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Moving Policy with Philanthropy
Funding Activism in the Immigrant Rights Movement
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Our Speakers
• Moderator: Geri Mannion, Director, U.S. Democracy Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Panelists:
– Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change
– Cathy Cha, Program Director, Immigrant Rights and Integration, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
– George Eppsteiner, Staff Attorney, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
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Introduction: Philanthropy and Immigration Reform
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Deepak Bhargava
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Reflect on the Meaning of the Moment
• Lift up the crucial role of a social movement in achieving large scale change
• Capture lessons
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CCC Role in Immigrant Rights Movement
How we Got Involved and Recruited
• FIRM• State Capacity Building• Civic Engagement• Cultivation of
Grassroots Leaders• Marches• RI4A
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Foundation Partnership
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Moving Forward: What Is There to Be Done?
• Defend the victory
• Implementing executive action
• State and Local strategies
• National strategies for the long term
– Mia
– Building next window for CIR
• Civic Engagement
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Cathy Cha
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Building Movements Works
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Building Power
• Ideas plus power
• Increasing civic engagement
• California Civic Participation Funders
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TRUST Act Example
• Taking risk
• Sticking with it
• How you win and lose
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George Eppsteiner
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Community support for welcoming resolution
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Impact: North Carolina
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• Local government partnership
• Community meetings
• Grassroots approach
Durham City Council meeting full of grassroots advocates
Foundation Collaboration
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Immigration reform can result from a combination of advocacy and litigation
Post-successful vote on a welcoming resolution
Effective Support
• Commitment to coalition building and supporting a community lawyering model
• Fund litigation and advocacy
• Collaboration with community leaders
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Meeting with city councilperson led by directly impacted individuals
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