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... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, was unlawful . Today, 25 days after ... in the case, and—under the law—the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have an unambiguous ... hold DACA, but it must also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... have risen for certain categories and there is talk of further policy change—renegotiating NAFTA, restructuring immigrant worker programs, and more. While nativist rhetoric paints foreign ... critical to the U.S. economy, and funder strategies in support of migrant workers. Speakers Cathleen Caron , ...
October 6, 2017
Webinar
... immigration policies are likely to drive a greater number of children, women, and others into the hands of human ... and how philanthropy is responding, from investments in prevention and direct services to systemic solutions. ... Working Group, February 2013. The Road North: The Role of Gender, Poverty and Violence in Trafficking from ...
April 12, 2017
Webinar
... systemic change, and narrative change is a key part of this. This webinar will explore the various approaches ... about immigration and how they use stories to build power in the immigrant justice movement. Artists inspire, dare to ... Photo : longislandwins / creative commons . The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement ...
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... look like? What will it take to get there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the ... also to move freely, work, transform, and thrive. In my role, I aim to build upon the lessons of my experience so far ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... begins to set in. Lately this has come in the form of news headlines of another school shooting and continued ... bold and far reaching as possible. After all, there is a role for everyone, including those of us in philanthropy, in ... Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local Programs ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 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. ... Staff Feature: Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
By Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, GCIR's Programs Learning Manager women workers_resized_350x233.jpg ... us hope. The program showcased the heroic work being done in Arkansas, California, New Jersey, and New York to safeguard the rights of migrant women workers in the agriculture and poultry ...
April 10, 2025
Blog Post
... that these roots run deep. As a Puerto Rican brought up in the United States, I was raised with an awareness of our nation’s history of colonialism and at times violent intervention in Latin ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... related program materials for the webinar "The Critical Role of Philanthropy in the TPS Journey for Justice" here, including powerpoint ...
September, 2019
Program Materials
As the daughter of a Chinese-Thai father and a Filipina mother, I struggled with stereotypes of Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), including being ... perceived as a “perpetual foreigner.” When I was in kindergarten, my parents offered me the choice of learning ... Staff Feature: Ivy O. Suriyopas, Vice President of Programs ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... philanthropic-supporting organizations. Arkansas is one of the top five poultry processing states in the nation and has one of the highest concentrations of ... please reach out to Senior Director of State and Local Programs, Cairo Mendes. Site Visit: Building Economic ...
October 16, 2025
Learning Tour
September, 2020
Funding Recommendations
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including recording ...
July, 2021
Program Materials
March 11, 2020
Find the recording for GCIR's webinar, " Philanthropy’s Role in Fostering Grantee Resilience and Managing Secondary Trauma " here. Materials: Philanthropy's Role in Fostering Grantee Resilience and Managing Secondary ...
September, 2020
Program Materials
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