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ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

October 5th - 30th, Motus Theater and like-minded partner organizations and people are hosting #storiesfordemocracy. The campaign will share excerpts from Motus Theater’s Shoebox Stories Podcast: UndocuAmerica Series in which prominent Americans model civic hospitality by stepping into the shoes of undocumented people caught in the crosshairs of U.S. immigration policy. By suspending judgement and reading and reflecting upon their stories aloud, the readers uplift the humanity of undocumented people and interrupt the anti-immigrant narrative used to justify inhumane immigration policies. 

Every few days in October we highlight short excerpts from a different podcast episode featuring a new promient American and undocumented person. Browse through the content and choose a message from each story to share across your social media channels. 

Motus Theater’s undocumented monologists can be civically engaged, volunteer for our community, pay taxes, but they can’t vote. The goal of this campaign is to transcend political differences and introduce humanity into the conversation surrounding immigration policy while encouraging people to Register & GET OUT the VOTE.

 
 

SHARE #STORIESFORDEMOCRACY

Please use the following tools to help guide your social media activity for your #storiesfordemocracy participation, but feel free to craft your own posts using the #storiesfordemocracy hashtag. Click on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, below, for posts on each platform from which to choose.

 
 
 
 

HASHTAGS:

#storiesfordemocracy

#motustheater

#shoeboxstories

 

POST BY CONTENT/DATE

Below you will find content & copy to post during distinct time periods in October created from excerpts from conversations featuring the following undocumented people and prominent Americans:

Oct 18 - 21: Actor and author John Lithgow & Irving Reza
Oct 21 - 24: Anchor of Latino USA Maria Hinojosa & Tania Chairez
Oct 25 - 28: Co-founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-jen Poo & Victor Galvan
Oct 28 - 30: Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Global Patrisse Cullors & Armando Peniche

Oct 5 - 7: Univision anchor Jorge Ramos & Cristian Solano-Cordova
Oct 7 - 10: Writer and feminist Gloria Steinem & Kiara Chavez
Oc 11 - 14: Journalist and political commentator Nicholas Kristof & Reydesel Salvidrez-Rodríguez
Oct 14 - 17: Chef and NYT bestselling author José Andrés & Alejandro Fuentes-Mena

SOCIAL TOOLKIT BY EPISODE
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OCT 5 - 7
Jorge Ramos and Cristian Solano-Córdova

Content covering themes including the role mothers play in supporting a movement toward humane immigration policy; the shift in approaching the creation of change through generations; the importance of having representation in leadership as a child (LGBTQ+); the arbitrary difference of status as result of a ‘piece of paper’; the importance of moving beyond fear; and the value of storytelling to change hearts and minds.

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OCT 7 - 10
Gloria Steinem & Kiara Chavez

Content including reflections on borders and national boundaries; discussion on borders, identities and invisible boundaries; and the value of connecting as a community through storytelling.

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OCT 11 - 14
Nicholas Kristof & Reydesel Salvidrez Rodríguez

Content covering themes including the the long and storied history of immigrants in the U.S’s past; the change in ideology and narratives surrounding immigration over time; and the importance of introducing humanity into the discussion of immigration policy.

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OCT 14 - 17
José Andrés & Alejandro Fuentes-Mena

Content discussing the exploitation of the immigrant workforce; the meaning of ‘we the people’ in the context of democracy; the critical role undocumented immigrants play in the functioning of the U.S.; the profound connection that happens through the sharing of stories; the opportunity to create a better world by embracing walls of inclusion instead of exclusion; and a reflection on social pragmatism as an alternative to the ‘capitalism v. socialism’ dispute.

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OCT 18 - 21
John Lithgow & Irving Reza

Content covering themes including the elements of a human story which foster connection; ways in which acting and storytelling can widen consciousness; a current crisis of empathy in the U.S. which deepens existing schisms; the power of recalling personal histories through storytelling; and the value of direct human interaction to frame the news stories and conversations which, for some, can seem distant and abstract.

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OCT 21 - 24
Maria Hinojosa & Tania Chairez

Content including reflections on the importance of changing the narratives surrounding Latinx immigrants giving children the opportunity to witness representative self-love; finding strength to consistently fight back against injustice to more toward a better tomorrow; and a call for engagement and action among those who are afforded the privilege to participate in the U.S. democracy.

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OCT 25 - 28
Ai-jen Poo & Victor Galvan

Content including discussion on the importance of coming together and embracing the power we have when we engage in citizenship together; reflections on clarity, defiance and determination - traits which, when used to power movements, can lead to true and lasting change; and a comparison of our existing political circumstances and the coexistence of the sun and the storm - and insistence that the force of the sun, or the unprecedented energy toward embracing love for humanity, will prove to be more powerful.

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OCT 28 - 30
Patrisse Cullors & Armando Peniche

Content discussing the importance of elevating the stories of those who survive state violence, in addition to the stories of those who do not, in order to show the true breadth of its impact; and the power that can result from undocumented communities and Black Americans coming together and working towards change.

 
 

With your help, these stories can reach those who desperately need to be exposed to the personal stories of undocumented people and experience the humanity of those whose families are being separated and lives destroyed by aggressive immigration policies. During this time when dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric is being used to get out the vote, will you commit to uplifting undocumented people’s voice by joining our social media campaign?

 
 

Below, find additional items to share, including a live #storiesfordemocracy event and a video interpretation of a homage to undocumented and essential domestic workers.

 

DID YOU MISS OUR LIVE EVENT?:

 
 
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WATCH AND SHARE, HERE.


and feel free to share
'MY MOTHER’S HANDS’
a story honoring the undocumented domestic workers, and women cleaning businesses, hospitals and government buildings to protect us against COVID-19 written by Motus UndocuAmerica monologist Reydesel Salvidrez-Rodríguez in collaboration with Motus. Artistic Director, Kirsten Wilson.

FACEBOOK & IGTV:
We cannot forget the essential workers that contribute to our country.

REGISTER & VOTE at the federal, statewide, and local levels.

To hear the rest of this Shoebox Stories podcast episode, and others like it: www.shoeboxstories.orgFor info on how to register and get your ballot: www.betterknowaballot.com

#storiesfordemocracy #motustheater #shoeboxstories

TWITTER:
We cannot forget the essential workers that contribute to our country.

REGISTER & VOTE at the federal, statewide, and local levels.

www.shoeboxstories.org www.betterknowaballot.com https://youtu.be/QeClZAnIBdU
#storiesfordemocracy #motustheater