WE NEED OPRAH
 

We need to start emailing her and have her come up w/ a show about our situation and regarding the DREAM ACT. If we get Oprah we get the majority. We need to go to her website and start emailing her. She can help us.

whoevers collecting those stories needs to send them all to her

They are I already told them.
And I'm going to try and work on her too.. I really want her as well

Seriously I was watch her everyday and I think she would definitely support us. Hey taskgirl if you need any help organizing these stories email me at [email protected]. I really want to help!

I'm going to send Oprah the stories even if I don't reach the goal of 15 to send to the senators. However, I've been on her site and can't seem to find the address to mail her the letter and stories... does anyone know what it is? I guess I could email it, but it would be extremely long and I don't know if they do attachments.

I just got this funny idea of her giving out tens of thousand dollars in scholarships to us. Man, that would get Alipac all rifled up.

http://www.oprah.com/email/reach/ema...ch_fromu.jhtml

maybe this helps. I doubt they take attachments but it's a start.

uh, ok count me in! if there's anything i can do...just email me [email protected] ...

WE NEED OPRAH
 

I actually e-mailed Oprah with an idea for a show today. I told her my story and asked her to consider doing a show on the DREAM ACT. I got an e-mail back saying the I was not guaranteed a response do to the overwhelming amount of e-mails she gets every day. At least I tried, right. Maybe if we all e-mail her we'll catch the attention of who ever reads her e-mails. It's worth a try.

P.S. hrvatica13 I sent you my story please let me know if you got it.

I think Opera might consider us, like you'll say but, we will ne to make the Subject as " Dream Act" or something like dat, so she or her secretary or anyone who is in charged of cheking her emai-l's knows that we need her help :D

Re: WE NEED OPRAH
 

i actually think that putting lots of emails through that all say DREAM ACT- (name's) story
would work....

I emailed Oprah, as well.

YESSSSSS
Thanks guys
Everyone use a uniform subject title
DREAM ACT - "___" story

They might ignore the first few but eventually their curiosity will get the best of them!
Email each story one at a time
And use an introduction a few lines explaining why we need her help.

AND EMAIL YOUR STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN EVERY DAY!!

Someone needs to contact Juan Gomez and ask if he wants to get on Oprah. He seems to be the face of the Dream Act right now, and he has a very compelling story fit for a TV audience. They don't want any old sob story, they want one that is uplifting and inspirational to the audience as well as tragedy.

I've already contacted Juan, and he said they are currently waiting for a reply from Oprah.

What??? I ASKED THEM THAT AND THEY NEVER ANSWERED ME
I told them let's team up and I'd like to go on as well

I messaged Juan directly.

I messaged Scott directly.. and the moderator on COSA has attempted to contact him by phone several times

Oh well.. :?

Everyone, please send Oprah a short message urging her to do a show on the DREAM Act. I've sent one in myself and you should all do so as well. Here is the link:

https://www.oprah.com/plugger/templa...lugId=B2100004

done, keep sending messages!!!!

done

Done.

Everyone on the forum:

Please take a few minutes out of your day to contact Oprah via email. In addition, please stress the fact that DREAM is co-sponsored by Barack Obama, who Oprah is vigorously supporting.

lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sorry I just think it's funny you have to mention someone like that to get on Oprah's show.. I love her but she needs to diversify..

Oh, I know! Oprah is absolutely in love with Barack!

yay
 

I wrote her a pretty long email. I hope she replies back. Keep on writing her you guys.
!

My friends and I have been emailing Oprah but she hasn't responded. Our goal is to use the momentum my story has garnered in order to get on the show. Hopefully, she gets back to us.

done

I think whoever reads mine is going to start to choke up. Done.

Just compare our struggle for freedom to that of African Americans and we'll be getting a show next week! :wink:

I know huh!

But you can't make that comparison really.

I would beg to differ. You could make the argument based on the fact that the horrible laws that were enforced against African-Americans prove that just because it is the law it is not infallible.

Of course, there is the difference that they were citizens but I think anyone that studies American History can say that MANY people didn't agree with that fact.

I'm going to have to agree with lilbawler on this one. As difficult as our situation is, it is not as comprable to the Civil Rights movement as one might think. In addition to the intolerance of everyday people and blatant racism (which we are undoubtedly experiencing), theirs was a struggle filled with extreme violence (lynchings, bombings, assasinations). Thank God that our struggle has been devoid of the latter, save perhaps a few isolated incidents.

Oh, I completely agree with you on that part. As I mentioned, the reason why I believe that our situation compares to the African-American Civil Rights movement is due to the "the law is the law" sentiment among certain groups. The Civil Rights era showed us that, sometimes, the law is wrong and it is in need of change.

^That's why I said "compare" and not "equate".

At least in terms of ideas our struggle is very similar. We are being unjustly treated on account of birth. We are being economically exploited on account of birth. We are being denied voting rights on account of birth. The fact is that we're treated as second rate human beings when that is clearly not the case.

The only struggle of this sort that is dissimilar to ours is that for Gay rights. All other struggles in American history are more or less the same, the only difference is that neither women nor blacks feared deportation or had ICE commandos raiding their homes.

Certainly. The laws back then were very unjust, as they are now.

I simply cannot stomach the "law is the law" argument. We could argue that it would reasonable to assume that everyone, including citizens, has broken a law at one point in their lives. And of course, law, whether statutory or common, is not always cut and dry. It is always open for interpretation (As I am finding out each day in class. If any of you decide to go to law school, make sure you know what you are getting into, lol!)

Getting back to Oprah though, it would be sad if she passed up our story in favor of some run-of-the-mill makeover show or some awful segment with another loony celeb.

Question?
 

Did anyone tried to contact Oprah's producers? I know she has the final word but producers in talk shows are the money people. They look for stories that are going to bring viewers, thus, ratings, thus moneys. If someone sees the little window that appears and says "talk to producers" take it.

In my letter I stressed that the DREAM Act is sponsored by Senator Obama, Oprah's crush. She will jump on anything with Obama's name on it.