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25 Jan 2023

Strategies for Resisting Immigration Detention in Rural America

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

In this webinar session – a part of GCIR’s series on rural power building – we will explore how detention in rural areas is harming communities; challenges to obtaining legal representation; and how local, state, and national organizations are confronting the harmful impacts of immigration detention on communities across the country.

30 Nov 2022

Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Workers in Rural Communities

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

As discussed in GCIR’s program, Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America, immigrants and refugees add to the diversity of rural communities and help mitigate the negative impacts of a rapidly aging population while also enlivening local economies. The availability of work in manufacturing and agriculture has contributed to the considerable growth of immigrant populations in these communities, with nearly 75% of all farmworkers in the United States being foreign-born. 

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Webinar
Population: 
Farm & Migrant Workers
Rural Communities
Topic(s): 
Health & Well-Being
18 Oct 2022

Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PDT
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Over the last two decades, waves of immigrants have made rural communities their homes. According to the Pew Research Center, from 2000 to 2018 immigrants accounted for 37 percent of overall rural population growth. Driven by demand for labor in the argricultural, meat packing, and dairy processing industries, this growth has led to an economic revival of parts of rural America where communities were once on the decline.

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