Thank you to everyone for joining us for our 3-part webinar series on the Root Causes of Forced Migration. We are incredibly grateful to the speakers, moderators, and endorsers of this series.
The purpose of this series is to combat the neoliberal narratives and co-optation of the root causes that are forcing people around the world to migrate from their homelands. It is also meant to bridge the struggles of movements since many of them are connected to these root causes (i.e. gender-based violence, climate change, privatization, etc.), including across NLG Committee work.
Below are links to transcripts, recorded webinars, and ways to support the organizations who were involved in making this series happen. We highly encourage you to find ways to engage with the work of these organizations as well as the work of the NLG Committees so that we can remain committed to fighting against the acceleration of root causes of forced migration.
If you are interested in participating with related committees, you can find descriptions and contact information at the links here:
- NLG-SFBA International Committee
- NLG-SFBA Immigration Justice Committee
- NLG-SFBA Environmental Justice Committee
To become a member of the NLG-SFBA, you can sign-up here!
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1) Neoliberalism, Imperialism, & Militarization
Here is the recording of our powerful panel on Neoliberalism, Imperialism, and Militarization.
These are the websites, contact information, and powerful resources/campaigns from our amazing panelists:
- Azadeh Shahshahani: Project South
- Dévora González: SOA Watch
- Pierre Labossiere: Haiti Action Committee
- Campaign/Resource:
- Rhonda Ramiro: BAYAN-USA
This panel was endorsed by these amazing organizations: Arab Resource Organizing Center; Haiti Action Committee; SOA Watch; BAYAN-USA; Project South; Freedom For Immigrants; Center for Political Education; NLG International Committee
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2) Climate Change, Food Production, and Environmental Disaster
Here is the recording of our powerful panel on Climate Change, Food Production, and Environmental Disaster.
Also, here is the transcript of the webinar.
These are the websites, contact information, and powerful resources/campaigns from our amazing panelists:
- Kali Akuno: Cooperation Jackson
- Carolina Martin Ramos: Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim
- Luis Marcos: Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim
- José Artiga, SHARE El Salvador Foundation
- Resource/Interview
- Camilo Pérez-Bustillo: Witness at the Border
This panel was endorsed by these amazing organizations: Arab Resource Organizing Center; SOA Watch; Haiti Action Committee; BAYAN-USA; Project South; NLG International Committee; SHARE El Salvador Foundation; Freedom For Immigrants; Center for Political Education; Witness at the Border/Testigos en la Frontera; La Geografia de la Paz (GeoPaz); International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples Movement; Berkeley’s Law Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law Immigrant Justice & Climate Refugees; Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
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3) Gender-Based Violence & Justice
Here is the recording of our powerful panel on Gender-Based Violence & Justice.
Also, here is the transcript of the webinar.
These are the websites, contact information, and powerful resources/campaigns from our amazing panelists:
- Devota Nuwe: Refugee Law Project
- Programs/Funding:
- Charlotte Alvarenga + Elaina Vermeulen: VisibiliT, Centro Legal de La Raza
- Fundraise/Petition:
- Residency Now! – Support members of the VisibiliT family who have won asylum and are now eligible to apply for their green cards!
- End Trans Detention Campaign
- Human Rights Watch Report on LGBTQ Migration
- Fundraise/Petition:
- Felipe Navarro-Lux: Center For Gender & Refugee Studies
- Program/Campaign
- Edwin Carmona-Cruz: California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
This panel was endorsed by these amazing organizations: Arab Resource Organizing Center; SOA Watch ; Haiti Action Committee; BAYAN-USA; Project South; NLG International Committee; Freedom For Immigrants; Center for Political Education; VisibiliT; Centro Legal De La Raza; Center for Refugee & Gender Studies at UC Hastings; Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
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