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Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by Coastal Progressives of Lincoln and South Tillamook Counties

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Message*	Papers, the movie, returns to Newport <a href="http://OregonProgressiveNetwork.org/actions/?id=5199">http://OregonProgressiveNetwork.org/actions/?id=5199</a> Each year some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school in the U.S., only to find the door to their future slammed shut because their parents came here without “papers.” It is against the law for them to work or drive. It is difficult, if not impossible in some states, to attend college. Currently, there is no path to citizenship for these young people who hold American values and know only the U.S. as home. Papers is the story of the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. <br /> <br /> Portland filmmakers Graham Street Productions and Film Action Oregon have produced this feature-length film to highlight the stories of these immigrant youth, in collaboration with the youth themselves, who want to tell their stories. El Grupo Juvenil (the Papers Youth Crew) were actively involved in all aspects of the production.<br /> <br /> When the Coastal Progressives of Lincoln County brought Papers to Newport and Taft high schools last spring, audiences were touched by the painful personal stories in the film. They asked that it be shown again so that the widest possible audience would come to understand the dilemma these young people face. <br /> <br /> The Immigration Information Response Team (a member group of Coastal Progressives), in coalition with PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) are bringing Papers to Newport again, this time to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 9th and Hurbert, on Monday, August 9, at 7 p.m. The screening will be followed by discussion led by Jorge Hernandez of Centro de Ayuda and Jeanne St.John of PFLAG. There is no admission fee, but donations to help cover costs of future film screenings would be gladly accepted. <br /> <br /> Visit http://www.papersthemovie.com/ to watch the trailer. For more information, contact Hernandez at Centro de Ayuda, 541 265 6216.
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Date(s): Mon, Aug 9th, 2010

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Each year some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school in the U.S., only to find the door to their future slammed shut because their parents came here without “papers.” It is against the law for them to work or drive. It is difficult, if not impossible in some states, to attend college. Currently, there is no path to citizenship for these young people who hold American values and know only the U.S. as home. Papers is the story of the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status.

Portland filmmakers Graham Street Productions and Film Action Oregon have produced this feature-length film to highlight the stories of these immigrant youth, in collaboration with the youth themselves, who want to tell their stories. El Grupo Juvenil (the Papers Youth Crew) were actively involved in all aspects of the production.

When the Coastal Progressives of Lincoln County brought Papers to Newport and Taft high schools last spring, audiences were touched by the painful personal stories in the film. They asked that it be shown again so that the widest possible audience would come to understand the dilemma these young people face.

The Immigration Information Response Team (a member group of Coastal Progressives), in coalition with PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) are bringing Papers to Newport again, this time to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 9th and Hurbert, on Monday, August 9, at 7 p.m. The screening will be followed by discussion led by Jorge Hernandez of Centro de Ayuda and Jeanne St.John of PFLAG. There is no admission fee, but donations to help cover costs of future film screenings would be gladly accepted.

Visit http://www.papersthemovie.com/ to watch the trailer. For more information, contact Hernandez at Centro de Ayuda, 541 265 6216.

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