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Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Black Immigrants and the Fight for Racial Justice."
May, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay," including the session transcript and relevant links, here.
May, 2025
Program Materials
... I navigated the tension between being a proud child of immigrants and asserting my belonging in a country ... against AAPI communities in the United States. I went on to teach two semesters of Asian American Civil Rights and ... the challenges and opportunities facing immigrants and refugees and how funders can support these communities. I am ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... shows how powerfully communities in Texas have resisted. From Indigenous nations fighting to preserve their culture to ...
May, 2022
Infographic
... and refugee communities. These policies have broad impact on the vulnerable populations we serve every day as ...
March 23, 2017
Regional Briefing
Nahir Torres 250x333px.jpg As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these ... themselves any political cost, leaving immigrants and refugees in the lurch. We in philanthropy can also find ... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... to take greater risks. The new administration’s focus on restrictive and punitive U.S. immigration policies are ... for survivors, and how philanthropy is responding, from investments in prevention and direct services to ... Fund at NEO Philanthropy [moderator] Resources Reports & Factsheets Human Trafficking in the Trump ...
April 12, 2017
Webinar
... administration to get the job done. A Vision for America as a Welcoming Nation: AILA Recommendations for the ...
Issue Brief
... by executive fiat. This fiscal year, the United States is on track to admit half the number of legal immigrants it ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ... has also repeatedly suspended the admission of refugees, the highly vetted immigrants fleeing persecution ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
Nomzana Headshot - 750x1000px.jpg When you are a Black child in Africa, often the narrative is that our dreams are ... not valid. However, I am a Zambian who was born and raised on the Continent and was exposed to a multitude of ... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Description The headlines feature immigrants almost daily—from Afghanistan, Haiti, Central America, and other parts of ... states and local municipalities can have great impact on the daily lives of immigrant residents. California, for ... Navin Moul , Program Executive for Immigrants and Refugees, Zellerbach Family Foundation Ali Saidi , Deputy ...
November 3, 2021
Webinar
... and the advent of a new presidential administration – on legal service providers and immigrant communities. This ... in California, drawing on 20 interviews with staff from legal service organizations and 80 responses to an ... by enriching health and wellness strategies and expanding resources for professional development. Align funding ...
May, 2022
Report
... to naturalize: nearly 1 million DACA recipients: 107,000 Refugees resettled in Georgia (2010-2019): nearly 57,000 ... REGIONS OF BIRTH FOR texas' FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION Latin America: 66.1% (includes South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Carribean) Asia: 22.8% ...
May, 2022
Infographic
... our country has experienced a dramatic assault on the rights and well-being of immigrants and U.S.-born ... play offers insights into key threats, opportunities, and resources to help funders meet the challenges of the ... values of freedom and democracy for all. Immigrants and refugees may be among the most visible targets of this ...
May, 2025
Report
... in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ... in Houston, we released our formal public policy agenda. From calling for an end to Title 42 and opposing ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... advocates. Over the years, key victories for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers have been achieved through ... asylum at the southern border, restrict certain immigrants from the official census count, and turn the public charge ... catalyst logo.png registration Register by 5pm PT on Wednesday, August 23rd. Photo by dcdebs on iStock , ...
August 24, 2023
Webinar
... at the grassroots, local level. Join this webinar to learn from a panel of leaders about opportunities for philanthropy ... pny-logo.png registration Please register by 5pm PT on Wednesday, February 19th. transparency commitment Thank ... made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, GCIR will make ...
February 20, 2025
Webinar
While the COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy will preoccupy President-elect Joe ... immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, halting Mr. Trump's unsuccessful efforts ... Mr. Trump's travel and immigration restrictions on 13 countries, most of which are African or predominantly ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
... " webinar here, including powerpoints and video message from Sen. Padilla. Materials: Federal Immigration Policy ...
March, 2021
Program Materials