After the DREAM Act failed, many young undocumented activists understood that pinning their hopes on a piece of legislation had been a bad idea. They also saw that the DREAM Act would have fragmented communities, families, and social movements, because it designated only a subset of immigrants as worthy of assimilation (and its rewards), while others, who often lived under the same roof, would be further criminalized.Eclipse of Dreams creatively tells the stories of a new generation of young people, awakened "Dreamers" who see the injustice built into the American dream. Using a collective writing process, as well as testimonials, photography, poetry, and art, this book is an invitation to reconsider the myths we tell ourselves, in order to find another way forward for migrant justice and human dignity, one that might allow us all to recover our global humanity. From direct action to the infiltration of immigrant detention centers, these youth are leading a movement for human liberation.
Autorentext
Marco Saavedra is an artist and works at his parent's restaurant in New York City, La Morada. He is co-author of Shadows Then Light and "Make Holy the Bare Life": Theological Reflections on Migration Grounded in Collaboration with Youth Made Illegal by the United States. The story of his clandestine work in an immigrant detention center is told in the award-winning film The Infiltrators (2019).
Inhalt
Introduction
1 Shadows Then Light - Photo Essay
2 The Mis-education of the Migrant - Marco's Story
3 Unnamed "Dreamer"
4 Layers of Pain - Claudia's Story
5 Brothers Crossing Borders - Pedro's Story
6 Acompañado - Shaun's Story
7 Identidad - Photo Essay
Undocumented Activists & Direct Action Campaign Photos