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Immigration

Energy of a Nation Website
Energy of a Nation is the online immigration resource center of The Advocates for Human Rights, providing accurate, up-to-date information and resources for educators, advocates, and community members through fact sheets, curricula, quizzes, action alerts, policy updates, and immigration-related news and events.

Immigration Fuels Our Nation Public Awareness Campaign
The Advocates for Human Rights has worked to promote and protect the rights of immigrants and refugees since 1983.  The Immigration Fuels Our NationTM campaign provides accurate information about immigration and works to build respect for human rights standards in U.S. immigration policy. 

Immigration & Asylum Conference
Each spring, The Advocates for Human Rights holds one of the premier asylum training conferences in the nation.  Volunteer attorneys and more are welcome to join us for updates on the latest practice and case developments affecting asylum seekers.  

 Asylum Training
The Advocates offers customized training for lawyers interested in providing pro bono representation in asylum cases as well as seasoned volunteer attorneys seeking an update on asylum law.

Speakers Bureau Presentations
The staff and volunteers of The Advocates for Human Rights offer lectures and CLE presentations for groups on several immigration-related subjects. Speakers bureau presentations are held on request.

 

"Moving Lives": Immigrant Artists Speakers Bureau
In this unique project, immigrant artists conduct presentations with schools, businesses, and other groups throughout the Twin Cities.  “Moving Lives” artists come from all over the world and include musicians, visual artists, and more. As part of their presentations, artists tell their stories, share their artwork, and facilitate dialogues on human rights issues. School groups may also request a longer partnership with an artist for a classroom art project or initiative. "Moving Lives” is a joint project of The Advocates for Human Rights and Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis.

Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America, 3rd Ed.

Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America, 3rd Ed. is a distinctive, comprehensive guide to teaching students about immigration in the United States. Designed for grade 8 through adult audiences, with a module for upper elementary and middle level students, this learning tool provides important fundamental concepts, as well as critical context to elevate students' basic understandings and expand their perspectives.

Download individual lesson plans on immigration and human rights, appendices filled with information on immigration and teaching refugee and immigrant students, or the entire curriculum by visiting www.energyofanation.org.


Or, simply download the entire 340-page curriculum now.

Lesson Plan: Traveling Suitcases. Grades 3-5

In this lesson, students learning about immigration through studying their own family history. 

Lesson Plan: Fleeing for Your Life. Grades 6-8

In this lesson, students will learn about the refugee experience through a role-play activity.

Lesson Plan: Learning about Human Migration from Butterflies. Grades K-2

In this lesson, students learn about human migration through a comparison with butterfly migration.  

Lesson Plan: Migrants in the Media. Grades 9-12

In this lesson, students will learn about the rights of migrants and the fulfillment of those rights in the United States.  They will be asked to critically assess news coverage of migrant rights' issues to gain an understanding of the barriers faced by migrants in the United States. 

Rights of Migrants in the United States Fact Sheet

Learn about the rights of migrants in the United States.

Rights of Migrants PowerPoint

Download "The Rights of Migrants in the U.S." PowerPoint presentation.

Rights of Migrants Quiz

Test your knowledge of the rights of migrants in the U.S. with interactive and downloadable quizzes.

Take Action on Migrant Rights

Find out how to get involved.