The Emerald Isle Immigration Center's highly qualified staff assists clients in many aspects of immigrant life and law. The EIIC prides itself on the extraordinary services it provides.

Free Swing Classes at Louis Armstrong Museum House – Saturday, August 24th 12:30pm

EIIC will join the Jazzmobile event on Saturday, August 24th at 12:30 PM at Louis Armstrong Museum House offering free swing classes by our Immigration Attorney, Shannon Fritts-Penniman.

The event will continue at 2 pm with a free jazz concert by Jumaane Smith Quartet and Jay Rodriguez’s Latin Swing Band.

Join this wonderful block party as we celebrate the music and history of our neighborhood.

* Tours of the Louis Armstrong Museum House will be offer 12 pm – 5 pm every 30 minutes, last tour at 4:30 pm

Adults: $12

Seniors (65 and older), visitors with disabilities (caregivers free of charge), active duty military, students, and children: $8

Group rate (8 or more)*: $7

Children under 5: Free

Members: Free

Immigration Help Options available this weekend July 13th and 14th

This weekend there will be additional hotline help available for immigration questions:

  • Office of New Americans (outside NYC): 1-800-566-7636. Typical hours M-F 9-8; open this weekend Saturday/Sunday 9am-5pm (EST)
  • Action NYC (in NYC): 1-800-354-0365. Typical hours M-F 9am-6pm; open this weekend Saturday/Sunday 9am-5pm (EST)
  • Legal Aid: 1-844-955-3425.  Typical hours M-F 9am-5pm; open this weekend Saturday/Sunday 9 am-5pm (EST).
  • New Sanctuary Coalition: 903-884-HELP/908-791-5309; open this weekend. New Sanctuary Coalition also has a walk-in clinic every Tuesday at 5:30 pm at 239 Thompson St New York, New York 10012. 
  • BIP Know Your Rights / Emergency Preparedness Clinic
  • Get raid information from AILA.

2019 Rights, Camera, Action!

This workshop is aimed at emerging immigrant women activists, and uses a participatory video approach in which everyone gets to try all aspects of creating collaborative documentary shorts. Participants will work together to make several videos that address common concerns, exploring video production, camera and sound equipment.
. Meet and collaborate with women community leaders of Queens involved in defending our civic rights.
. Learn how to use image, sound and editing for social change videos.
. Students will work together to make several short videos, which will screen at MOMI in the fall.
. Participants will work together to make several videos that address common concerns, exploring video production, camera and sound equipment.
Day 1 : Sunday July 28 • workshop day • 11 am – 4 pm
Day 2 : Sunday August 4 • workshop day • 11 am – 4 pm
Day 3 : Sunday August 18 • Assemblies & discuss editing • 11 am – 4 pm

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave, Queens, NY 11106
If you are interested, please email coordinator@eiic.org and put WORKSHOP in the subject line. You will be sent a short questionnaire/application.

This is a project of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in collaboration with Third World Newsreel and the Museum of the Moving Image, with support from the Queens Council on the Arts.