Dear Friends,

Thank you for being a part of this work with us. Your partnership makes our shared vision of an inclusive and fair economy possible.

As the days grow longer and warmer, we continue to nurture the roots of collective liberation through intergenerational leadership, deep relationship building, and love. Despite challenges in the world around us, our work has brought us energy, healing, and hope. Read on to discover what continues to inspire us – and what we hope will do the same for you.

KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION: Spring 2025 Training of Trainers at Avila

Earlier this month, UFE returned to the Avila Center for Community Leadership for a North Carolina Training of Trainers with 30 participants nationwide.



Spring 2025 Training of Trainers Facilitators, Participants, and Interpreters

The weekend created space for reflection, healing, and strategy in a moment of local and global crisis. The tone was shaped by a diverse group of immigrant leaders, students, and organizers – including Palestinian participants – who brought with them a powerful mix of grief, urgency, and hope. Conversations were grounded in lived experiences of displacement, deportation, and economic struggle, and shaped by a shared commitment to justice.

At the heart of the training was a guiding question: How do we use popular and political education to critically examine why these injustices are happening – and how we organize to transform them? Together, participants developed skills in popular education and facilitation to bring back to their communities – from Boston to Alabama to El Salvador – continuing organizing rooted in truth, connection, and courage.

<[link removed]>Leaders from Boston's Centro Presente joined the Spring ToT <[link removed]>

ALABAMA ON THE RISE: Immigrant Power & Intergenerational Justice

In February, UFE joined nearly 200 community members and partners at the Alabama State House for Immigrant Advocacy Day, co-hosted by the Alabama Immigrant Advocacy Coalition’s Legislative Committee.



UFE's Ana Delia Espino testifies at the Alabama State House

Advocates from across the state held meetings with senators and representatives to share stories, policy priorities, and concerns directly impacting immigrant communities. From language access to workplace protections, participants called for a more just and inclusive Alabama –  one in which all residents are treated with dignity regardless of their immigration status.



<[link removed]>Check out highlights and photos of Immigrant Advocacy Day <[link removed]>

GROWING THE MOVEMENT: UFE's Grassroots Organizing School of Alabama Welcomes 3rd Cohort

This spring, UFE proudly welcomed our 3rd GOSA cohort, a powerful group of organizers committed to justice in Alabama’s Black, Latinx, and immigrant communities. Our first training of 2025 focused on deepening facilitation, economic literacy, and healing tools for sustained organizing.



UFE's Grassroots Organizing School of Alabama 2025 Cohort



<[link removed]>Read about GOSA 2025 <[link removed]>

This year’s cohort includes returning GOSA alumna Iralda Hernández, now a facilitator, joined by her daughters Yamileth and Maria. Together, they model the power of intergenerational learning and organizing rooted in trust, love, and shared leadership.

<[link removed]>Read about the Hernández family’s GOSA journey <[link removed]>











ROOTED IN RESISTANCE: Raising Wages & Voices in North Carolina

In March, UFE, with the Raising Wages NC and NC Families Care coalitions, co-convened workers, advocates, and coalition partners from across North Carolina for a Day of Action at the General Assembly in Raleigh. The event included press conferences and legislative visits to demand long-overdue policies: a real living wage, paid sick days, and family and medical leave.



With powerful testimonies from caregivers, survivors, and workers across industries, the action made clear that the fight for paid leave and fair wages is a shared struggle for dignity and safety. The message was clear: North Carolina workers are still here, still organizing, and more united than ever.



<[link removed]>Read about the NC Day of Action <[link removed]>





SEEDS OF TRANSFORMATION: More Trainings That Multiply Love & Leadership

Last November, UFE held a deeply impactful Fall Training of Trainers at the Avila Center for Community Leadership in North Carolina. The three days of time shared supported participants in growing as popular educators, practicing language justice, and building a more grounded approach to movement work, one rooted in care and transformation.



From these trainings, powerful reflections emerged. Participants explored themes of self, collective, and community transformation – learning how leading with love is core to organizing for economic and racial justice.

<Read>Read "Multiplying the Movement, Leading with Love" <Read>

<[link removed]>Read "Self, Collective, Community Reflections" <[link removed]>

In January, UFE kicked off the year by facilitating a one-day training for leaders from BIPOC- and queer-led student groups at UMass Boston. In response to students’ requests for support during a challenging time on campus, we co-created a space focused on healing practices, leadership development, and popular education.

Through breathing exercises, a shared altar, and practices drawn from movement history, we worked with students to create a space where new voices felt safe to speak, and leadership could emerge from a place of connection. Their biggest request? More time together for dialogue, reflection, and connection.



UFE Co-facilitators Justice Williams and Eroc Arroyo-Montano, center, with student leaders at UMass Boston







RESPONSIBLE WEALTH: Members Say “Not in Our Name"

UFE’s Responsible Wealth (RW) network has been speaking out powerfully on the national stage. In March, more than 300 high-net-worth individuals – including RW members, and their peers with Voices for Progress – signed a letter to Congress opposing massive new tax breaks for the wealthy.



These proposed Trump-GOP cuts would add an estimated $5 trillion to the national debt while delivering an average tax cut of $61,000 to the top 1%.

Responsible Wealth members are calling instead for fairer tax policies that strengthen – not strip – investments in health care, education, housing, and other services that communities rely on. As one signer put it: “Not in my name!”

<[link removed]>RW Members and Voices for Progress Speak Out <[link removed]>





HONORING BOARD LEADERSHIP: Gratitude & New Beginnings

We extend deep thanks to Anne Price and Tess Ewing for their transformative leadership on UFE’s Board. From guiding us through the pandemic to launching new workshops on Black and Brown solidarity, their steady hands and bold vision helped shape who we are today.



Now, we look ahead with excitement: Elizabeth Pellerito and Khadidah Stone have stepped into the role of Board Co-Chairs, bringing years of experience in organizing and popular education to lead UFE into its next chapter.



<[link removed]>Read Executive Director Jeannette Huezo’s full message <[link removed]>

As these stories illustrate, movements are made in moments of shared growth, learning, healing, and collective action. We’re building our future – rooted in justice and dignity for all – together.

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With deep gratitude,

The UFE Team









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