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This past June, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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program, announced by President Obama in 2021, reached its ninth
anniversary
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. The most recent challenge to the program, which was established to
protect young people from deportation, occurred last month when a
federal judge in Texas ruled the program unlawful
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, renewing the urgency to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a
path to citizenship. Since the ruling, actions have started to spring up
across the country
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Last year, Race Forward established the Butterfly Lab
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effective narratives that honor the humanity of migrants, refugees, and
immigrants, and advance freedom and justice for all. The lab created the
space needed to develop, test, and scale immigration narratives that
meet the political moment and advances a collective vision for the world
we want to build.
Immigrants Are Essential
Artist and activist Paola Mendoza,
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in collaboration with #ImmigrantsareEssential
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co-founders Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director of the National
Immigration Law Center
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, and Saket Soni, Executive Director of Resilience Force
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, created an art installation with a web component shining a light on
the stories of seven undocumented "essential workers"
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that lost their lives to COVID-19.
The installation showcased larger-than-life, colorful portraits and were
featured at two locations in Lower Manhattan. The portraits and their
accompanying oral history can be viewed online
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#ImmigrantsareEssential in this interview with Paola Mendoza.
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#FreeThemAll
Detention Watch Network
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created #FreeThemAll: an art installation at the White House
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and a new animated video
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featuring six portraits of people directly affected by the immigration
detention system. This project was created in direct response to the
fact that the number of folks in immigration detention has substantially
increased –– almost doubling under President Biden. Read more about
#FreeThemAll, Migrant Protest at the White House Calls for End to ICE
Detention
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To continue being a part of these important dialogues that have emanated
from our Butterfly Lab work around #ImmigrantsareEssential
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and #FreeThemAll
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use the hashtags on social media and tag Race Forward on Facebook
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[Register] #RaceAnd:Our Present, Our Future
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September 25, 2021
Isra Hirsi announced as keynote speaker
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Join us for this virtual event! Hear from our dynamic keynote speaker,
Isra Hirsi
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, co-founder and co-executive director of the United States Youth
Climate Strike, and the daughter of U.S Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Also,
participate in intergenerational discussions on the strategies and
actions needed in this moment and beyond to create a just multiracial
democracy.
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BRE and ORE trainings are available
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Build on your racial equity analysis and join us
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Staff Picks
During these trying times, it's important to share the small things that
keep us going. In this edition, we hear from our Media Relations
Manager, Maya Boddie
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I love neo-soul music, discovering new artists and rediscovering the
veterans. So I recently took a dive into Meshell Ndegeocello's
discography, and '
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has become my JAM! The smooth, relaxing R&B sound, and the message--that
nothing going on externally in this chaotic world can disturb the peace
and joy I have internally, is keeping me going right now.
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