Public Policy

25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
When families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers...
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All Funders
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Impact Investing
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Immigration
Public Policy
13 Jun 2019

Utilizing TANF for Families Experiencing Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program acts as a time limited program to assists families with children when the parents or other responsible relatives cannot provide for the family’s basic needs. Some states are making strides...
11 Jun 2019

Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
We all benefit when immigrants can reach their full potential in our nation's workplaces. Yet between increased workplace raids and arrests, accelerated I-9 employer audits, and the resumption of Social Security Administration’s "No Match Letters"...
05 Jun 2019

Democracy and The Next American Economy: Where Prosperity Meets Justice

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -
9:00am to 10:30am
How do we create a more inclusive and sustainable political economy that is better for people and the planet? How do we achieve a truly representative democracy? Come join us for a conversation with Henry A.J. Ramos, author of Democracy and The Next...
04 Jun 2019

Stonewall 50: Lessons in Unerasing Underrepresented Histories

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point in the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Despite the enormous advances of the movement, most people know almost nothing about LGBTQ history. Like those of other...
03 Jun 2019

Movement Lawyering: Reimagining Lawyering before the Immigration System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, June 3, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
No one should face a potentially life-changing legal decision without representation that utilizes the best strategic thinking. Conditions are sobering: only 37% have access to legal representation , including women and children; detention capacity...
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Immigration
Public Policy
29 May 2019

No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...
28 May 2019

Technology, Inequality and the Future of Work(ers)

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Technology has arrived and is rapidly changing the workplace at a magnitude that we have yet to fully grasp. From a projected 36 million American jobs facing "high exposure" to automation, to new jobs being created, to the changing relationship...
21 May 2019

First Responders at the Border:The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite the administration’s policies to deter and punish asylum seekers, families continue to arrive to the United States and Mexico in search of protection. While family separation policies are being revisited and restrictions on asylum grow...
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All Funders
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Immigration
Public Policy

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