PROJECT OVERVIEW
In this project, your group will be discussing the actions and policies of immigration related organizations. Your group should do background research on the organization to detail its history, its mission, and its scope. The group should chart the structure of the organization. Your group should also look into the actions that the organization takes with respect to immigration, and the logic behind these actions. Your group should also look into the funding structures/systems for these organizations.
Ideally, each group will do at least three interviews: 1) the director, 2) an employee, 3) a volunteer. Note that I do not want you to interview those who are using the resources as this might endanger that person or put them in a difficult situation.
Each group will visit the organization and observe how the organization operates, and also be able to report about how things run on an everyday basis and through the programs it runs.
We will discuss presentations later, but it is in the presentation that you will be able to offer a critique or opinion on the group, but in gathering information, try to remain as impartial and journalistic as possible.
Also, this is a group project and I will take seriously just how much each individual contributes to each group.
TIMELINE:
Week of April 18-April 22
- background research on organization
- structure of organization
- set up interviews
Week of April 25-29
- do interviews
- visit site
- begin presentation organization
Weekend April 29 -May 1
- complete your presentation
- rehearse your presentation
Presentations May 9 at 7:30-9:30 and May 10 from 1:30-2:45 (No Class May 12)
PRESENTATION
Your group presentations should do the following:
- discuss the organization and detail its history, mission, operations, structure, funding, membership
- discuss how their mission engages with immigration, especially with respect to some of the challenges raised by immigration
- discuss observations from interactions with organization and members
- offer an assessment of the organization and discuss what you see as its future
The presentations should be 15 minutes of prepared material (timed) and 5 minutes for Q&A.
Please try to incorporate all group members into the presentation in some fashion.
PROJECT REPORT
On May 16, you should submit a 3-page project report. In the report, you should include the following:
- overview of the organization, including its history, mission, structure, operations, funding, and membership
- how this organization engages the challenges raised by immigration
- an evaluation of the organization
- a discussion of your fieldwork process, and what you did to contribute to the group project
ORGANIZATIONS
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program
Dylan Takamori
Augustus Peters
Nina Job
Autumn Warnock
Immigration Advocates, Vermont Law School, South Royalton
Matthew Marra
Matthew Cardew
Sarah Karerat
Evie Keating
Vermont Adult Learning
Hayle Wesolowski
Nicholas Leslie
Cedric Rhodes
Migrant Justice
Emma Lodge
Philitricia Baraza
Jared Liebowitz
Cooper Babbitt
Vermont Border Patrol and Fusion Center
Philip Skayne
Ciara Staveley-O’Caroll
Ian Bowery
Chris Mombello
Numbers USA/National Lobbying Organization
Benjamin Catt
Autumn Warnock
Brenden Edwards
Will Case