In this session, we’ll explore with movement leaders and funders how they are approaching safety and security, and how other grantmakers can contribute to the well-being of the movement ecosystem.
In an election year when immigration is the top issue in the minds of many voters, these policies exacerbate xenophobic, anti-immigrant, and racist sentiments that further dehumanize and criminalize immigrant and refugee communities while also expanding state powers to detain, deport, and terrorize undocumented individuals. To respond to this moment, organizations are leveraging different strategies–from litigation to organizing–to prevent the implementation of these policies and create a more welcoming country for all.
We're thrilled to share that GCIR's Biennial National Convening will take place October 28-30, 2024, at The Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit, Michigan. Our convening brings together the sector’s leading voices to delve deeply into key issues, uplift power-building efforts, strategize on ways to amplify the work of historically marginalized immigrant communities, and explore the intersectional advocacy and organizing work being done to effect systemic change.
