| This week: I ♥️ My Immigrant Family Video Premiere, Juneteenth |
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
June 17, 2021
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On June 14, the Children Thrive Action Network hosted the “I ♥ My Immigrant Family” video premiere event to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. The video premiere, hosted by renowned journalist Paola Ramos, featured commentary, performances, and artwork from immigrants and children of immigrants, including: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), journalist Maria Hinojosa, artists, musicians, and activists.
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With bipartisan passage of legislation to create a national Juneteenth holiday, the nation is taking a symbolic step. However, we must move beyond symbolism and fight for policies that prioritize racial equity and justice for the Black community. That’s why Shiva Sethi’s new blog calls on Congress to take decisive action on comprehensive voting rights legislation, as well as legislation to ensure our country has a strong and equitable recovery. And Adewale Maye is quoted in Roll Call noting that those earning low wages are often left behind on paid holidays like Juneteenth and other benefits including paid leave.
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Congress must address employment inequities by supporting Biden’s budget priorities
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| The June 4 jobs report is a stark reminder that only when we invest in solutions that directly benefit workers who’ve been most affected by the pandemic’s toll will everyone experience our nation’s economic recovery. An equitable recovery requires policymakers to invest in an equity-focused subsidized employment initiative that supports people our nation has too often left behind. |
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Young Leaders Advocate for Ending the Foster Care to Prison Pipeline
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| May was National Foster Care Month, a time to uplift those working to provide vital services to foster care youth around the country. New Deal for Youth Changemaker Yusef Presley has used his lived experience to highlight the need for increased resources and care for foster youth, particularly foster youth of color. |
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On June 23, CLASP will host a webinar entitled "Youth Mobile Response: An Investment to Decriminalize Mental Health." Participants will learn more about the advantages of mobile response systems, their capacity to respond to mental health calls, and the drawbacks of co-responder models (mental health professionals and law enforcement responding to crises together). Register here.
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On June 23, CLASP and the Children Thrive Action Network will co-host a virtual event entitled “Healing and Thriving: A National Summit on Children of Immigrants.” The event will focus on national and state policy and practice opportunities for supporting children in immigrant families. Wendy Cervantes and Isha Weerasinghe will be featured speakers. Register here.
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On June 15, Wendy Cervantes spoke on a panel titled “Immigration: It's a Kids Issue.” This is part of First Focus on Children's "Children's Week" of events. View here.
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On June 8, Isha Weerasinghe spoke at the 2021 Annual Advocacy Forum of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She presented in a session titled “Upstream Prevention and Interventions.” Watch here.
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