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... to build transformational alliances across movements, to center the leadership of Black immigrants and refugees within our movement, and to ... who are striving to achieve racial equity and justice for all. Now more than ever, immigrant rights funders can ...
October 22, 2020
Webinar
... celebration comes amidst a painful moment of reckoning for our country with a legacy of anti-Black racism that ... Black LGBTQIA+ people are free and liberated. We build and center the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the ... Community in the U.S. , GCIR, March 2019 Juneteenth Resources 2020 ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal, Video & Audio
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
... policy objective–ensures that every person, regardless of immigration status, has access to due process. Having ... makes a sizeable difference in an individual’s case. For example, asylum seekers are five times more likely to win ... Olivarez, Managing Attorney, Community Immigration Law Center C. Marlene Galaz , Director of Immigrant Rights ...
February 15, 2024
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
... Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). While the decision was made on procedural grounds and not on the merits of the program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for ... their families, including more than 250,000 U.S.-citizen children. For now, DACAmented immigrants can continue to ...
June 18, 2020
Statement
... an organization dedicated to advancing justice and equity for all, we at GCIR are appalled at the insurrection, ... earlier this week, which were direct consequences of the divisive rhetoric and oppressive policies promulgated ... blueprint for how we build forward our democracy. We must center Black liberation, racial justice, gender justice, ...
January 8, 2021
Statement
... returned, he shared with me a photo he took on his phone of the Tribute in Light—twin beams that reach up to four ... Act of 2001, which facilitated mass surveillance and, for the first time since the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, ... that communities who are most marginalized must be at the center of decision-making about the conditions that will ...
September 13, 2021
President's Message
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "A Call to Action: Investing in Black Leadership for Migrant and Racial Justice" here, including recording and ... Materials: A Call to Action: Investing in Black Leadership for Migrant and Racial Justice ...
June, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Advancing Dignity and Justice through ... here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting. Materials: Advancing Dignity and Justice ...
March, 2024
Program Materials
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Combating ...
Program Materials
... on the extreme anti-immigrant policies that have come out of the White House over the past two years, the resulting ... devastation, and the attacks that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. I called on philanthropy to dream ... immigrant-related funding trends and share your ideas for the long-term vision . With your input via these online ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... powerful and passionate speaker, Ms. Abrams is recognized for her candid insights on leadership, social justice, and ... being a true force for change. She is a living embodiment of this year’s conference theme, Courage, Vision, Action ... devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at both the ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Video & Audio
... that have oppressed and brutalized African Americans for more than 400 years. We condemn the racism and racial terror that most recently took the lives of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna ... our Black brothers and sisters as an ally in the fight for racial justice. We deepen our commitment to end the ...
June 1, 2020
Statement
... mass shootings in Atlanta on March 16 that took the lives of eight individuals—six of whom were Asian women—drew ... Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy’s Call for Solidarity and Collective Action . We know the path to true justice and belonging for immigrant communities requires not only addressing hate ...
April 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... recognize National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, many of the essential workers who put food on our tables, keep us healthy, and care for our loved ones continue to be at risk of exploitation. ... theft or survivors of human trafficking with few options for leaving those abusive circumstances. Perpetrators traffic ...
January 11, 2022
Issue Spotlight