Organizing Tips

Now that you’ve agreed to participate in the campaign, you might be wondering how to begin your organizing work.

Here’s a suggested To Do list:

1. Email your organization’s members, volunteers and/or supporters telling them about the June 23^rd demonstration. Here is a sample note:

Hi all!

I wanted to let you know about an important event coming up. At 5PM on June 23^rd, students and community members from across our state will meet in front of Kay Hagan’s office in Greensboro to demonstrate their support for the DREAM Act, a federal bill that provides a path to naturalization for U.S.-raised undocumented students. If passed, the DREAM Act would ensure that all students can benefit equally from their hard work in school. The demonstration will take the form of a mock graduation ceremony, so bring caps, gowns and masks if possible to show your solidarity with students who are still faceless before the law.

Kay Hagan’s office is located at:

701 Green Valley Road, Suite 201

Greensboro, NC 27408

If you need a ride or can drive people to the demonstration, please email [*write in the email of a member of your organization*]. We will meet at [*write in a meeting time*] at [*write in location*]. If you cannot come but would like to donate a cap and gown for demonstrators to wear, you can drop them off at [*write in drop-off location*].

For any additional information about the demonstration or the DREAM Act, email summerdreamnc@gmail.com.

[*your favorite greeting*],

[*your name*]

2. To organize a June 23^rd group from your organization, you might want to:

a. Coordinate rides. Set up a meeting location and time and solicit drivers in your email.

b. Solicit cap and gown donations. Identify a place (like your organization’s office) where people can drop off caps and gowns and a person who can pick them up and take them to the demonstration for your organization to wear.

c. Set up a time to make banners and signs for the demonstration with your organization.

d. Talk with your organization’s youth group leader about including the young people.

3. Ways you can help us publicize both the June 23^rd Mock Graduation and our postcard campaign:

1. Make announcements at smaller meetings, like bible study or work groups.
2. Put the Mock Graduation on your organization’s events calendar
3. Check out your local community calendar. See if there are any large or mid-sized events you could get postcard signatures with a group of volunteers. Even if you think you can't organize a group of volunteers for the event, let us know about it!
4. Place our fliers on bulletin boards or in resource areas.