| From | Laura Hernandez <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Meet Laura Hernandez, FFI’s New Executive Director |
| Date | July 25, 2023 9:09 PM |
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A Message from Laura Hernandez, FFI=E2=80=99s New Executive Director
Dear Friend,
My name is Laura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom fo=
r Immigrants (FFI), it is an honor to introduce myself.=20
I am thrilled to be joining FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to ab=
olish immigration detention and secure justice for our communities. I=E2=80=
=99m eager to begin working side by side with all of you =E2=80=94 our valu=
ed partners, collaborators, and funders who make this work possible. But fi=
rst, a bit about myself.=20
I am an immigrant from Mexico. My parents brought me here as a baby, and I =
grew up in Southern California. I=E2=80=99m also formerly incarcerated.=20
I served over 15 years in cages =E2=80=94 in both California state prisons =
and ICE detention centers =E2=80=94 and I believe wholeheartedly that my ex=
periences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter tog=
ether.=20
While incarcerated, I actively participated in my community as a leader and=
mentor to help improve morale and provide my peers with the tools they nee=
ded to thrive. Upon release in 2020, I immediately began serving my communi=
ty again by sharing my story and working as the Coordinator of the Orange C=
ounty Rapid Response Network.=20
Having lived through the realities of being caged, and having worked alongs=
ide countless others who have similarly been criminalized, I=E2=80=99m all =
too familiar with the urgency with which we must abolish immigration detent=
ion and all forms of incarceration. And it is these experiences that have n=
ot only prepared me for this role, but provided me with a unique perspectiv=
e into the work of abolition.=20
As Executive Director, I am eager to strengthen the relationships between F=
FI and local communities. In fact, I view these ties to the community as fo=
undational to the path ahead.=20
We cannot make meaningful progress if we are removed from those who are dir=
ectly affected by incarceration. This is why I believe that breaking bread =
with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families is vital=
. After all, those of us who have lived through these systems are best equi=
pped with the knowledge needed to dismantle them.=20
Tonight, roughly 30,000 people will go to sleep inside the cell of an immig=
ration detention center. Hundreds of thousands more will be electronically =
surveilled by ICE.
I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether you have never volunteered =
before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, or maybe have just taken a=
break, your renewed solidarity has never been more important.=20
If we believe in humanity and in the rights of every person to be treated w=
ith dignity and respect, we cannot simply sit back and watch as our people =
are treated like cattle. It is our obligation to be accomplices in the resi=
stance to the systemic oppression of our communities =E2=80=94 and to fight=
for change that allows us all to lead dignified lives.=20
It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I=
will carry the voices and stories of all the people I have met along my jo=
urney to every action, outcry, and political moment. I cannot forget their =
voices, because my own voice is one of them.=20
I look forward to working with you as we begin this new chapter in the figh=
t to abolish all cages =E2=80=94 together.
In Solidarity,=20
Laura Hernandez
Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants
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10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">My name is La=
ura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants =
</span><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">(FFI), it is an honor to introduce=
myself. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,A=
rial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
lign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-=
bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">I am thrilled to be joinin=
g FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to abolish immigration detentio=
n and secure justice for our communities. I=E2=80=99m eager to begin workin=
g side by side with all of you =E2=80=94 our valued partners, collaborators=
, and funders who make this work possible. But first, a bit about myself.&n=
bsp;</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-=
serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left=
; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10=
px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">I am an immigrant from Mexico. My pa=
rents brought me here as a baby, and I grew up in Southern California. I=E2=
=80=99m also formerly incarcerated. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
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argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;"=
>I served over 15 years in cages =E2=80=94 in both California state prisons=
and ICE detention centers =E2=80=94 and I believe wholeheartedly that my e=
xperiences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter to=
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ottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">While incarcerated, I activ=
ely participated in my community as a leader and mentor to help improve mor=
ale and provide my peers with the tools they needed to thrive. Upon release=
in 2020, I immediately began serving my community again by sharing my stor=
y and working as the Coordinator of the Orange County Rapid Response Networ=
k. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,s=
ans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: =
left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">Having lived through the realiti=
es of being caged, and having worked alongside countless others who have si=
milarly been criminalized, I=E2=80=99m all too familiar with the urgency wi=
th which we must abolish immigration detention and all forms of incarcerati=
on. And it is these experiences that have not only prepared me for this rol=
e, but provided me with a unique perspective into the work of abolition.&nb=
sp;</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left;=
font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">As Executive Director, I am eager to =
strengthen the relationships between FFI and local communities. In fact, I =
view these ties to the community as foundational to the path ahead. </=
span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;=
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font=
-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><=
span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">We cannot make meaningful progress if we a=
re removed from those who are directly affected by incarceration. This is w=
hy I believe that breaking bread with currently and formerly incarcerated p=
eople and their families is vital. After all, those of us who have lived th=
rough these systems are best equipped with the knowledge needed to dismantl=
e them. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Ar=
ial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">Tonight, roughly 30,000 peo=
ple will go to sleep inside the cell of an immigration detention center. Hu=
ndreds of thousands more will be electronically surveilled by ICE.</span></=
p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; font-w=
eight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span st=
yle=3D"font-weight: 400;">I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether y=
ou have never volunteered before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, =
or maybe have just taken a break, your renewed solidarity has never been mo=
re important. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Rob=
oto,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
ext-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">If we believe in huma=
nity and in the rights of every person to be treated with dignity and respe=
ct, we cannot simply sit back and watch as our people are treated like catt=
le. It is our obligation to be accomplices in the resistance to the systemi=
c oppression of our communities =E2=80=94 and to fight for change that allo=
ws us all to lead dignified lives. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; ma=
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It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I=
will carry the voices and stories of all the people I have met along my jo=
urney to every action, outcry, and political moment. I cannot forget their =
voices, because my own voice is one of them. </span></p> <p style=3D"c=
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A Message from Laura Hernandez, FFI’s New Executive Director
Dear Friend,
My name is Laura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants (FFI), it is an honor to introduce myself.
I am thrilled to be joining FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to abolish immigration detention and secure justice for our communities. I’m eager to begin working side by side with all of you — our valued partners, collaborators, and funders who make this work possible. But first, a bit about myself.
I am an immigrant from Mexico. My parents brought me here as a baby, and I grew up in Southern California. I’m also formerly incarcerated.
I served over 15 years in cages — in both California state prisons and ICE detention centers — and I believe wholeheartedly that my experiences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter together.
While incarcerated, I actively participated in my community as a leader and mentor to help improve morale and provide my peers with the tools they needed to thrive. Upon release in 2020, I immediately began serving my community again by sharing my story and working as the Coordinator of the Orange County Rapid Response Network.
Having lived through the realities of being caged, and having worked alongside countless others who have similarly been criminalized, I’m all too familiar with the urgency with which we must abolish immigration detention and all forms of incarceration. And it is these experiences that have not only prepared me for this role, but provided me with a unique perspective into the work of abolition.
As Executive Director, I am eager to strengthen the relationships between FFI and local communities. In fact, I view these ties to the community as foundational to the path ahead.
We cannot make meaningful progress if we are removed from those who are directly affected by incarceration. This is why I believe that breaking bread with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families is vital. After all, those of us who have lived through these systems are best equipped with the knowledge needed to dismantle them.
Tonight, roughly 30,000 people will go to sleep inside the cell of an immigration detention center. Hundreds of thousands more will be electronically surveilled by ICE.
I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether you have never volunteered before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, or maybe have just taken a break, your renewed solidarity has never been more important.
If we believe in humanity and in the rights of every person to be treated with dignity and respect, we cannot simply sit back and watch as our people are treated like cattle. It is our obligation to be accomplices in the resistance to the systemic oppression of our communities — and to fight for change that allows us all to lead dignified lives.
It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I will carry the voices and stories of all the people I have met along my journey to every action, outcry, and political moment. I cannot forget their voices, because my own voice is one of them.
I look forward to working with you as we begin this new chapter in the fight to abolish all cages — together.
In Solidarity,
Laura Hernandez
Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants
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Dear Friend,
My name is Laura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom fo=
r Immigrants (FFI), it is an honor to introduce myself.=20
I am thrilled to be joining FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to ab=
olish immigration detention and secure justice for our communities. I=E2=80=
=99m eager to begin working side by side with all of you =E2=80=94 our valu=
ed partners, collaborators, and funders who make this work possible. But fi=
rst, a bit about myself.=20
I am an immigrant from Mexico. My parents brought me here as a baby, and I =
grew up in Southern California. I=E2=80=99m also formerly incarcerated.=20
I served over 15 years in cages =E2=80=94 in both California state prisons =
and ICE detention centers =E2=80=94 and I believe wholeheartedly that my ex=
periences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter tog=
ether.=20
While incarcerated, I actively participated in my community as a leader and=
mentor to help improve morale and provide my peers with the tools they nee=
ded to thrive. Upon release in 2020, I immediately began serving my communi=
ty again by sharing my story and working as the Coordinator of the Orange C=
ounty Rapid Response Network.=20
Having lived through the realities of being caged, and having worked alongs=
ide countless others who have similarly been criminalized, I=E2=80=99m all =
too familiar with the urgency with which we must abolish immigration detent=
ion and all forms of incarceration. And it is these experiences that have n=
ot only prepared me for this role, but provided me with a unique perspectiv=
e into the work of abolition.=20
As Executive Director, I am eager to strengthen the relationships between F=
FI and local communities. In fact, I view these ties to the community as fo=
undational to the path ahead.=20
We cannot make meaningful progress if we are removed from those who are dir=
ectly affected by incarceration. This is why I believe that breaking bread =
with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families is vital=
. After all, those of us who have lived through these systems are best equi=
pped with the knowledge needed to dismantle them.=20
Tonight, roughly 30,000 people will go to sleep inside the cell of an immig=
ration detention center. Hundreds of thousands more will be electronically =
surveilled by ICE.
I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether you have never volunteered =
before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, or maybe have just taken a=
break, your renewed solidarity has never been more important.=20
If we believe in humanity and in the rights of every person to be treated w=
ith dignity and respect, we cannot simply sit back and watch as our people =
are treated like cattle. It is our obligation to be accomplices in the resi=
stance to the systemic oppression of our communities =E2=80=94 and to fight=
for change that allows us all to lead dignified lives.=20
It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I=
will carry the voices and stories of all the people I have met along my jo=
urney to every action, outcry, and political moment. I cannot forget their =
voices, because my own voice is one of them.=20
I look forward to working with you as we begin this new chapter in the figh=
t to abolish all cages =E2=80=94 together.
In Solidarity,=20
Laura Hernandez
Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants
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in: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: =
10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">My name is La=
ura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants =
</span><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">(FFI), it is an honor to introduce=
myself. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,A=
rial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
lign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-=
bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">I am thrilled to be joinin=
g FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to abolish immigration detentio=
n and secure justice for our communities. I=E2=80=99m eager to begin workin=
g side by side with all of you =E2=80=94 our valued partners, collaborators=
, and funders who make this work possible. But first, a bit about myself.&n=
bsp;</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-=
serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left=
; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10=
px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">I am an immigrant from Mexico. My pa=
rents brought me here as a baby, and I grew up in Southern California. I=E2=
=80=99m also formerly incarcerated. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; m=
argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;"=
>I served over 15 years in cages =E2=80=94 in both California state prisons=
and ICE detention centers =E2=80=94 and I believe wholeheartedly that my e=
xperiences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter to=
gether. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Ar=
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ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">While incarcerated, I activ=
ely participated in my community as a leader and mentor to help improve mor=
ale and provide my peers with the tools they needed to thrive. Upon release=
in 2020, I immediately began serving my community again by sharing my stor=
y and working as the Coordinator of the Orange County Rapid Response Networ=
k. </span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,s=
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left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">Having lived through the realiti=
es of being caged, and having worked alongside countless others who have si=
milarly been criminalized, I=E2=80=99m all too familiar with the urgency wi=
th which we must abolish immigration detention and all forms of incarcerati=
on. And it is these experiences that have not only prepared me for this rol=
e, but provided me with a unique perspective into the work of abolition.&nb=
sp;</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-s=
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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">As Executive Director, I am eager to =
strengthen the relationships between FFI and local communities. In fact, I =
view these ties to the community as foundational to the path ahead. </=
span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;=
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font=
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span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">We cannot make meaningful progress if we a=
re removed from those who are directly affected by incarceration. This is w=
hy I believe that breaking bread with currently and formerly incarcerated p=
eople and their families is vital. After all, those of us who have lived th=
rough these systems are best equipped with the knowledge needed to dismantl=
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ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 400;">Tonight, roughly 30,000 peo=
ple will go to sleep inside the cell of an immigration detention center. Hu=
ndreds of thousands more will be electronically surveilled by ICE.</span></=
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12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span st=
yle=3D"font-weight: 400;">I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether y=
ou have never volunteered before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, =
or maybe have just taken a break, your renewed solidarity has never been mo=
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It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I=
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A Message from Laura Hernandez, FFI’s New Executive Director
Dear Friend,
My name is Laura Hernandez, and as the new Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants (FFI), it is an honor to introduce myself.
I am thrilled to be joining FFI at such a pivotal moment in the fight to abolish immigration detention and secure justice for our communities. I’m eager to begin working side by side with all of you — our valued partners, collaborators, and funders who make this work possible. But first, a bit about myself.
I am an immigrant from Mexico. My parents brought me here as a baby, and I grew up in Southern California. I’m also formerly incarcerated.
I served over 15 years in cages — in both California state prisons and ICE detention centers — and I believe wholeheartedly that my experiences have prepared me to lead FFI as we embark on this new chapter together.
While incarcerated, I actively participated in my community as a leader and mentor to help improve morale and provide my peers with the tools they needed to thrive. Upon release in 2020, I immediately began serving my community again by sharing my story and working as the Coordinator of the Orange County Rapid Response Network.
Having lived through the realities of being caged, and having worked alongside countless others who have similarly been criminalized, I’m all too familiar with the urgency with which we must abolish immigration detention and all forms of incarceration. And it is these experiences that have not only prepared me for this role, but provided me with a unique perspective into the work of abolition.
As Executive Director, I am eager to strengthen the relationships between FFI and local communities. In fact, I view these ties to the community as foundational to the path ahead.
We cannot make meaningful progress if we are removed from those who are directly affected by incarceration. This is why I believe that breaking bread with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families is vital. After all, those of us who have lived through these systems are best equipped with the knowledge needed to dismantle them.
Tonight, roughly 30,000 people will go to sleep inside the cell of an immigration detention center. Hundreds of thousands more will be electronically surveilled by ICE.
I invite you to join FFI in this fight. Whether you have never volunteered before, have yet to contribute to our bond fund, or maybe have just taken a break, your renewed solidarity has never been more important.
If we believe in humanity and in the rights of every person to be treated with dignity and respect, we cannot simply sit back and watch as our people are treated like cattle. It is our obligation to be accomplices in the resistance to the systemic oppression of our communities — and to fight for change that allows us all to lead dignified lives.
It is my commitment to lead FFI with this vision in mind. And as I do so, I will carry the voices and stories of all the people I have met along my journey to every action, outcry, and political moment. I cannot forget their voices, because my own voice is one of them.
I look forward to working with you as we begin this new chapter in the fight to abolish all cages — together.
In Solidarity,
Laura Hernandez
Executive Director of Freedom for Immigrants
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