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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.

18 Jan 2023

A Decade of DOTD: Building the Movement through Funder Collaboration

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 -
9:30 am to 11:00 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Join GCIR and a panel of network stakeholders as we delve into a brand-new report which synthesizes lessons learned from the DOTD network over the past ten years and provides recommendations for future philanthropic collaboration.

08 Dec 2022

Narrative Change and Power-Building Strategy Session

Thursday, December 8, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Philanthropy has often conflated narrative change work with strategic communications, one-directional communications campaigns, or story projects that may have short-term effects but fail to transform cultural norms. Instead, narrative change means shifting our world view. As Pop Culture Collaborative’s Bridgit Antoinette Evans shares, narratives are all around us, “influencing everything about how we live, see, and think about ourselves in the world.” Narrative change involves the creation of a new story and communicating that story to audiences in ways that resonate with them, putting the new narrative into practice, and evaluating the efforts of that narrative shift and adapting it accordingly. The goal is to transform “the ecosystems of narratives, ideas, and cultural norms that shape the behaviors, mindsets, and worldviews of millions of people” – to transform “whole narrative oceans.”

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01 Dec 2022

Transforming the Funding Landscape for the Immigrant Justice Movement

Thursday, December 1, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Racial capitalism is one of the major factors that inflicts harm upon – and withholds power and resources from – people and communities who seek to stay, move freely, work, transform, and thrive. GCIR is focused on moving money and power to immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities and movement groups. Understanding the proportion of philanthropic dollars that go to the immigrant justice movement is crucial to this advocacy. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) has documented the state of philanthropic funding for immigrant and refugee communities, and offers crucial recommendations for grantmakers who hope to liberate philanthropic assets in support of these communities.

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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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09 Nov 2022

DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:30 am
PST
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Join GCIR and leading voices in the immigrant justice movement for this special strategy session where we will explore what can be done to support DACA holders during this uncertain time, addressing challenges such as the mental health impacts of the constant threats to the program, potential future workforce participation challenges, and the possible loss of other benefits such as driver's licenses and in-state tuition. We will also explore the narrative, legislative, and deportation defense strategies being pursued by advocates.

26 Oct 2022

Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to New Immigrants in Texas

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 -
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
PDT
Virtual Webinar

In this conversation, we'll here from Houston-area leaders who will share their strategies for welcoming newcomers to the region despite the Texas State government's hostility to immigrants and communities of color. We'll also explore how funders can support the work being done in Houston and beyond to welcome immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. 

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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.

05 Oct 2022

Queer & Trans Leadership and the Fight for LGBTQ Migrant Rights

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 -
9:00 am to 10:00 am
PDT
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Building on the legacy of Queer and Trans elders and pioneers, LGBTQ immigrant and refugee leaders continue to lead the fight for societal transformation. For years, these leaders have advocated for increased funding to support LGBTQ immigrant communities, particularly to address lack of access to medical care and asylum and detention issues (including sexual assault). A 2017 Congressional inquiry found that LGBTQ immigrants are 97 times more likely to be sexually victimized than non-LGBTQ people while in ICE custody. However, LGTBQ immigrant issues continue to receive less funding when compared to overall dollar amounts invested in LGBTQ communities.

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21 Sep 2022

Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PDT
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

In 2022 GCIR adopted a policy agenda informed by input from immigrant justice movement leaders, GCIR members, and other stakeholders. The agenda aims to address the challenges that deny individuals the freedom to stay, move, work, transform, and thrive, and reflects potential solutions identified by the immigrant justice movement for addressing these challenges.

04 Aug 2022

BIPOC Communities' Response to Rising White Nationalism

Thursday, August 4, 2022 -
9:45 am to 11:00 am
PDT
Virtual Webinar

Join GCIR and the RISE Together Fund for a discussion on the rise of white nationalism, research and strategies on responding to hate, and how funders can support BIPOC communities that are working to build solidarity across movements. 

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20 Jul 2022

The Future of Immigration Legal Services: A Time for Bold Action

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
PDT
Video Conference
Zoom Webinar

Join GCIR for a discussion – informed by experts from across the country – of the future of the legal services landscape, along with a dive into our recent report: 2022 Update: Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for Bold Action

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02 Jun 2022

A Call to Action: Investing in Black Leadership for Migrant and Racial Justice

Thursday, June 2, 2022 -
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
PDT
Virtual Event
Zoom Webinar

Join this briefing with Black migrant leaders and funders to learn more about the growing number of Black migrants in the U.S. and the unique and urgent challenges facing Black migrant communities; the critical leadership roles Black migrant organizations play in the movements for immigrant and racial justice; and what funders can do to invest in Black migrant communities, including supporting the Black Migrant Power Fund.

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08 Nov 2021

Building Infrastructure for the 2030 Census

Monday, November 8, 2021 -
9:30 am to 11:00 am
PST

Join GCIR for a discussion with researchers, funders, and census mobilizers to debrief the results of philanthropic investments during the 2020 census cycle and to explore steps that can be taken to preserve the infrastructure developed and knowledge gained in 2020 for the lead up to the 2030 census.

03 Nov 2021

Legal Services Strategy Session

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 -
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
PDT
Webinar
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Join the Institute for Local Government and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees for this special session. Drawing on demographic information and a recent research project, panelists will discuss key legal service needs in the state and how government and philanthropic investments can support community members working toward stabilizing their immigration status.

21 Oct 2021

Beyond Welcoming Afghan Arrivals

Thursday, October 21, 2021 -
9:30 am to 11:00 am
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Webinar
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Join Afghan American community leaders and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan diaspora is working to cultivate their long-term sustainability and bulid the power of the community.   
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13 Oct 2021

Secondary Trauma Strategy Session Part II

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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Webinar
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GCIR is again creating a space for interested stakeholders to come together to explore how they can support their grantees in tending to their emotional well-being and healing.

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