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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
Nahir Torres 250x333px.jpg As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these ... the realities of this country’s contemporary immigration policy, the experience of being undocumented, and the power ... anchors, and the movement infrastructure needed to change policy and material conditions for our immigrant and refugee ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social ... put me on a trajectory of organizing, advocacy, and policy work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we ... convening in Houston, we released our formal public policy agenda. From calling for an end to Title 42 and ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
description Join us for a conversation reflecting on the recent border trip to the Rio Grande Valley along the ... rights violations and build long-term power for those on the move. Don't miss this important opportunity to deepen ...
June 5, 2024
Webinar
... Speaker: Janine Lee, President & CEO, Southeastern Council on Foundations Speaker: Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal & Advocacy ... Director, Family Action Network Movement Relentless policy attacks, particularly over the past three years, have put pro-immigrant stakeholders, including funders, on the defensive. Since November 2016, many in philanthropy ...
March, 2020
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