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... and asylum seekers. Cultivating funder networks to move resources and shift philanthropic practices. In the early ... health, and employment. Addressing this requires us to center political education in our work so philanthropy can ... on about frameworks like those from Marshall Ganz, Young People For , Midwest Academy , New Organizing ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... leaders to showcase their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President ... Director of the Western North Carolina Workers' Center . Read on as Magaly shares her insights on organizing ... our community and different organizations, services, and resources that exist in the area. Our work starts with ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... with Kris Hayashi , Executive Director of Transgender Law Center , the largest trans-led organization in the country. ... and environmental justice and advancing the leadership of young people of color. What I took from my early ... and sexual orientation, and who face violence and lack of resources as a result. One response we received from funders ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... and power building efforts led by Southeast Asian young women. Read on as Lian shares how her experience as ... young women and other Southeast Asian girls, and we center a leadership pathway for these young people. Which ... of engagement builds youth consciousness of how public resources are allocated. It shows the city that our youth are ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
DESCRIPTION Building on the legacy of Queer and Trans elders and pioneers, LGBTQ immigrant and refugee leaders continue to lead the fight for societal transformation. For years, these leaders have ... Sousa-Lazaballet , Executive Director, Hope CommUnity Center Oluchi Omeoga, Co-Director, Black LGTBQ Migrant ...
October 5, 2022
Webinar
... new and harsher laws that would have made it harder for individuals and families fleeing persecution, war, and ... might emerge post-election (see, for example, the Nikansen Center’s report, Project 2025: Unveiling the far right’s ... work to support and invest in. Funders can: Move resources to build the narrative power necessary to change ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
DESCRIPTION The diversity of systems change efforts funders can support to advance ... offer organizers additional tools in their fight for justice. Join GCIR for a discussion with Alliance for ... Carmona , Campaigns Director, National Immigration Law Center MODERATOR Rebecca Carson , Director, Inclusive ...
November 4, 2021
Webinar
... constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage meaningfully in learning processes. Like ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ... Data-informed, not data driven. As I develop the learning framework and include metrics on what can help us define ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... immigrant youth and allies to become the next generation of social justice leaders. Grounded in the value of creating ... is relevant as ever as youth leaders continue to agitate for racial justice and have helped put immigration reform ... AFL-CIO Moderators Anthony Ng , Dream Resource Center Director, UCLA Labor Center Marissa Tirona , ...
May 6, 2021
Webinar
DESCRIPTION Over the last two decades, waves of immigrants have made rural communities their homes. According to the Pew Research Center, from 2000 to 2018 immigrants accounted for 37 percent of overall rural population growth. Driven by ...
October 18, 2022
Webinar
While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other ... 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. A Timeline of Texas Migration and BIPOC Resistance ...
May, 2022
Infographic
... its own interests, while then abdicating responsibility for the resulting destabilization. When I joined the Latina ... power building, our local partner, the Brazilian Worker Center , forged a powerful coalition with labor, faith-based ... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... in the South—a region that is home to a growing number of immigrants but that has relatively limited philanthropic ... Hamilton , Development Director, Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) Ursula Price , Executive Director, New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice Moderator Gigi Pedraza , Executive ...
May 19, 2021
Webinar
... on as Arcenio shares his thoughts about building power for Indigenous immigrants, the importance of forging ... can be achieved when we work together. For example, in 2016 we achieved a major language justice victory. Arcenio ... is often made up of wealthy people who donate, who have resources, who can ask other people for money and help with ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... justice means that no one is left behind in the fight for liberation. In this webinar, funders will learn from ... and immigration justice. Disability justice offers a framework for grassroots organizers and practitioners in the ... , Staff Attorney, Civil Rights Education & Enforcement Center (CREEC) Rumba Yambú , Co-Founder & Director, ...
March 11, 2024
Webinar
... As a native-born U.S. citizen working in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social justice causes that demand our attention. ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... capitalism by positioning populations or communities for economic exploitation. This exploitation of rural workers is compounded by factors including lack of ... - does not happen overnight. It requires financial resources to support research, conduct culturally competent ...
November 30, 2023
Webinar
... about exciting initiatives to end the political exclusion of immigrants and build thriving local communities through ...
October 25, 2023
Webinar
... indigenous migrants have struggled to be recognized for their distinct cultures, languages, and needs. Where do ... Tso , Diné Cartographer & GIS Specialist, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies and Million Dollar Hoods Project at University of California, Los Angeles MODERATOR Mary Cruz , Program ...
September 30, 2021
Webinar
... begins to set in. Lately this has come in the form of news headlines of another school shooting and continued disappointment with elected officials for not delivering on their promises. Yet Angela Davis’ ... the Boston Public Garden. I was mesmerized by the other young undocumented people I met outside. They were chanting, ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature