Archive for September 2021
Organizing 101, part 1: Community Organizing
In the first part of our Organizing 101 series, we’ll dive into community organizing itself. What is community organizing, anyway? What does a career in organizing look like? How has the organizing profession changed over time? We’ll get to these questions and more in a series of interviews with senior organizers from the National…
Read More#UnlockTheVote: Social Media Action for Reinstating Voting Rights
Transformational Justice in Action is holding a social media action, #UnlockTheVote, throughout the month of September. We’re raising awareness of the issue of disenfranchisement among people with conviction histories, letting people with conviction histories know that they can vote in some states and circumstances, and promoting our #UnlockTheVote campaign. Keep an eye out for our posts all month…
Read MoreCommunity Organizing, Part 2: Juan F. Soto
Spanish Transcription: Cynthia: Quisiera darle la bienvenida a todos los que nos están viendo a la segunda de nuestras entrevistas de nuestra serie “Organizing 101” con altos organizadores de Gamaliel. Nuevamente, mi nombre es Rev. Cynthia Jarrold. Soy la alta asesora en estrategias de financiamiento y asuntos externos en la Red Gamaliel. Y es mi…
Read MoreCommunity Organizing 101, Part 3: Angela James
Spanish Transcription: Cynthia: Bienvenidos a la serie “Organizing 101” de Gamaliel. Este es el tercer episodio de una cuantiosa cantidad de entrevistas con altos organizadores de la Red Gamaliel. Mi nombre es la Rev. Cynthia Jarrold y soy la alta asesora para estrategias de financiamiento y asuntos externos para la red. Hoy nos acompaña Angela…
Read MoreOrganizing 101, Part 4: Ponsella Hardaway
Spanish Transcript: Cynthia: Bienvenidos a todos los que estan viendo el próximo capítulo de nuestra serie “Organizing 101”. Soy la reverenda Cynthia Jarrold. Soy la alta asesora en estrategias de financiamiento y asuntos externos para la Red Gamaliel y estoy super emocionada de tener aquí conmigo a Poncella Hardaway. Nos estará compartiendo un poco sobre…
Read MoreGamaliel Statement on the Biden Administration Detainment of Haitian Refugees
The Gamaliel Civil Rights of Immigrants Campaign calls on the Biden administration to immediately cease the unconscionable border detainment and deportation of Haitian immigrants. We demand that President Joseph Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas grant temporary protected status to the immigrants being detained at the Del Rio International Bridge, and to all Haitian immigrants…
Read MoreOrganizing 101, Part 5: David Liners
Spanish Transcript: Cynthia: Bienvenidos a otro capítulo de la serie “Organzing 101” de Gamaliel. Para aquellos de ustedes que se han unido a nosotros durante las últimas semanas ya sea a través de nuestras plataformas digitales o en nuestro sitio web han estado aprendiendo un poco más sobre lo que significa ser un organizador comunitario…
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