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Patricia Campos-Medina and TPS project participant

Stories of Belonging: Central American TPS Workers and their Defiant Struggle to Stay Home in the US

The "Stories of Belonging" photo exhibit will be on display at the New Jersey City University courtyard from October 7-11. A walking tour and talk of the exhibit will talk place on Tuesday, October 8 (registration is required). Meet and listen to the project organizers and TPS community members speak about their experiences within the movement for migrant worker rights, immigrant worker justice, workplace justice, union organizing, and American rights of citizenship.

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October 7-11 | Hepburn Hall Lawn
2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City , NJ 07305
United States

Overview

There are approximately 325,000 Central American workers with Temporary Protective Status (TPS) fully employed in the U.S. today who have resided and worked in the U.S. for more than 25 years. Many of these are mixed immigration status homes where their children may be U.S. citizens, DACA recipients, or undocumented. Workers with TPS have built their lives in the U.S.; they own homes and businesses and are hard-working. They contribute to their communities by paying taxes and engaging in civic organizations, advocating for their children’s future, and fighting for their right to a path to permanent residency and citizenship. They feel at home in the United States; they are at home.

“Stories of Belonging” explores the history of their struggle for rights and justice as migrant workers, for union organizing, and for American citizenship rights.

Exhibit: October 7 -11

Reception (Registration Required): October 8

This is a public event, which will be photographed and filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your registration for this event constitutes your consent to such photography, live streaming, filming and/or recording, and any use, in any and all media.

Please contact Maheya Afnan if you have any questions. 

This event is co-sponsored by NJCU's Department of Gender, Africana and Latin American Studies

Ileen DeVault is Professor of Labor History at Cornell University’s ILR School in Ithaca, NY. She teaches classes on labor and working-class history.

  • Executive Director, The Worker Institute

Dr. Campos-Medina is a researcher, RTE Faculty and labor educator focusing on the intersection of race, immigration status and worker’s rights.

  • Founder, Project Luz

Sol Aramendi is a socially engaged artist and educator working with immigrant communities throughout New York.