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... Divestment Campaign Multiple coalitions have come together to advocate for divestment from private prisons. ... for divestment. Reinvestments and reparations: Move the funds made available by divesting from private prison ... your philanthropic values and community orientation. Cash accounts get comparable returns at most banks and all ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's "Strategies for Resisting Immigration Detention in Rural America" webinar here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
January, 2023
Program Materials
DESCRIPTION Immigrants and refugees are diversifying and reviving rural ... detaining people in rural areas far from legal resources. In this webinar session – a part of GCIR’s ... learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the ...
January 25, 2023
Webinar
Description Every night, approximately 40,000 immigrants — men, women and children — sleep in county ... federal and local level that continue to entangle poor, undocumented immigrants into the criminal justice system. New York City ...
March 30, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
... Philanthropy Southwest and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) are pleased to offer a special ... tour, participants will visit a detention center where immigrants are being held for removal proceedings, a border ...
June 5, 2017
Learning Tour
... exorbitant spending on detaining hundreds of thousands of immigrants has continued to multiply. In that time, across presidential administrations, both the number of ...
May, 2018
Issue Brief
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... the public and policy makers, prevent the use of state resources in detaining asylum seekers, develop legal ... impressive impact that campaigns such as Families Belong Together, which was formed to respond to the family ...
March, 2019
Report
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement any plans that would be developed. ... interests of affected populations. A convening to bring together policy, direct service, and organizing strategies ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
The risk of deportation has never been greater for immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers living in the ... attorneys and sound legal advice is essential to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of our immigration ... and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access to affordable, qualified ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
Since October 2017, the U.S. government has forcibly separated more than 2,300 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive on our southern border seeking refuge. Join us for 1.5-hour call to hear from a panel of experts on the current situation, explore the impact of these policies on families and children, and learn about GCIR’s recommendations on how philanthropy can respond.
June 27, 2018
Webinar
... of these facilities has grown, concerns have multiplied. Immigrants have died in detention. Certain facilities are ...
July 19, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... localized funding efforts; and identify next steps to move resources in the region. This series is open to interested ... as well national funders with the ability to deploy funds in these regions. sPEAKERS Alexandra Miller , Esq., ...
April 22, 2021
Partner Program
... narratives complicating reform efforts, real obstacles stand in the way of the U.S. mounting a robust humanitarian ... as well national funders with the ability to deploy funds in these regions. sPEAKERS dAY 1 Eliza Brennan, Senior ...
April 15, 2021
Partner Program
... many deportees, being deported to Cambodia was their first time in that country. Registration Register via The New ...
January 30, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... and defense. Our panel of experts will cover cases of immigrants with varying statuses, consider broader trends in ...
September 12, 2018
Regional Briefing
... of the Trump administration, arrests and deportations of immigrants rose 40 percent versus the year before. The new ... decision to halt prioritization of certain immigrants for enforcement, and instead treating all ... enforcement years, has dramatically reduced the number of immigrants caught up in the removal process. In addition to ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call