Some of you may be interested in submitting articles for "The Change 
Agent"- see below.
Aaron

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The Change Agent - Call for Articles

Theme: Immigration

Immigration reform has become a big political and social issue that many
political leaders connect to securing our borders from terrorists. Many
members of Congress support laws that would strip immigrants of many rights,
make it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant, keep immigrant families
separated, and deny many immigrants a path to residency or citizenship in the
United States. This issue of The Change Agent aims at helping readers to
understand and sort out what's at stake.

Questions for students and teachers to think about:

* How would your life be different if the United States had closed its borders
to immigrants 100 (or so) years ago?
* What should the United States do to deal with the growing numbers of
immigrants who want to make this country their home?
* What are your experiences and opinions related to people immigrating to the
United States? Have they changed since September 11, 2001?
* What do you think about treating undocumented immigrants as criminals, as
proposed by some members of Congress? * What do you think of plans for a guest
worker program in which immigrants could work for up to six years legally and
pay taxes but never be eligible for citizenship and have almost no worker
protections? * What connections do you see between the current immigration
debate and racism and discrimination?
* What connections do you see between economic policies, such as NAFTA, and
immigration patterns where many people endure great hardship to come to the
United States in hopes of a better life for themselves and their families?

All articles must be received by May 12, 2006.
All articles will be considered. Suggested length is 500-1,200 words. Final
decisions are made by The Change Agent editorial board.
A stipend of $50 will be paid to each adult education student whose work is
accepted for publication in this issue.

Please send material (by email or PC disk) to:
Angela Orlando, Editor
New England Literacy Resource Center/World Education
44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-482-9485 fax: 617-482-0617
email: aorlando at worlded.org



Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu