60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: Immigrant Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas

Hello to you listening in Curitiba, Brazil!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Here on our breathtakingly beautiful, semi-rural island  accessible only by Deception Pass Bridge to the north or the ferry to the south we may tend to think we live in a Pacific Northwest bubble. But we don’t; ICE is here looking for people who “don’t belong.” I’m not talking criminals; I’m talking about people like us but who may be immigrants. It’s a tactic. If we can fear each other we will obey in advance. But I’m not about to obey out of fear.All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. For 45 years the Immigrant Legal Resource Center has worked to improve immigration law and policy, expand the capacity of legal service providers, and advance immigrant rights. Their mission is to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.The ILRC’s Red Cards help people of many nationalities know and assert their rights and defend themselves in situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.Here on Whidbey Island and in communities across the country people are making Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas available in their communities so that all of us, including immigrants know their rights.Click HERE to access information about ILRC, Red Cards available in 17 languages, and resources. And then do what you can to Spread the Red!Story Prompt: Each of us came from somewhere. How did it feel when someone included you? Write that story!You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult ✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn, as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack,  and now Pandora RadioStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.