By Alba Villarreal IntroductionA common misconception is that terms such as Latinx and Hispanic are interchangeable. If someone is an immigrant from Latin America, what does that make them? What about immigrants from Spain? Can more than one term be used, and if so, how? Understanding identity and the words used to describe it are […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2021 CONTACT INFORMATION Karuna Ramachandran 404.585.8446 x 106 kramachandran@advancingjustice-atlanta.org ATLANTA, GA — Both Georgia’s Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee and its House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee have announced that they will have a joint meeting on Tuesday, June 15, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 341 CAP, officially launching the state’s […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 8, 2021 CONTACT: Mia Arreguin, mia@progressga.org GA Legislature Quietly Schedules First Redistricting Hearing While Ignoring Calls for Transparency ATLANTA – Today, Georgia voting rights and fair redistricting advocates responded to the Georgia Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting and House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committees (LCRO) quietly scheduling their first joint redistricting meeting to be held next Tuesday, […]
Since 1790, the United States has conducted a decennial enumeration of its population. This process has three primary functions in our society: 1) reapportionment of electors and representatives, 2) redrawing of electoral districts, and 3) distribution of federal funds. Among the information collected in the 2020 census is the number of people living in a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2021 CONTACT INFORMATIONJames C. Woo404.585.8446 x 104jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org Atlanta, GA — Today, the Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA) commends the Biden administration for its decision to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Haiti for eighteen months. TPS provides protection from deportation and permission to work for eligible nationals of countries […]
Georgia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Hosts Second Panel Discussion on Civil Asset Forfeiture and its Impact on Communities of Color The Georgia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announces its second panel of speakers to provide testimony on the impact of civil asset forfeiture on communities of […]
Written By: Stefany Alvarado, Spring 2021 Intern In August of 2020, a photograph of two young girls in pink, sitting on a curb outside of a Taco Bell in Salinas, California, went viral. These Latinas didn’t go to the fast-food restaurant for crunchy tacos or loaded nachos. They went for the Wi-Fi. This viral image represents […]
By Stefany Alvarado Since the beginning of its creation, the United States has been defined as a nation of immigrants. It exists only because of the continuous intake of foreign newcomers, ultimately establishing a unique culture composed of people from diverse backgrounds. However, the immigration flow has shifted since Latin Americans have gradually entered the […]
By Rodrigo Ruiz-Tello April 7, 2021 It has been over a year since the first Coronavirus case was discovered in Georgia. Today, there have been revolutionary advances in controlling the spread of the novel virus with vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. As of April 6, 2021, there have been 4.28 million […]
STATEMENT OF ADVOCACY: Call for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to Require ESOL Preparation Courses for all Georgia Certified Teachers WE ASK: GATESOL, LCF Georgia, GALAS, and GALEO join together to urge the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to acknowledge that all K-12 teacher preparation programs should require ESOL courses, including cultural and linguistic knowledge and methods that reflect current […]
