Bias Project volunteers at the 2002 House Party

• We build awareness of and support for refugee and immigrant communities by providing educational resources, training, and technical assistance.
• We provide technical assistance to educators, business professionals, service providers, and others to build schools, workplaces, and communities that welcome and support new immigrants and refugees.
• We work with local coalitions and community leaders to advocate for policies that are supportive of refugees and immigrants and promote healthy, vibrant communities.
• We believe that today's refugees and immigrants—like generations before them—come to this country looking for a better life, and that their energy and ideas enrich all our communities.

Written and Video Curriculum Materials

The Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America video and curriculum guide - highlighting immigrants' personal testimony and, through role play and research, exploring immigration from historical, policy, economic, and demographic perspectives. Visit our Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America website for more information about the curriculum.

• Myth/fact sheets on immigration - outlining impact of immigrants and immigration at local and national levels
• Law summaries  - describing recent legislation affecting immigrants and refugees

Workshops and Speakers

Every year, staff and volunteers of The Advocates for Human Rights speak about human rights issues to thousands of people in Minnesota, in the U.S., and around the world. Our speakers present on topics such as immigration and refugee issues; women's rights; the death penalty; human rights education and general human rights. If your organization would like to arrange a human rights presentation through The Advocates, please contact Colleen Beebe. Presentations can be adapted to suit the needs and interests of your audience.

Our services include:

• Volunteer Speakers’ Bureau - experts discuss immigration facts and policy.
• Moving Lives: Immigrant Artists' Speakers' Bureau -- Immigrant artists discuss their lives and art in a human rights context; this is a joint project with InterMedia Arts.
• Teacher training - strategies for teaching about immigration; links to new Minnesota Graduation Standards   
• Staff development for service providers, CLEs for attorneys- continuing education programs for business professionals and others wanting to learn more about immigrants, refugees, and immigration
• Student workshops - interactive sessions address past and current immigration and highlight personal stories of immigrants
• Workshops on immigration law - informational programs for immigrants and non-immigrants