{"id":16031,"date":"2021-05-19T00:51:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T00:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=16031"},"modified":"2021-05-18T19:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:55:27","slug":"butterfly-is-flying-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/19\/butterfly-is-flying-high\/","title":{"rendered":"BUTTERFLY IS FLYING HIGH!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY MONICA CARRILLO<\/em><\/p>\n

OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/b><\/p>\n

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Monica Carrillo in D.C. Photo credit: Rosseli Guerrero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On April 27, a group of us from Idaho were able to go and fight for a new immigration reform in Washington, D.C., with United We Dream for the Butterfly Migration Project. We marched near the White House and around the streets around 4 p.m. for two hours in hopes to show our support and our willingness to continue our fight for a new citizenship act. Days later, ACLU Idaho member Rosseli Guerrero and I went to CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol) to share our stories about why a new immigration reform is crucial.<\/p>\n

With a schedule already at hand, I was able to start our event and sang my song, \u201cDreamer,\u201d that I wrote three years ago, when DACA was first rescinded. I never imagined myself to have this song be such a prominent factor to who I am and what I do, but it\u2019s been such a beautiful experience to have it be that way. Within these five days, not only was I able to meet many nonprofit organizations and groups, from Wisconsin, Florida and Arizona, who are fighting for this reform in their states, but I was able to see firsthand how people are battling these injustices through these marches, poems, music, and connecting with other community members. It was truly an experience I will never forget.<\/p>\n

NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA<\/b><\/p>\n

El 27 de abril, un grupo de nosotros de Idaho pudimos ir a luchar por una nueva reforma migratoria en Washington DC con United We Dream para el proyecto de migraci\u00f3n de mariposas. Marchamos cerca de la Casa Blanca y alrededor de las calles a las 4 p.m. por 2 horas con la esperanza de mostrar nuestro apoyo y nuestra disposici\u00f3n a continuar nuestra lucha por un nuevo acto de ciudadan\u00eda. D\u00edas m\u00e1s tarde, Rosseli Guerrero, miembro de ACLU Idaho y yo fuimos a CBP (EE.UU Aduanas y Patrulla Fronteriza) para compartir nuestras historias sobre por qu\u00e9 una nueva reforma migratoria es crucial.<\/p>\n

Con un calendario ya a mano, pude comenzar nuestro evento y cant\u00e9 mi canci\u00f3n, \u201cDreamer\u201d, que escrib\u00ed hace tres a\u00f1os, cuando DACA fue rescindido por primera vez. Nunca imagin\u00e9 que esta canci\u00f3n fuera un factor tan prominente para quien soy y lo que hago, pero ha sido una experiencia tan hermosa tenerla as\u00ed. En estos cinco d\u00edas, no s\u00f3lo pude conocer a muchas organizaciones sin fines de lucro, y grupos de Wisconsin, Florida y Arizona que est\u00e1n luchando por esta reforma en sus estados, sino que pude ver de primera mano c\u00f3mo la gente est\u00e1 luchando contra estas injusticias a trav\u00e9s de estas marchas, poemas, m\u00fasica y conexiones con otros miembros de la comunidad. Fue realmente una experiencia que nunca olvidar\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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