“This victory is a testament to the strength and courage of Latinxs and immigrants in Wisocnsin,” said Chriistine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera. We held 8 community forums statewide where our members voted to mobilize for a two-day statewide general strike if this bill moved forward. We organized four statewide days of Read more…

said Neva Walker, executive director of Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable public schools. The suspension rate of black students in the San Francisco Unified School District increased last year during the fall semester for the first time since the district began a restorative practices program and adopted a Read more…

Organizations coordinating the march include the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Power U Center for Social Change, which is led by teenagers. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article170595172.html

Acosta works with Padres y Jovenes Unidos, and said her job has been to help others cope with the fear of deportation. Click Here for Full Article

Alexa Balon, a Metropolitan State University student, youth leader with the Padres y Jovenes Unidos Organization, and DACA recipient, was also part of the group. “Colorado officials take action – we need you to protect DACA. We need this,” said Balon.   Click HERE for full article