Upcoming Trainings

Understanding the New Public Charge Rule

Thursday, August 27, 9-10am – REGISTER

This webinar will review changes to the public charge rule that will take effect on September 18. During the webinar we will:
  • Review what immigrants are subject to the public charge rule and the many categories of immigrants who remain exempt
  • Address questions about how use of public benefits may impact a public charge determination
  • Share immediate steps service providers and advocates can take to educate their communities and address the chilling effect of the new rule

The PROTECT Act: ICE, Law Enforcement & the Courts

Thursday, September 10, 1-2pm – REGISTER
 
Join MIRA, the ACLU of MA, and Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) for a conversation on the PROTECT Act’s new protections involving ICE, local law enforcement, and Massachusetts courthouses. Learn what has changed, what the law does—and doesn’t—do, and what these protections mean in practice for immigrant communities. Future trainings will be scheduled to provide information on other sections of the PROTECT Act.

Back to School: Know Your Rights for K-12 Schools & Educators

Monday, September 28 3:30-5pm REGISTER

The presentation covers basic Know Your Rights information and reviews existing guidance to K-12 schools issued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the protections offered under the PROTECT Act, and reviews best practices with regard to data sharing, responding to ICE presence or requests for information, and navigating conversations with immigrant students and their families.

Request a Training!

To request any of the following trainings use the “Request A Training” link below. For questions contact Jessica Chicco, MIRA’s Director of Training and Catherine Ramirez Mejia, MIRA’s Access and Resource Specialist at: training@miracoalition.org

Request A Training

  • Know Your Legal Rights in Interactions with Immigration Enforcement: This training will cover basic Know Your Rights information, including rights in interactions with immigration enforcement, including when immigration comes to your home or stops you while driving, family preparedness, public charge, where to get legal help, and information on notario fraud and immigration scams.
  • Bystander Training: This immigration bystander training aims to provide you with tools and strategies to safely and effectively respond when witnessing immigration enforcement. Topics covered will include how to recognize an ICE operation, clear do’s and don’ts, safe practices for offering support, and the use of community hotlines, mutual aid, and accompaniment programs.
  • Know Your Rights and Best Practices for Service Providing Organizations Working with Immigrant Families: The training includes best practices when working with immigrants including children, youth and families and discusses your rights if immigration enforcement comes to your organization’s offices. The training then shares the rights of immigrants and how families can prepare in case of an emergency, where to get legal help, information on immigration scams, and additional resources. This training is best suited for staff and leadership at social service organizations, healthcare organizations, mental health organizations, youth-centered organizations, etc. 
  • Know Your Rights for K-12 Schools and Educators: This training is intended for those working in Massachusetts K-12 schools, including teachers, counselors, and administrators. It covers basic Know Your Rights information and reviews recent guidance to K-12 schools issued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and review best practices with regard to data sharing, responding to ICE presence or requests for information, and navigating conversations with immigrant students and their families.
  • Know Your Rights for Faith Communities: The training discusses your rights if immigration comes to your place of worship and the rights of immigrants when interacting with immigration enforcement at home or in public. The training shares how families can prepare in case of an emergency, where to get legal help, and additional resources. Lastly the training provides information on how to be an immigrant advocate and how to support MIRA’s policy priorities.
  • Know Your Rights and Best Practices for Early Childhood Educators: This 90-minute training includes best practices for early educators when working with immigrants including children, youth and families and discusses your rights if immigration enforcement comes to your organization. The training then shares the rights of immigrants and how families can prepare in case of an emergency, where to get legal help, information on immigration scams, and additional family-support resources.
  • Know Your Rights in the Workplace for Business Employers and Employees: This training is best suited for businesses including restaurants, hotels and hospitality, retail, construction, manufacturing, technology, etc.

For additional training offerings, please visit MIRA’s Training & Capacity Building webpage and view our Overview of Training Offerings. 

 

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