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Sep 9

7:00 - 9:00 PM ET

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  • “The Next Dream”: Virtual TPS Film Screening and Panel Discussion

    The Indivisible Mass Coalition’s Immigration Justice Action Team (IJAT) is honored to co-host a special virtual screening of the documentary film, The Next Dream, followed by a panel discussion with members of the Massachusetts TPS Committee, National TPS Alliance, and Boston Experimental Theatre Company.

    Join us to hear directly from TPS holders and advocates about a humanitarian crisis unfolding in communities across the country—and what we can do about it.

    Following the film, members of the Massachusetts TPS Committee and National TPS Alliance will share the latest developments and concrete actions we can take together to protect our friends, neighbors, and community members whose lives and families are now at risk.

    ## Why This Matters Now

    Since early 2025, the Trump administration has systematically moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 1 million immigrants from countries affected by war, political violence, natural disasters, and other humanitarian crises. And on June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a major ruling that sharply narrowed the ability of courts to block TPS terminations while legal challenges proceed.
    TPS allows people already living in the United States whose home countries are unsafe for return to live and work legally in the U.S. without fear of deportation. Many TPS holders have lived here for years or even decades, building families, careers, businesses, and communities.
    The administration’s sweeping termination of TPS protections is now placing more than a million people at risk of losing their legal status and work authorization—and potentially facing detention, deportation, family separation, and return to countries where conditions remain dangerous.

    ## About The Next Dream

    Produced by Steve Marx, Laura Bean, and Vahdat Yeganeh, in collaboration with the Boston Experimental Theatre Company, Massachusetts TPS Committee, and National TPS Alliance, The Next Dream is a powerful new documentary telling the stories of TPS families across the United States.

    Through the voices of TPS holders and their families, the film explores what is at stake when people who have built their lives in this country face the possibility of deportation, separation from U.S.-born children, loss of employment and health care, and disruption of their education and communities.

    [Learn more about The Next Dream](https://www.masstps.org/the-last-dream)

    After the screening, stay with us for an important, time-sensitive panel discussion and Q&A with TPS leaders and advocates about what is happening now—and how we can act collectively to defend TPS families.

    If you have a question you would like addressed during the discussion, contact us at [immigration-justice-action-team@indivisible-ma.org](immigration-justice-action-team@indivisible-ma.org).

    ## Co-Sponsors

    Indivisible Mass Coalition Immigration Justice Action Team (IJAT)

    [Massachusetts TPS Committee](https://www.masstps.org/)

    [National TPS Alliance](https://www.nationaltpsalliance.org/)

    [Boston Experimental Theatre Company](https://bostonexperimentaltheatre.com/)

    ## About the Immigration Justice Action Team

    On the second Wednesday of each month, from 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET, the Indivisible Mass Coalition Immigration Justice Action Team hosts a virtual public forum highlighting organizations, campaigns, and practical actions that help build a more just and welcoming Massachusetts. Upcoming forums can be found on Mobilize and on the IMC calendar at [indivisible-ma.org/calendar](https://indivisible-ma.org/calendar).

    [Indivisible Mass Coalition (IMC)](https://indivisible-ma.org) is a statewide volunteer organization that provides resources, support, and coordination to Massachusetts Indivisible members and groups, helping strengthen constituent power and democracy across the Commonwealth.

    The Immigration Justice Action Team (IJAT) serves as a statewide coordination and amplification hub within IMC. We bring together Indivisible groups, immigrant-justice organizations, the IMC Racial Justice Action Team, and other allies to support and amplify high-impact campaigns and actions that protect our immigrant neighbors, families, and communities.