Community Reactions to the TEAACH Act
TEAACH Act Bill Signing Ceremony 7/9/2021
48th Ward Rally - #CPACNow #CPDOutCPS #DefundThePolice
At last week's rally, A Just Chi leader Jason called on elected officials to meet the demands of Black Lives Matter Chicago and to shift resources from policing into our public schools, mental health resources, affordable housing, and investments in Black communities.
Video courtesy of Meg Walsh, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
#BeSeenBeCounted
The #2020Census is all about strength in numbers! The numbers from the census affect our community's visibility, representation, and funding for the next 10 years. Every entertainment / lifestyle industry leader in this video produced by Brown Girl Magazine filled out the census to give the South Asian community the voice they deserve. #BeSeenBeCounted
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
Count Us In 2020 - PAVE Coalition Census PSA
The #2020Census will be available online starting March 12, and it is critical for the Asian American community to be counted! Hear from our partners about why the government needs to #CountUsIn2020.
JASC - Japanese American Service Committee, HANA Center, IL Muslim Civic Coalition, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Lao American Community Services, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community- CBCAC, AFIRE Chicago
Directed and edited by Maria Pimentel
KINETIC showed up for the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 solidarity rally today, and Prince was on fire. Check out what he had to say. #FairContractNow
How do we win? Stand up, speak out, show up, and unite against hate, racism, and oppression. Today the Asian American community in Chicago kicked things off by loudly declaring #NeverAgainIsNow #AbolishICE #CloseTheCamps
What happened with the #2020Census and the “citizenship question”at the Supreme Court today? Justin and Niki have you covered —
We are LIVE from Asian American Action Day with our partners in Pan Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition - PAVE!
Thank you AFIRE Chicago Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community- CBCAC, Chinese Mutual Aid Association HANA Center Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services, Cambodian Association of Illinois, Muslim Women Resource Center, Vietnamese Association of Illinois, Indo-American Center, Lao American Organization of Elgin, JASC - Japanese American Service Committee, Chinese American Service League
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we asked members of the Advancing Justice family: what does being Asian American mean to you? Check out some of the responses here from Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
We’re back with our partners in Pan Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition - PAVE - Indo-American Center HANA Center Chinese Mutual Aid Association Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community- CBCAC Chinese American Service League JASC - Japanese American Service Committee Lao-American Organization of Elgin Muslim Women Resource Center Vietnamese Association of Illinois AFIRE Chicago Cambodian Association of Illinois
Candidates tonight: Amara Enyia Lori Lightfoot Vallas for All Chicago Willie Wilson
We are LIVE at the #AAPIforum for #ChiMayor19 with our PAVE partners: Indo-American Center HANA Center AFIRE Chicago Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community- CBCAC Cambodian Association of Illinois Chinese Mutual Aid Association Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services JASC - Japanese American Service Committee Lao-American Organization of Elgin Muslim Women Resource Center Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Candidates joining us tonight: Amara Enyia, Lori Lightfoot, Paul Vallas, Willie Wilson
Families are the bedrock of immigrant communities but, as NAKASEC's Becky Belcore explains, the Trump Administration's public charge rule will hurt our families and keep them separated.
Join Advancing Justice, Church World Service, NAKASEC, and Value Our Families by taking action today: file a public comment opposing these rules at bit.ly/AAAJ-public-charge
Andy Kang: ACC Chicago's 2018 Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence recipient!
Congratulations to Advancing Justice | Chicago's Executive Director Andy Kang, this year's recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence from The Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter! Check out this video to learn more about Andy and the work of Advancing Justice | Chicago
A Just Chi Meeting Today!
HAPPENING NOW! We’re calling on Governor Bruce Rauner to support our communities in Illinois by signing the VOICES Act, Safe Zones, the No Registry Act, tenant protection, and professional licensing bills.
Call Gov. Rauner at 217-782-0244 NOW and ask him to sign these bills!
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights PASO - West Suburban Action Project Access Living Mujeres Latinas en Accion Arab American Family Services (AAFS) JCUA - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations - UCCRO Communities United Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Happening NOW in downtown Chicago: we say YES to a Welcoming Illinois and YES to Safe Zones, SB 35. We’re here with Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, PASO - West Suburban Action Project, Mujeres Latinas en Accion, Access Living, Elephant Rebellion, HANA Center, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Arab American Family Services (AAFS), JCUA - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, National Immigrant Justice Center, Southwest Organizing Project, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations - UCCRO, Indo-American Center, AFIRE Chicago and more
ACTION ALERT: Call Governor Bruce Rauner TODAY and ask him to sign three bills that will protect our communities!
It’s super easy to make a call — Minna and Julia will show you how!
Call 217-782-0244 TODAY and ask Governor Rauner to sign these bills:
- SB 34, the VOICES Act
- SB 35, the Safe Zones Act
- SB 3488, the No Registry Act
It takes less than a minute and these calls DO make a difference!
Did you make a call for a #WelcomingIL? Leave a comment to let us know!
HAPPENING NOW: The Japanese and Asian American community says #NeverAgainIsNow!
We’re joining JASC - Japanese American Service Committee, JACL Chicago, JACL Chicago's Kansha Project, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), Invisible 2 Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago, HANA Center, NAKASEC, KAN-WIN, APALA Illinois downtown before the Families Belong Together rally.
Today’s (final) Advancing Justice affiliate message for Tuyet comes from Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles and their Executive Director Stewart Kwoh!
Thank you to ALL of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliates for sending messages and sharing memories of Tuyet. It goes to show that her work has had a national impact in building power for Asian American communities across the US!
Did you know - Tuyet’s relationship with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC goes back almost 20 years? Today’s farewell message to Tuyet comes from John Yang, Executive Director of Advancing Justice - AAJC in Washington, DC!