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... and harm. As we well know, the ability of workers to build power, organize, and collectively advocate is key to shifting ... from exploitation to dignity. However, building worker power - whether in a specific company or across an entire ... - does not happen overnight. It requires financial resources to support research, conduct culturally competent ...
November 30, 2023
Webinar
October 28, 2024
... lack of accountability is due in part to the absence of power-building infrastructure in these communities. While there are community organizing efforts underway to support these ... immigrant communities while building immigrant and worker power in rural areas. SPEAKERS Kelly Morales, Co-Director, ...
October 18, 2022
Webinar
... the first meeting of GCIR's new Advancing Economic Justice Community of Practice! The Advancing Economic Justice Community of Practice is designed to bring together funders ... contact Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs, or visit the Advancing Economic Justice Community ...
June 17, 2024
Group Meeting
... good. Across the country, nonprofits are harnessing the power of AI and building innovative tech tools to bridge gaps ... to on-demand translation services, to tech-based workforce development, the movement for immigrant justice is leveraging ...
February 13, 2025
Webinar
... run-up to elections and readily and strategically allocate resources in response to post-election ... or beyond, immigrants and refugees are a core part of the community you support. If you are interested in learning ...
September 12, 2024
Webinar
InformedImmigrant.com is dedicated to increasing access to resources and knowledge for the undocumented immigrant community across the U.S. We understand that these times are ... challenges of coronavirus and immigration status. The resources shared will be updated on an ongoing basis. ...
April, 2020
Resource Portal
Program Materials
... NAFTA, restructuring immigrant worker programs, and more. While nativist rhetoric paints foreign ... they face. We’ll also discuss strategies that community-based organizations are pursuing, such as ethical ... limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) Resources Visas, Inc.: Corporate Control and Policy ...
October 6, 2017
Webinar
... story of how Skylight came to be, what building narrative power means, why narrative work should be prioritized in ... Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates of Skylight Pictures Music credit: "Finally See the Light," written by Bryan Teoh on ... The virtuous cycle consists of, in Solidarilabs, having community leaders, having immigrants, having movement leaders ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... discussed in GCIR’s program, Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America , immigrants and refugees add to the ... with other workers or family members, and moving from community to community for work. These poor health outcomes ... MHP Salud Alexis Guild , Director of Health Policy and Programs, Farmworker Justice Moderator Dan Torres , Program ...
November 30, 2022
Webinar
... United We Dream (UWD) Raha Wala , VP of Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy, National Immigration Law Center ... Park , Immigrant Justice Organizer, MinKwon Center for Community Action Woojung (Diana) Park , Immigrant Justice Organizer, MinKwon Center for Community Action Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet , Executive ...
November 9, 2022
Webinar
... in 2023, we are excited to formally establish an ongoing Community of Practice for national and place-based ... the Southeast U.S. region. These meetings will serve as a community for funders to build relationships, learn, and ... . speAKERS Raha Wala , Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy, National Immigration Law Center ...
February 22, 2024
Group Meeting
... to join the next meeting of the Transnational Strategy Community of Practice (CoP) on Wednesday, November 20th. GCIR ... knowledge of migrant-led transnational organizing and power-building work, learn more about how funders and donors ... of Practice , contact Ivy Suriyopas, Vice President of Programs, or visit the Transnational Strategy Community of ...
November 20, 2024
Group Meeting
... our best chance of weathering the storm is to pool our resources and help the people in our communities that need it most. APEN is organizing a COVID-19 Emergency Community Stabilization Fund to make sure that the working ... people facing the greatest risks with the fewest material resources. Our communities are already dealing with the ...
April 17, 2020
Response Fund
As a funder, what does it mean then to be attentive to the needs of immigrants and refugees within the context of a broader housing crisis? How can funding strategies contribute to better housing outcomes across a diversity of households? Join us for a discussion with immigrant justice field leaders from different cities to address these questions as we explore the intersection of housing justice and immigrant justice.
September 18, 2023
Webinar
Join us for a timely discussion with experts from the climate justice movement on their strategies for building climate resilience in the South and learn how philanthropy can invest in transformative solutions to lessen the harms of climate change on immigrants and BIPOC communities.
August 22, 2023
Webinar
description The federal administration’s consolidation of power and scapegoating of migrant populations and other ... organizations. There are many lessons we can learn from community-based groups that operate in this type of hostile environment. They have also built power in geographies with other low-paid workers or workers ...
May 28, 2025
Webinar
Program Materials
This resource presents examples of approaches educational institutions and non-profit organizations are taking across diverse regions and contexts to address immediate concerns; respond to emerging needs; and provide a supportive space.
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief