download our Social Media Kit and share across your social media communities on November 30! 
https://tinyurl.com/CCC-USS-GivingKit21 

Stay updated!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccc.undocu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCCUSS 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccc_undocu 
Actions and updates: https://www.ccc-uss.org/actions--updates 

About Us
CCC-USS is collective of advocates and educators that challenge anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and historically vulnerable communities. We aim to create social change to ensure educational equity and build capacity to support undocumented students in our region.

CCC-USS Awarded Funds for Emergency Relief for Undocumented Students and Students in Mixed Status Families who Live in San Luis Obispo County

4/14/2021

 
https://www.ccc-uss.org 
April 9, 2021
For Immediate Release

CCC-USS Awarded Funds for Emergency Relief for Undocumented Students and Students in Mixed Status Families who Live in San Luis Obispo County

The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS)  has been awarded $9,540 by the SLO UndocuSupport Fund to provide emergency financial assistance for undocumented students and students in mixed status families who live in San Luis Obispo County and who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 and excluded from federal relief programs.

CCC-USS was one of  five local organizations serving undocumented and mixed-status residents throughout San Luis Obispo County awarded funds. The funds were donated by local individuals, public agencies, and foundations through the recently launched “SLO County UndocuSupport Fund” with the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County.

Founded in 2015, CCC-USS is a coalition of advocates and educators that seeks to create social change to ensure educational equity for all students and build capacity to support undocumented students in the region by challenging anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and historically marginalized communities.​ 

“The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) welcomes this opportunity to continue to provide direct support to San Luis Obispo’s most underserved and vulnerable communities. This funding will maintain the critical momentum our coalition has gained this past year and will help expand our support for undocumented students and students from mixed status families.”
​— CCC-USS Steering Committee Member, Adrienne Garcia-Specht

CCC-USS will offer $500 emergency aid mini-grants to 18 undocumented students and students from mixed status families residing in San Luis Obispo County. Emergency financial assistance can be utilized for rental and utility payments, transportation, groceries, child care, and health needs to address educational challenges and other COVID-19 related financial hardships—including financial assistance for DACA applications/renewals and adjustment of status. 

Undocumented students and students from mixed status families attending a K-12 school, community college, or a CSU in San Luis Obispo County, or an advocate acting on their behalf, can apply for assistance after April 15, 2021. Visit our website to learn more about our financial assistance process: https://www.ccc-uss.org/financial-assistance.html

Contact CCC-USS at: ccc.undocu@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (805) 628-2283 

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In solidarity with the Asian Immigrant and Asian American communities

3/17/2021

 
As the COVID-19 pandemic endures and white supremacy rages throughout the nation, racism and hate crimes against Asian and Asian American communities persist. The massacre of  massage parlor workers in Atlanta reinforces our call to condemn racism, misogyny, white supremacy, and anti-Asian and anti-Asian American violence in all forms. We share in the collective grief and are heartbroken over this violence.

CCC-USS upholds an intersectional viewpoint centered on those directly impacted by anti-immigrant violence.This includes people in Asian immigrant and Asian American communities.

We take seriously our responsibility to condemn racism, and we uphold our purpose to continually and unapologetically challenge anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and vulnerable communities.

Resources and information (link in bio)
Tag: https://www.instagram.com/stopaapihate/  
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co 
https://www.napaba.org/page/HateCrimeResources 

#StopAsianHate 

Undocumented Communities Workshop Series

3/2/2021

 
CCC-USS IS PARTNERING WITH CAL POLY'S DREAM CENTER TO SHARE VIRTUAL RESOURCES AND LEARNING !
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  • Mental Health Panel: March 4th, 2021 | Time: 5:30 PM Bilingual* Laura (PRHS), Ana (Cal Poly), Andrea (Cuesta), and Dalila (Hancock)
  • Description: Join mental health professionals from Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, Cal Poly, Cuesta College, and Hancock.  We will discuss barriers to accessing mental health support, why your mental health matters, what mental health is & how it can support you, and an overview of the services available.  
  • Acompaña a profesionales de salud mental del Distrito Escolar de Paso Robles, Cal Poly, Cuesta, y Hancock.  Discutiremos las barreras para obtener apoyo de salud mental, por que tu salud mental es importante, que es la salud mental y como te puede ayudar, y cuales son los servicios disponibles.  
  • DACA Resources:  March 11th, 2021 | Time: 6:00 PM
    • Description: The workshop will discuss additional information regarding DACA, eligibility for applicants, and all relevant updates. 
  • Know Your Rights: March 18th, 2021 | Time: 5:30 PM
    • Description: Attorneys at Immigrant Legal Defense will be presenting information on knowing your rights when in contact with police/ICE. ​

RSVP: tinyurl.com/UndocuWorkshopSeries

Workshop Resources:
scholarships.pdf
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intro_to_entrepreneurship.pdf
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JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL UNDOCU COLLEGE RESOURCE FAIR!

2/3/2021

 
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Update: Join us for more workshops in this series:
Undocumented Communities Workshop series. Learn more here. 


​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties, California

The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is hosting a virtual college resource fair for undocumented students and families, which will include workshops about the college application and/or transfer process, financial aid information, and entrepreneurship. The resource fair will bring together college representatives from across the Central Coast including Cal Poly, Allan Hancock Community College, and Cuesta College. The Central Coast Coalition will also host  additional workshops in the weeks following the resource fair to provide further resources to students. These additional workshops will include Mental Health Resources, DACA Informational Workshops, and Know Your Rights presentations. All workshops will be held virtually through Zoom.
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This event is organized and sponsored by: Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success, Cal Poly Dream Center, Allan Hancock AIM to Dream Center, and Cuesta College Monarch Center

WHEN: Saturday February 27, 2021
TIME: 9 am - 1pm 
ZOOM Link: 
https://tinyurl.com/UndocCollegeFair

WHO WE ARE: The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is a collective of advocates and educators that challenges anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and historically marginalized communities.

La Coalición de la Costa Central para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados organizará una feria virtual de recursos universitarios para estudiantes
8 de enero de 2021 - San Luis Obispo - La Coalición de la Costa Central está organizando una feria virtual de recursos universitarios para estudiantes y familias indocumentados, que incluirá talleres sobre el proceso de transferencia a la universidad, información sobre ayuda financiera, y más. La feria de recursos reunirá a representantes de universidades de la costa central, incluyendo representantes de Cal Poly, Allan Hancock Community College y Cuesta College. La coalición también organizará talleres adicionales en las semanas posteriores para proporcionar más recursos a los estudiantes. Estos talleres adicionales incluirán recursos de salud mental, talleres informativos de DACA y presentaciones para conocer sus derechos. Todos los talleres se realizarán virtualmente a través de Zoom.
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Este evento está organizado y patrocinado por: Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success, Cal Poly Dream Center, Allan Hancock Transfer Center y Cuesta College Monarch Center

QUIÉNES SOMOS: La Coalición de la Costa Central para el Éxito de los Estudiantes Indocumentados (CCC-USS) es un colectivo de defensores y educadores que desafía las ideologías opresivas, las prácticas institucionales y las acciones que amenazan a las comunidades indocumentadas e históricamente marginadas.

Schedule/Horario del Programa:

9:00 to 9:30 a.m. - Welcome
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9:30 a.m.- Transfer from CCC to CSU/UC (1 hour) English

10:35 a.m.
Breakout Sessions 1:
Option A: Scholarships 101 - (1 hour) Bilingual
Option B: Transfer from Community College to CSU/UC (1 hour) Spanish

11:40 a.m.
Breakout Sessions 2:
Option A: Beyond DACA -  Entrepreneurship Workshop (1 hour) Bilingual
Option B: Financial Aid Workshop (1 hour) Bilingual

9:00 to 9:30 a.m. - Bienvenida

9:30 a.m.
Cómo transferir de un colegio comunitario a un CSU/UC
(1 hour) English

10:35 a.m.
Primera Sesión:
Opción A:  Cómo Solicitar Becas
(1 hour) Bilingüe
Opción B: Cómo transferir de un colegio comunitario a un CSU/UC
(1 hour) Español

​11:40 a.m.
Segunda Sesión:
Opción A: Más allá de DACA - Taller de emprendimiento
(1 hour) Bilingüe
Opción B: Taller de ayuda financiera
(1 hour) Bilingüe

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Session Descriptions

Transfer from Community College to CSU/UC
  • Description: Want to learn more about transfer opportunities for undocumented students? Join us and learn more about resources, become empowered, create a transfer support system and find out about transfer opportunities for undocumented students!
  • ¿Quieres aprender más sobre las oportunidades para estudiantes indocumentados que quieren transferirse a una universidad? Participa con nosotros en este taller y obtiene más información sobre los recursos académicos, alimenta tu  motivación, crea un sistema de apoyo y descubre las oportunidades de transferencia.
Scholarships 101:
  • Description: How to search and apply to scholarships, a 101 guide for undocumented students.  We will discuss how to effectively search for and obtain scholarships, including how to write compelling  scholarship essays. ​
Beyond DACA - Entrepreneurship Workshop:
  • Description: Leverage your skills, knowledge and experience to generate income- regardless of your immigration status.
Financial Aid Workshop:
  • Description: The financial aid workshop will discuss steps to filling out the California Dream Act, information about AB-540, and answer additional questions about financial aid available to undocumented students. All students and families are welcome to join. Presenters will also provide opportunities for one-on-one support for students that need personalized support. ​

City of San Luis Obispo Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Funding Received for High-Impact Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program for the 2020-2021 Funding Year

11/19/2020

 
News Release
Contact:
ccc.undocu@gmail.com
https://www.ccc-uss.org


November 19, 2020

City of San Luis Obispo Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Funding Received for High-Impact Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program for the 2020-2021 Funding Year

San Luis Obispo, Calif.,⸺The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is pleased to announce that we have been awarded $10,200 in funding from the City of San Luis Obispo for programming that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the City. 
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With this funding, CCC-USS will be convening an Undocu Community Summit in the fall of 2021. The Summit will bring together college dream centers, K-12 educators, organizations, and community members within the city of San Luis Obispo and neighboring communities including north and south county partners.  

The Undocu Community Summit will be a phased event beginning in Spring 2021 where the coalition will bring together key stakeholders for discussing and developing the full program for the summit. The one-day summit will take place in fall of 2021, either virtually or in-person at a sensitive location such as Cal Poly, Cuesta College, or another educational facility depending on COVID guidelines.

Goals of the summit: 
  1. Raise awareness of and address issues facing the undocumented community in San Luis Obispo
  2. Celebrate undocujoy and hear from the undocumented community directly
  3. Bring together the undocumented community and allies in one place (virtual or physical) in order to collaborate, build community, and help all organizations and individuals working with the undocumented community to achieve goals that will have a lasting impact on community
  4. Explore opportunities to integrate organizational data and community knowledge to form a more holistic understanding of the range of undocumented experiences in our community, as well as specific barriers that we can collectively address in future work together
The coalition building that the Undocu Community Summit will afford, provides us a moment to gather and form strategic partnerships to collectively identify solutions to best support and address the needs of the undocumented community. 

Look for updates on this work on our website: https://www.ccc-uss.org 
 
About CCC-USS

Founded in 2015, the Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is a collective of advocates and educators that challenge anti-immigrant and oppressive ideologies, institutional practices, and everyday actions that threaten undocumented and historically marginalized communities. Through our work together, our vision is to create social change to ensure educational equity for all students and build capacity to support undocumented students in our region. CCC-USS was founded by staff and faculty from Allan Hancock College, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), and Cuesta College and includes K-12 representatives and other community partners in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. 
 

ACTION ON CUESTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

11/5/2020

 
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UPDATE (11/10):

Thanks to your efforts, a special meeting was called for Thursday, November 12th at 1 pm. John via zoom at: 

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/8055463100

Attend and speak during public comment requesting the Board of Trustees to censure Trustee Sysak and for Sysak's resignation. 



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Board President Peter Sysak is facing public pressure to resign in light of his racist social media posts. Over 150 Cuesta faculty, staff, students, and SLO County community members attended the November 4th board meeting calling for Trustee Sysak's resignation during a public comments session that lasted over an hour. (SLO Tribune Article here).

Trustee Sysak's disparaging comments targeted the undocumented community, trans people, Black people, and Muslims, in addition to supporting known white supremacists groups. It is unacceptable. 

We continue to support the students, faculty, and staff of Cuesta College and their right to a Board of Trustees that respects them. 

ACTION:  E-mail the Board of Trustees to request a special meeting to publicly address Peter Sysak's behavior and demand his immediate resignation. 

E-MAILS:

psysak@cuesta.edu (Peter Sysak District 4) 

bgeorge@cuesta.edu (Dr. Barbara George District 2) 

patrick_mullen@cuesta.edu (Patrick Mullen District 3)

angela@mitchella.com (Angela Mitchell District 1)

mstrobridge@sbcglobal.net (Mary Strobridge District 5) 

ASCCPres@cuesta.edu (Student Representative) 

president@cuesta.edu (Jill Stearns, Cuesta College President)

tfrederi@cuesta.edu  (Executive Assistant to the Cuesta President)

elopez@cccco.edu (Ebony Lopez, Assistant to California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley)

TEMPLATE:

Dear Board of Trustees,
As a member of this community, I e-mail you with deep concern about Peter Sysak’s racist behavior and the damaging impact it has on the BIPOC community in San Luis Obispo county. There is a lack of faith for Cuesta College's ability to continue being a safe and equitable space for students from marginalized backgrounds. I demand a special meeting to address the abundant public concern regarding board President Peter Sysak’s recent actions. Board President Peter Sysak must resign. 

(You may choose to include any connection with Cuesta or your district) 


No Prosecution for SLO County & Northern Santa Barbara Protesters Showing up for Racial Justice!

10/16/2020

 
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CCC-USS is in solidarity The undersigned are in solidarity with all protesters unjustly charged by San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow. 

Read and sign the petition:
http://chng.it/HTSMscV57W

On Thursday October 15, 2020 charges were brought against additional protesters, 84 days after the July 21 protest and based on an independent investigation stemming from the District Attorney’s office.  The recent charges against Amman Asfaw, Marcus Montgomery, and Joshua Powell represent targeted harassment against young Black men that is inconsistent with the values of San Luis Obispo. 

Since June 1st, the San Luis Obispo police department and District Attorney’s office has attempted to intimidate and violently suppress public organizing that draws attention to and challenges racial injustices. The arrests and charges against Tianna Aratta and Elias Bautista, along with other protesters, show a clear targeting of Black and brown youth activists in our community. The new charges are an explicit political statement meant to silence anti-racist activism in the county. 
As residents of San Luis Obispo County, we have a social responsibility to hold local law enforcement and the District Attorney’s office accountable for their continued violence and judicial overreach against Black and brown lives. 

We must insist that all charges be dropped and no new charges are filed, and we must demand that our elected officials invest in communities of color and divest from the use-of-force (weaponized and judicialized) against protesters showing up for racial justice.  
We stand with all activists and organizers fighting for Black lives. 
#HandsOff
No prosecution for SLO County protesters showing up for racial justice! 

Call to Action:
In addition to signing this petition, submit public comments at the following meetings and/or send a letter or email to the following groups and individuals listed below. Insist these elected officials and task forces take action and voice their public advocacy for all the charges to be dropped against all anti-racist protesters targeted by DA Dan Dow and that no future charges are made. 
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SLO County Board of Supervisors 
Next meeting is Tuesday, October 20th at  9am; view the agenda
Info on public comment included in the agenda. Public comments may also be emailed or mailed in advance of the meeting.
Contact supervisors by phone, mail, and email. Find your supervisor.
SLO Mayor & City Council Members
Next meeting Tuesday, October 20th at 6pm; view the agenda
Info on public comment included in the agenda. Public comments may also be emailed or mailed in advance of the meeting.
Contact the Mayor and SLO City Council Members by phone, mail, and email.
SLO City Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Taskforce
Next meeting Thursday October 22nd at 5:30pm
Info on public comment included on the website above; agenda not yet posted. Public comments may also be emailed or mailed in advance of the meeting.
We also encourage you to contact the individuals below to express your outrage and raise concerns about the operation of the Office of the San Luis Obispo District Attorney.

CA State Attorney General Xavier Becerra
https://oag.ca.gov/home

@AG_Becerra on Twitter

State Senator Bill Monning
https://sd17.senate.ca.gov/ 

@billmonning on Twitter
State Assembly Representative Jordan Cunningham
http://jordancunningham.org/

@Cunning_Jordan on Twitter
Congressman Salud Carbajal
https://saludcarbajal.com/ 
@RepCarbajal on Twitter 
@repcarbajal on Instagram
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