Dr. Campos-Medina one of the Organizers of Stories of Belonging Exhibit at NJCU

DISE Member Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina and fellow organizers will open a photo exhibit entitled Stories of Belonging on October 7th until the 11th, at the New Jersey City University courtyard.

A supplemental walking tour and talk about the exhibit will take place on Tuesday, October 8 (registration is required). Meet and listen to the project organizers and Temporary Protection Status (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.

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.

Location

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

Reception and Walking Tour

Oct 8, 2024, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT

Register here

In the News

Ande Richards. (October 1st, 2024) NJCU photo exhibit aims to shed light on migrants’ experiences in the U.S. Mosaic Magazine. (Online).

This event is co-sponsored by New Jersey City University’s Department of Gender, Africana, and Latin American Studies and created in partnership with Andrés Acebo, interim president at NJCU, and the Cornell University ILR School.