... college, I was schooled by activists from the west coast who were fighting against Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot ... justice and power within low-income communities. At Hyams, we know that we cannot shift the structural factors that ... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
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 ... global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to be happy. However, ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... welcoming and hostile, reflecting conflicting visions of who we are and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, ...
March, 2020
Infographic
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Capitalizing on the Courts: Litigation for Immigrant Justice" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
August, 2023
Program Materials
... immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration are having a profound impact on our nation, reaching from the ... states with a total of 100 parents in immigrant families, who represented 15 countries of origin, as well as on ... with 13 pediatricians who serve immigrant communities. We will explore how the new environment is affecting ...
March 8, 2018
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's strategy session "DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities" here, including recording, PowerPoint, and other materials.
November, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for the " Federal Immigration Policy Scorecard and Playbook " webinar here, including powerpoints and video message from Sen. Padilla.
March, 2021
Program Materials
... of this call, participating funders will: Learn the latest about the policies expected from the new presidential administration and the new Congress Learn about strategies for building local legal services capacity and hear examples of how philanthropic leaders are planning to respond Speakers: Kerri Talbot , The Veng ...
January 19, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
... government to continue renewing the DACA cases of those who were enrolled in the program while the lawsuits were ... should be accepted by USCIS. COMMUNITY GATHERING Tonight, we will hold an online community gathering when we will share details about the Supreme Court decision and how it will impact ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... flowchart addresses some common concerns and questions about investing in this dynamic and critically important ...
January, 2015
Issue Brief
... is Black migrant communities, even though Black immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the immigrant population ... with Black migrant leaders and funders to learn more about: The growing number of Black migrants in the U.S. and ...
June 2, 2022
Webinar
... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... that deals with legal immigrants, and another with those who are not authorized to be in the country. (Some people, ... “I want tremendous numbers of people to come in, and we are going to have that big, beautiful door in the wall.” ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... South Sudan. The repercussions of these shifts and others are already being felt—and will continue in the weeks and ... and beyond. The call will also include an in-depth update about policy changes impacting unaccompanied children. ... Registration for this event is now closed. Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, ...
October 19, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
This call will review recent policy developments and help participants understand their impact on immigrant and refugee communities.
May 18, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... immigrant communities, heighten penalties on immigrants who have had contact with the criminal justice system, and ... to incarceration for immigrants. Join us to learn more about the intersections between criminal justice and ... the criminal justice reform and immigrant rights community are responding, and what funders can do at this critical ...
May 2, 2017
Webinar
... funding from cities that adopt such policies. What are sanctuary policies? What are the implications of the executive order? Why do many law ...
February 16, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... critical questions, GCIR has developed a timeline, “ Who Gets to Be an American ,” which provides in-depth ... the forces that drive it is critical to understanding how we decide who gets to be American today. This is the first in ... to be an American, who belongs in this nation – they are all connected to race-based policies that have their ...
December, 2023
Data Tool
... separated more than 2,300 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive ... of these policies on families and children, and learn about GCIR’s recommendations on how philanthropy can ...
June 27, 2018
Webinar