GCIR is proud to launch a new series in which we amplify the voices of immigrant justice movement leaders and our philanthropic partners. With this series, we continue our commitment to providing a platform for field leaders and funders, with the aim of mobilizing money and power for immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities. The theme of 2021 is power building.
Amplify: GCIR Blog Series
Marissa Tirona Interviews Katherine Perez of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation
In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Katherine Perez, Director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation at Loyola Law School. Read on as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for immigrants with disabilities, working at the intersection of movements, and how philanthropy can support and strengthen the work of immigrants with disabilities.
Marissa Tirona Interviews Kris Hayashi of Transgender Law Center
GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center, the largest trans-led organization in the country.
Marissa Tirona Interviews Lian Cheun of Khmer Girls in Action
GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Lian Cheun, Executive Director of Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) in Long Beach, California, an organization working for gender, racial, and economic justice through community and power building efforts led by Southeast Asian young women.