... being elected as the 46th President of the United States. We also congratulate Kamala Harris on her historic election ... leadership and reset U.S. priorities globally and at home. We couldn’t agree more with President-elect Biden who said, “there is no time to waste.” View the full ...
November 12, 2020
Statement
... 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
... 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 ... without DACA). Click here to RSVP. THE BIG PICTURE We are thrilled by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... Navigating the immigration system alongside my wife who immigrated from Albania to pursue her dreams of a better ... that cause and perpetuate that injustice. In the class we were told to imagine standing by the bank of a river when ... work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for those most affected ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... a monumental victory for nearly 700,000 DACA recipients, who can now continue to safely live, work, and study in the ... DACA program to new applicants. All eligible individuals are encouraged to consult with an immigration attorney to ... York and a lead plaintiff in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal. “We took our power to the streets, the hallways of Congress, ...
June 18, 2020
Press Release
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
... capacity and hear examples of how philanthropic leaders are planning to respond Speakers: Kerri Talbot , The Veng ...
January 19, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... 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 ... and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active solidarity. This year, I look ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
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
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
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
... separated more than 2,300 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive ... at immigrant detention centers to identify parents who have been separated from their children, help locate ...
June 27, 2018
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
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
... the headlines, the lives of refugees and asylum seekers are shaped by the realities on the ground in the communities ... from the field for a conversation on how communities are working to support both newcomers and long-term ... residents. Speakers Basma Alawee, Campaign Manager, We Are All America Sushma Barakoti , Executive Director, ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
... South Sudan. The repercussions of these shifts and others are already being felt—and will continue in the weeks and ... 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
... impact local communities in California, what leaders are doing to respond and opportunities for philanthropy to ... of Los Angeles Stephanie D. Stephens, Campaign Manager, We Are All America Martin Zogg, Executive Director of the ... Special Projects and Communications, Weingart Foundation Who May Attend Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) members ...
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... Senate, 36 governorships, and many state legislature seats are up for election. The results of this year’s midterm ... the new policy and funding environment will be critical as we build compelling and successful agendas for advancing our ... sessions on: • The 2018 American electorate (who voted and why); • How the election outcomes will impact ...
November 27, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... have already devastated families and communities. There are more than 11 million undocumented immigrants currently ... family member , and many millions more immigrants who aren’t yet citizens could be deported in certain ... both efforts to pass an overhaul through Congress failed. We know that the pathway back to recovery is being built by ...
October, 2020
Analysis