Translating key policy work addressing the needs of undocumented and mixed status families
Respond’s Spanish and Haitian Creole teams will be doing simultaneous interpreting for the release of Embracing Our Strengths, a two-part, immigrant-designed and immigrant-led project to address the needs of undocumented and mixed-status immigrant families through improved state policy.
This project is being presented by Next100, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and ImmSchools tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17, at 3:00 PM ET.
The discussion will center on the power of immigrant voices and the need to broaden narratives, and will share policy recommendations to improve state policy based on the perspectives of immigrant families and a fifty-state policy scan.
The policy recommendations have been translated by Respond into Spanish and Haitian Kreyol and can be found here.
These recommendations are a tool for state advocates, policymakers, and grassroots organizations to keep pushing for the environments we know all our neighbors deserve, regardless of immigration status.
If you are interested in attending the event, please register to obtain the Zoom link!
The event will feature:
Introductory Remarks by Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Wency M. Ecclesiastre, immigrant case manager and project coordinator, Haitian Bridge Alliance
Agripina Gomez, nursing student, DACA recipient, and community organizer
Guerline Jozef, co-founder and executive director, Haitian Bridge Alliance
Lorena Tule-Romain, co-founder and chief strategy officer, ImmSchools
Rosario Quiroz Villarreal, policy entrepreneur, Next100
Moderated by Emma Vadehra, executive director, Next100
Presented by Next100, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and ImmSchools, with support from Respond’s Spanish and Haitian Creole teams - looking forward to seeing you there!
