Human & Civil Rights
Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order that fundamentally undermines the right for individuals fleeing dangerous conditions to seek asylum in the United States. The order, with some limited exceptions, including for unaccompanied minors, ends the longstanding US policy of allowing individuals who present at a border the chance to apply for asylum. Instead, the border will be closed to new arrivals once an arbitrary target of 2,500 irregular crossings per day is reached - a figure that is unsurprisingly already being exceeded given push factors including armed conflicts, gender-based violence, and political persecution that have displaced millions around the globe.
June 2024
Statement
News
GCIR's Amplify series features interviews with immigrant justice field leaders to showcase their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very first Amplify podcast episode! She speaks with Paco de Onís and Pamela Yates, who co-founded Skylight Pictures, a nonprofit human rights media organization.
May 2024
GCIR Blog Series
News
In this webinar, funders who are committed to intersectional grantmaking and transformational change, along with those who may not yet apply an anti-ableist approach, will learn from experts on the ground about the ways philanthropy can resource and support work taking place at the intersection of disability and immigrant justice.
March 2024
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Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Collective Liberation: Disability and Immigrant Justice" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
March 2024
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Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Advancing Dignity and Justice through Universal Representation" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
March 2024
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In this webinar, funders will learn from experts on the ground about their efforts to champion universal representation and how philanthropy can resource and support their work.
February 2024
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Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Strategic Responses to Forced Displacement" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
February 2024
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What do funders need to better understand about the global forces and systems that lead to forced displacement? How are groups responding to these global forces in a liberatory, intersectional, and transnational way? Frontline leaders and movements are, among other things, providing legal assistance and engaging in popular education. Join GCIR and these leaders as they discuss their responses to forced displacement.
January 2024
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This month we spoke to several of our CDFF nonprofit partners about the importance of providing legal services and support to migrants. Without legal aid, many migrants would not be able to navigate the complex American legal system and access their right to pursue lifesaving protections and essential services.
August 2023
Response Fund
News
In this session, participants will hear from three different nonprofit partners to gain deeper insight into the intersection of law and immigrant justice, the role of litigation in advancing a broader social and racial justice agenda, and will explore concrete ways philanthropy can invest in litigation strategies to advance the interests of immigrant communities.
August 2023
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