The Amp

With the rapidly changing asylum-seeker situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, it may seem difficult to keep up on the Trump administration's latest policy maneuvers. Last week, a judge in California ruled that CBP and ICE must adhere to the Flores Settlement which prevents indefinite detention, and must allow the release of children. At the same time, another judge issued a preliminary injunction to stop fast-track deportations. Also last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would no longer release people who arrive at the border with children and are detained. Instead, families seeking asylum will be forced to return to Mexico to wait for their court dates. No matter the development, resist the urge to refute (and repeat) falsehoods. Instead speak from the values of Community, Family Unity, and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: the Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About Imprisoned Children at the Border; Families Belong Together’s Final Rule on Flores: Talking Points and Graphics; Waterwell's The Flores Exhibits; National Immigration Law Center’s NILC Denounces New Trump Rule to Hold Children and Families in Detention Indefinitely; The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s New Trump Rule Would Lock Up Children Indefinitely
• Hashtags: #StopFamilyDetention; #ProtectMigrantChildren; #SaveFlores

Below is a list of communication hooks and events for this week in October that you can use to reach new audiences and inform existing ones. Click on each link for messaging and communication tools as well as hashtags.

• Start of See Us, Support Us Month (for children with incarcerated parents)
• Start of LGBT History Month
• Start of Filipino American History Month 
• LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month: now until Tuesday, Oct. 15
• International Wrongful Conviction Day: Wednesday, Oct. 2
• Bank bailout of 2008: Oct. 3, 2008
• National Diversity Day: Friday, Oct. 4
• Mental Illness Awareness Week: Sunday Oct. 6 - Saturday Oct. 12
• Voting/women’s rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born: Oct. 6, 1917
• #Blackout4Refugees Social Media Day of Action: Monday, Oct. 7
• #DefendCivilRights tweetstorm to oppose the Trump Administration's housing proposal: Monday, Oct. 7 at 2pm EDT
• Supreme Court hears arguments re civil rights protections for LGBTQ people: Tuesday, Oct 8
• Department of Homeland Security created: Oct. 8, 2001
• Webinar - Research Methodologies for Narrative Change Practice: Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 2pm EDT

For a look further ahead in October, click here.

You don't need to wait each week for the Amp action alert to find out what's coming up. You can easily add our media hooks and events to your work calendar, which will automatically update when your refresh your calendar. Here's how:

• Google Calendar: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link:      o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus@group.calendar.google.com 
• Outlook: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link:   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Apple iCal for Macs: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link:   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics