We Can Go Beyond

Yesterday, the nation welcomed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the United States at a time of deep anguish and great promise. President Biden is already indicating that he wants to go beyond by rescinding the Muslim travel ban, proposing immigration reform, introducing Covid-19 response plans, and taking steps to address racial injustice. The Opportunity Agenda issued this statement in response to the new Biden-Harris administration. 

Here are additional tools on how to talk about some of these initiatives:

  • Quick Tips for Talking Immigration Issues
  • Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity
  • Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism, and Racial Justice
  • The Mandate to Go Beyond in 2021

We Can Thrive Together!

Awareness, Recognition, and Events:

 • January 21: Refugee Council USA is hosting The Stories of Us: The Storyteller’s Journey
 • January 21: United We Dream is hosting a community call to discuss Biden's immigration actions
 • January 27: The People's Campaign for Parole Justice is hosting a Virtual Advocacy Day event to discuss their Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole bill initiatives.
 • January 27: Color of Change is hosting a virtual Manhattan DA Candidate Forum
 • January 28: Sundance Film Festival begins
 • January 31: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day

Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Cultural Hooks:

• January 22, 1973: The Supreme Court upheld the “right to privacy” in the case of Roe v. Wade.
• January 23, 1939: Birthday of Edward Verne Roberts, who was a pioneering advocate for people with disabilities.
• January 26, 1944: Civil rights activist, writer, and professor Angela Davis was born.
• January 29, 2018: Trump administration began implementation of the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (better known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy). Immediately upon taking office, President Biden rolled back Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
• January 30, 1919: Korematsu Day - birthday of Fred Korematsu, who challenged the constitutionality of President Roosevelt’s executive order to create the “relocation camps” for Japanese-Americans.
• January 31, 1865: 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.