Posts Tagged ‘state politics’

Why Is Mijente Mobilizing Latinx for Stacey Abrams?

December 14th, 2017

Endorsement December 12, 2017 As a national political home for Latinx and Chicanx organizing, Mijente calls for a mobilization in support of State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia as part of a pro-Black, pro-Woman, pro-community agenda to show Latinx power, elect progressive candidates of color, and defend US born and immigrant Latinx communities. […]

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Prepare Against Raids: New “Defend Your Rights” Materials Available

September 10th, 2017

Even under the Trump regime, there are things we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones and prepare to better defend ourselves against raids. ICE may be acting with impunity, but people power will always be more powerful than the people in power. With rumors swirling of massive raids being planned and with […]

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Expanding Sanctuary Policy Solutions – A Crowdsourced Guide

February 16th, 2017

This is a living list of legislation that has been passed or proposed to address increasing protections and/or reducing criminalization.

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Una Expansión del Santuario: Pasos en Desafío del Orden Ejecutivo de Trump

February 15th, 2017

Si Trump busca despojarnos del santuario, entonces debemos desafiarlo. Y nuestro desafío no debe simplemente recrear lo que existió, sino ampliarlo, reimaginarlo y darle vida a sus posibilidades.

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Chicagoans Push Mayor & Council to Expand Sanctuary Further in Defiance of Trump

January 26th, 2017

“Sanctuary in Chicago today means a commitment not just to symbolically defy Trump but to actually transform our city’s policies to stop targeting us for imprisonment, risk of removal, and state violence at the hands of police and aggressive immigration agents.”

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CASE STUDY: Holiday Inn, Don’t be a #HostForHate

June 1st, 2016

Campaign Name: Holiday Inn, Don’t Be a #HostForHate Target: Holiday Inn Conference Center in Janesville, Wisconsin. Demand: Cancel the Trump rally. Don’t be a host for hate. Frame: During Donald Trump’s campaign for President, he announced racist and sexist views. When people protested, his supporters often turned violent and his campaign racially profiled attendees, kicking [...]

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5 Electoral and Legislative Fights for Woke Latinxs to Watch this Spring (and their Hashtags)

March 15th, 2016

When it comes to legislative and electoral politics, the result has been a new round of policy changes and electoral campaigns in 2016 proposing to make our communities unwelcoming to refugees, erase local protections for immigrants from raids and deportation, increase criminalization of immigration, and hyper-target non-citizens who have any encounter with law enforcement and can be labeled as “felons not families,” as President Obama so eloquently put it.

For your information and general planning this Spring, here is a list of the top 5 electoral and legislative fights to watch:

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