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Big news out of St. Paul, Minnesota! On Tuesday, the city swore in a historic all-women city council [[link removed]] , making St. Paul one of the largest U.S. cities to have an all-women city council. In addition, each member is under 40 years old and six of the seven members are women of color, making the group the youngest and most racially diverse in the city’s history. Representation matters, and these women are here to show it!
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This past Saturday marked three years since the Capitol—and our democracy—were attacked. Looking back, we know how the insurrection exposed the fragility of our democracy and institutions, but lesser known is the role of the investigators and team leaders of the January 6th Committee, many of whom were people of color.
In this podcast episode [[link removed]] , Our Body Politic shares the story of their leadership and “why their mix of lived experience as descendents of enslaved people, children of immigrants, or immigrants themselves deeply shaped the committee’s quest to protect and uphold a multiracial pluralistic democracy.”
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ICYMI: We just released our first-ever annual report [[link removed]] in December!
In it, you can read about our year of movement-building and unrelenting progress, powered by the spirit and resilience of New American leaders like you, as well as the impact of our work (e.g., we’ve trained nearly 1,700 immigrant leaders since 2010, and more than 200 of them are currently in elected and appointed offices nationwide).
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Attention all AAPI women leaders! 📣
If you’re an Asian American or Pacific Islander woman looking to empower your community, look no further! At our Ready to Lead® AAPI Women training [[link removed]] in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22-24, you’ll learn how to share your story; address and overcome racism, misogyny, and anti-Asian hate on the campaign trail; and organize your community to get out the vote. The best part is you’ll join a network of other bold AAPI women and New American leaders doing their part to make our democracy more inclusive!
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Be sure to apply by the priority application deadline [[link removed]] on Tuesday, January 16th for best consideration and first priority for scholarships, as well as RSVP for our virtual info session [[link removed]] on Tuesday, January 16th at 6 p.m. PT, where we’ll be going over our training curriculum, the resources and support available to our alumni, and much more!
On Thursday, June 27th, the New American Leaders fam will be coming together in the heart of Washington, D.C. for our 10th annual New American Hero Awards ! 🎉❤️ And this year, we’re changing it up because we want YOU to nominate a leader who’s been doing the most to build a more inclusive democracy!
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Do you know of an incredible immigrant city councilmember who is leading the way on creating inclusive policies? Is there an amazing advocate in the state legislature working to protect our rights? We want to know about them! 👀
Some of our previous awardees and guests include Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Colorado State Senator (plus NAL trainer and alumna) Julie Gonzales, and Portland, Maine City Councilor Pious Ali, just to name a few!
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We’re excited to share that our CEO and President Ghida Dagher recently joined Global Ties U.S.’s Board of Directors! We’re looking forward to seeing how she’ll advance and secure new global relationships. Learn more about her role. [[link removed]]
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Here are some pretty awesome things our alums have done recently:
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New
York
City
Councilmember
Amanda
Farías
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(2016
Ready
to
Lead
New
American
Women,
Ready
to
Win,
and
our
former
New
York
State
Coordinator)
was
appointed
as
the
New
York
City
Council
majority
leader
last
week,
becoming
the
first
Latina
to
serve
in
the
role.
*
Colorado
State
Senator
Julie
Gonzales
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(2015
Ready
to
Lead
Colorado
and
NAL
trainer)
and
State
Representative
Javier
Mabrey
(2021
NAL
Fellow)
introduced
legislation
that
would
launch
a
pilot
program
offering
“reentry
cash”
to
people
returning
from
incarceration.
*
New
York
City
Councilmember
Shahana
Hanif
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(2019
Ready
to
Lead
Georgia
and
Ready
to
Win),
together
with
New
York
City
Comptroller
Brad
Lander,
wrote
an
op-ed
calling
for
the
city
to
end
its
draconian
policy
that
forces
migrant
families
away
from
shelters.
*
Arizona
State
Senator
Anna
Hernandez
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(2021
Ready
to
Lead
Online
National
Women’s
Training
and
Ready
to
Win)
introduced
the
“Family
Bill
of
Rights,”
a
bill
of
rights
for
victims
and
survivors
of
police
violence
and
their
families.
*
Upper
Arlington
Mayor
Ukeme
Awakessien
Jeter
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(Elected
Officials
Network
member),
a
first
generation
Nigerian
American,
became
the
first
person
of
color
to
be
elected
mayor
of
Upper
Arlington,
Ohio.
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