This guide was started due to the influx in information and resources and community feedback that they need help locating necessary resources for our migrant community. Location based resources are primarily in Fresno (for now). We are hoping to expand this guide with our communities' help to include cities and towns throughout the Central Valley.

The guide is in its infancy. It's messy but it will grow with collective effort. If you would like to suggest resources to be added to the guide, please fill out this form. 

We are hoping to translate this guide into Spanish, Punjabi, Hmong, Arabic, and any other language that would benefit members of our community. Please contact usparkmars@gmail.com for more information.

FresKNOW Your Rights Resource Guide (Tabbed)

Table of Contents:
Events/Trainings
Learn More
Legal Counsel
LGBTQIA2+
Miscellaneous
Mobilize
Multimedia
Organizations
Printables
Contributors

KYR Informational Sessions

The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) 
Fresno Unified School District
ILRC's Immigration KYR and Advocate Training (Spanish)| (English)
-Learn about your rights and how to host your own Know Your Rights session
-Subscribe to ILRC’s Education List to be notified about upcoming synchronous online training sessions. 

KYR Workshops

CVIIC
Fresno Unified School District

Become a Rapid Response Operator or Legal Observer

(Information Coming Soon)

(Make separate google doc containing local events/trainings)

Online Information

uSpark’s FresKNOW Your Rights article series 

Books: Order from local independent bookstores, Bookshop.org, or check  your local library

Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal, Aviva Chomsky

They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths about Immigration, Aviva Chomsky

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, Laura E. Gómez 

The Undocumented Americans, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People , Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese

Documentaries

(Coming soon…)

Podcasts

(Coming soon…)

Map of organizations in the Central Valley

ILRC's statement about special considerations

Mental Health

Mental Health Support in Fresno

(Resources coming soon…)

Report I.C.E and Border Patrol Activity to the Valley Watch Rapid Response Network

Hand out Red Cards to community members, especially in rural and/or high target areas

Empower elders and loved ones on social media with your knowledge of rights and how to assert them

If able, attend a protest. If not, spread the word.

Host a Know Your Rights Session

We Have Rights (videos)

“An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)”

View in: Español (Spanish)  |  اُردُو (Urdu)  |  العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic)  |  Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole)  |  Pусский (Russian)  |  普通话 (Mandarin) | English

Central Valley Community Action (CVCA)

“Community justice action opportunities in the Central Valley (mostly Fresno). Send info we can share! *CVCA shares events of other groups*”

Instagram | Website

California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)

“We work to advance inclusive, pro-immigrant policies for all in California so that we are all able to thrive.”Instagram | Website

Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC)

“To serve as the leading immigrant integration organization in the Central Valley, dedicated to ensuring full participation of immigrants in building strong, vibrant, inclusive communities.”

Instagram | Website 

Centro Binancional Para El Desarrollo Indigen Oaxaqueno (CBDIO)

“CBDIO was created by and for Indigenous communities in rural California to organize and make sure our communities’ culture, languages, and knowledge are recognized and respected by the systems and institutions that impact our lives. At the end of our day, our goal is simple: the self-determination of Indigenous people.”Instagram | Website

Dolores Huerta Foundation (DHF)

“The Dolores Huerta Foundation passionately advocates for social justice, focusing on empowering marginalized communities through grassroots organizing, civic engagement, and education initiatives. By championing the rights of underrepresented populations, we strive to create a more equitable and inclusive society for all.”Instagram | Website 

Education Leadership Foundation (ELF)

“We are a community based non-profit organization that provides education, civic engagement, and immigration services. We provide professional development seminars, leadership development, professional development internships, scholarships, and volunteer opportunities through collaboration with other organizations.”Instagram | Website

Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM)

“For 30 years, FIRM has stood steadfast against hate and bigotry, and we remain ready to join hands with our community allies to protect our new neighbors, regardless of how long they have called this Valley home.”Instagram | Website

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

The ILRC is a national organization providing legal training, educational materials, and policy advocacy in immigration law.Instagram | Website | TikTok 

Jakara Movement

“The Jakara Movement is a grassroots community-building organization working to empower, educate, and organize working-class Punjabi Sikhs, and other marginalized communities; to advance their health, education, and arts/cultural, economic, social, and community power.”

Instagram | Website

The New American Legal Clinic (NALC) through the San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL)

“The New American Legal Clinic (NALC) is a full-service immigration legal clinic, training law students in immigration law and serving under resourced individuals in our community… NALC provides legal services at no charge; however there may be required government filing fees and other incidental fees which are the sole responsibility of the client.”

Instagram | Website  

Services, Immigration Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)

“We offer low cost immigration legal services for removal defense, DACA renewal, FOIA, Green card renewal, Adjustment of Status, Refugee/Asylum assistance, Citizenship, and General consults. We also do Know Your Rights and Avoid Fraud presentations, as well as have programming for youth 13-21.”Instagram | Facebook | Website

uSpark Valley

“uSpark Valley is an independent, community-led news organization that informs and mobilizes Millennial and Gen Z residents in the Central Valley.”

Instagram | Website

In the process of being added:

Fresno Brown Berets

Fresno4Palestine

Casita Feliz

Casa Colores

If you are an organization that is engaging in the collective effort to support migrant communities, and are not included above, please fill out this form to be added to this list.

Red Cards (ILRC)

The Red Cards are a tool you can use in the event of an encounter with ICE or Border Patrol. You can order them for free if you are a non-profit or public defender. Businesses and Private attorneys can order them for a fee. Anyone can print them for free. 

Print or order here (Available in 16 languages)

Read uSpark’s FresKNOW Your Rights: Red Cards article

Immigration Preparedness Toolkit (ILRC)

“This toolkit outlines concrete steps you and your family members can take to protect yourself, provides a guide to seeking legal advice, and describes different immigration options available. Each section below was included to help you create a strategy and build a protection plan”

View online or print

Read uSpark’s FresKNOW Your Rights: Immigration Preparedness Toolkit article (in progress)

Family Preparedness Plan (ILRC)

Briefly covered in the Immigration preparedness toolkit, this plan is categorized into four sections to help break down how to be prepared in the event of an ICE or BP confrontation or detainment. The four sections are: 

1. Haga un plan de cuidado infantil / Make a childcare plan
2. Conozca sus opciones de inmagracion / Find out about your immigration options
3. Conozca sus derechos / Know Your Rights
4. Recursos adicionales / Addendums (FAQ and important documents mentioned in toolkit)

View toolkit online or print in Espanol/ English

Read uSpark’s FresKNOW Your Rights: Family Preparedness Plan Article (in progress)

I.C.E Not Welcome! (ACLU)

We are NOT opening doors, we ARE asking for warrants, we are NOT answering questions. This resource details what I.C.E. might do or say to convince you to open your door and what you can do if they come knocking. They also provide printable door hangers, handbooks, posters, and coloring pages.

Individuals

Organizations