Click here to download the Take Action on Migrants Rights guide (includes resource list).

If you have 10 minutes…

• Learn the Facts. Read our fact sheet on migrant rights and then test your knowledge with our short quiz at www.discoverhumanrights.org/toolkit.html.
• Donate. Make a donation to a local or national organization working to protect the rights of migrants. For ideas, check out the "Migrant Rights National Resources" list in this toolkit.
• Get the News. Keep up-to-date on immigration issues through list-servs and newsletters.
  • The Advocates for Human Rights www.energyofanation.org
  • National Immigration Law Center ww.nilc.org/pubs/iru/index.htm
• Send a Postcard. Advocate for just and humane immigration reform. Download a pre-written postcard at http://discoverhumanrights.org/Immigration_Fuels_Our_Nation.html and send it to your legislator. To find your federal representative, visit https://writerep.house.gov/.

If you have a few hours...

• Be a Cyber Lobbyist. Take action online in defense of migrant rights. Check out these great sites:
  • Detention Watch Network www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/actionalerts
  • National Immigration Forum www.immigrationforum.org/action
  • Rights Working Group www.rightsworkinggroup.org/?q=Action
• Play a Video Game. Learn about human rights and immigration from the video game ICED - "I Can End Deportation." Download for free at http://icedgame.com/#1. Learn about the refugee experience from the video game "Against All Odds" at www.playagainstallodds.com/.
• Educate. Download the PowerPoint and lesson plan from The Advocates for Human Rights' "Migrant Rights Toolkit" or check out the teaching resources on www.energyofanation.org. Organize an interactive workshop for your local school, community center, or faith community.

If you have a month...

• Show a Film. Choose immigration-related films from the list at www.murthy.com/films.html for a mini film-fest at your school, community center, or place of worship. Make it a fundraiser - charge admission and use the money raised to donate to your favorite migrant rights organization.
• Organize a March. On December 18th, celebrate International Migrants Day. Organize a march on your state capital. Collaborate with local and national migrant rights groups to show solidarity with undocumented immigrants and support for just immigration reform. For more information check out www.december18.net/web/general/start.php.
• Start a Book Club. Form a group to read about migrant issues in the U.S. and facilitate a discussion about what you have learned. For book ideas, check out www.leftbooks.com/store/immigrants.html.
• Host a "Night of 1000 Conversations." Raise awareness in your community about laws and policies that negatively impact immigrants. Learn how you can host a conversation and engage people in dialogue about the reforms needed to protect people’s rights at www.nightof1000conversations.org/.

If you have a year or more...

• Sponsor a Refugee Family. Support a local refugee family as they adjust to life in the U.S. Check out these national organizations to find out about refugee resettlement in your area: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/partners/voluntary_agencies.htm.
• Volunteer Regularly. Find an organization in your area advocating for migrant rights and ask how you can help. If you have specialized language skills, many advocates are in need of bilingual volunteers to translate documents or interpret during client interviews.
• Stop Hate in Your Community. Monitor local media and elected officials. Are their stories one-sided? Are they using hate speech or presenting members of hate groups as experts? Educate viewers and readers with letters to the editor or speak out at candidate forums. For more information download the "We Can Stop the Hate" toolkit at www.wecanstopthehate.org/site/what_you_can_do.