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Introduction Black immigrant communities and the organizations that serve ... policy discussions and for philanthropy. In honor of Black History Month, GCIR and ABFE co-organized this webinar to uplift the ...
February, 2019
Program Materials
... for systemic change over the recent killings of several Black men and women - and the U.S.’s long and blood-stained history of violence against Black communities - activists, ... we aim to provide some context on the rich history and diversity of Black Muslim communities; to uplift some of the ...
October 1, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... racism and racial terror that most recently took the lives of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna ... be rectified, GCIR stands in steadfast solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters as an ally in the fight for racial ... of color. We double down to combat anti-Black racism in immigrant communities, the immigrant justice movement, and ...
June 1, 2020
Statement
Description While Black-led immigrant and refugee organizations have long confronted ... longstanding inequities. Called upon to meet the needs of their communities and to lead in multiple movement roles ...
April 12, 2021
Webinar
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Dismantling Ableist Immigration Policies." Materials: Dismantling Ableist Immigration Policies ...
Program Materials
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening plenary, "Moving Money and Power: Investing in Immigrant Leadership." Materials: Moving Money and Power: ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening plenary, "Achieving Transformative Change: Merging Power Across Movements." Materials: Achieving Transformative Change: Merging Power ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Building AAPI Immigrant Power in Houston." Materials: Building AAPI Immigrant Power in ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
... moment of reckoning for our country with a legacy of anti-Black racism that continues to permeate our society. While ... this implicit and explicit bias for greater impact. Black History Month: Diversity and Strength of the Black Immigrant ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal, Video & Audio
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Strategies and Tactics for Moving Hearts and ... here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting. Materials: Strategies and Tactics for Moving ...
December, 2023
Program Materials
... with Immigrants and Refugees. Despite the promise of a new administration, immigrants, refugees and asylum ... the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on low-income, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities, of ... with the Biden administration, funders should resource the immigrant justice movement, particularly the legal services ...
September, 2021
Analysis
Description Despite the highly polarized nature of federal immigration policy debates, most agree that once ... Migration Policy Institute’s (MPI) National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy has worked—in partnership with ... Registration Registration is now closed. Background materials and a final agenda for the meeting, including ...
October 11, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
June 18, 2020
News Article
... Amplify blog series, where we feature interviews with immigrant justice field leaders to showcase their work and ... interviews Mily Trevi ñ o-Sauceda, Executive Director of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas . Read on as Mily shares ... to exploitation as farmworkers, as it has been throughout history. That means wage theft, pesticide poisoning, sexual ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... earlier this week, which were direct consequences of the divisive rhetoric and oppressive policies promulgated ... white supremacy, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment. What we witnessed in D.C.—and in state ... country is at a choice point. Will we build the power of Black, Brown, indigenous, and immigrant communities to bring ...
January 8, 2021
Statement
... being a true force for change. She is a living embodiment of this year’s conference theme, Courage, Vision, Action ... nominee for Governor of Georgia, making her the first black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Video & Audio
... public health and economic crisis and the murders of Black Americans by police, have laid bare the deep ... leaders and in solidarity with dozens of labor, community organizing, faith-based, policy, research, and ...
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
Dear Colleagues: Prior to working in philanthropy, I was an organizational development ... first, build power with others next. In the early months of my tenure, I prioritized: Defining and clarifying our ... leaders with the aim of mobilizing more resources for immigrant and refugee communities I share these reflections ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump ... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, was unlawful . Today, 25 days after ... in the case, and—under the law—the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have an unambiguous ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... Court sided with DACA recipients ruling that the way in which the Trump administration rescinded the DACA program ... in 2017 was unlawful. The decision is a huge victory for immigrant communities and their allies who mobilized to ... recipients, TPS holders, and all other immigrants at risk of deportation. Understanding the 2020 Supreme Court Decision ...
June, 2020
Issue Brief