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While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities, this timeline shows how powerfully communities in Texas have resisted. From Indigenous nations fighting to preserve their culture to BIPOC communities organizing to end the criminalization of Black and Brown lives, people have sought to protect their freedom to move, stay, work, and thrive.
May, 2022
Infographic
... read them and share them widely. At this defining moment for our nation, the philanthropic community must act boldly ... protect our democracy and bring about equity and justice for all. — Team GCIR Foundation Statements Member ... unless we are willing to be uncomfortable.” Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights : Shalini Eddens, ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... powerful and passionate speaker, Ms. Abrams is recognized for her candid insights on leadership, social justice, and being a true force for change. She is a living embodiment of this year’s conference theme, Courage, Vision, Action . Ms. Abrams served in the Georgia House of ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Video & Audio
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Black Immigrants and the Fight for Racial Justice." Materials: Black Immigrants and the Fight for Racial Justice ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
... nationwide and jeopardizing all that we are fighting for. Join us to hear from leaders on the front lines in ... , Palestine Legal Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund Nick Tilsen , NDN Collective Steven ... Bay Area Democracy Funders CS Fund Funders' Committee for Civic Participation Funders for Reproductive Equity ...
September 25, 2019
Co-Sponsored Program
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Holding the Line of Defense in Florida by ...
March, 2025
Program Materials
... immigrant justice advocates. Over the years, key victories for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers have been ... have also proven effective, such as when Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents ...
August 24, 2023
Webinar
... all statuses – and even the targeting of U.S. citizens for detention and removal. Free speech, students, civil ... history, this pattern of the narrowing of rights for some eventually leads to the narrowing of rights for all. ... Council Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director, Justice Action Center Catalina Velasquez, Executive Director, ...
May 19, 2025
Webinar
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Combating ...
Program Materials
... */ *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Know Your Rights: Legal Services for Migrants Hello! Thank you for reading issue #6 of the California Dignity for Families ... access other forms of legal relief including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected ...
August 30, 2023
Response Fund