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05.14.2019
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Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition: Legislative Agenda 2019

Legislative Agenda 2019

 

Count our families by ensuring robust funding for the 2020 Census, including outreach for hard to count communities, including the Asian American community.

Protect our families by preventing local law enforcement from becoming ICE agents and prohibiting private detention centers in our state.

      • YES! On HB 1637 Keep Illinois Families Together Act (Rep. Villanueva)
      • YES! On HB 2040 Private Detention Facility Moratorium Act (Rep. Cassidy – Sen. Peters)

Value our families by preventing landlords from discriminating against renters because of their immigration status, making sure a person’s immigration status isn’t unnecessarily disclosed in court, and by ensuring that children are able to have short-term guardians if their parent is detained or deported by ICE.

      • YES! On SB 1290 The Immigrant Tenant Protections Act (Sen. Castro – Rep. Mah)
      • YES! On SB 1429 Evidence – Immigration Status  (Sen. Villivalam – Rep. Gong-Gershowitz)
      • YES! On HB 836 Guardians-Minor:Non-US Parent (Rep. Gong-Gershowitz – Sen. Villivalam)

Invest in our families by increasing educational equity through state financial aid, creating an Asian American Family Commission, ensuring fair reimbursement rates for workers providing care in our communities.

      • YES! On HB 3217 Asian American Family Commission (Rep. Mah – Sen. Villivalam)
      • YES! On HB 2776 and SB 2019 (Rep. Andrade – Sen. Hunter)
      • Expand investment in the Immigrant Services Line Item (ISLI) to $10 million

Members of the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) coalition:
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights & Empowerment (AFIRE), Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, Cambodian Association of Illinois, Chinese American Service League (CASL),  Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA), Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC), Hamdard Health Center, HANA Center, Indo-American Center (IAC), Japanese American Service Committee (JASC), Lao American Organization of Elgin (LAOE), Muslim Women Resource Center, Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI)

For more information on the 2019 PAVE Agenda, contact Justin Valas, Policy Director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago: jvalas@advancingjustice-chicago.org

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04.24.2019
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Andy Kang on Chicago Tonight

Advancing Justice | Chicago Executive Director Andy Kang appeared on Chicago Tonight on April 24 to talk about the 2020 Census. The discussion centered around the proposed citizenship question and the how its addition to the 2020 Census will affect immigrant communities.

Watch the full segment here.

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04.18.2019
Events

Asian American Action Day: May 15, 2019

 

Every year, hundreds of Asian Americans head to the state capitol in Springfield to show our power. Join members of the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition on Wednesday, May 15 to rally in the capitol rotunda, meet legislators, and advocate for our communities.

To join us on May 15, sign up using the form below. This is a full day trip that includes a bus ride from Chicago to Springfield at 6:00am, and a return bus ride arriving back in Chicago at 7:00pm.

Please contact Mansi at mkathuria@advancingjustice-chicago.org with any questions about Asian American Action Day.

For media inquiries, please contact Brandon Lee at blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org.

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04.05.2019
Events

Advancing Justice | Chicago’s theater night at Victory Gardens!

Join Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago for a night of theater at Victory Gardens to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and build power for our communities!

On May 4 we are inviting our community for a night at the theater and a performance of the play Cambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee, directed by Marti Lyons, with music by the band Dengue Fever.

Get your tickets here

 

Tickets include a cocktail reception and full performance of the play Cambodian Rock Band, as well as an after-show discussion with the performers.

Proceeds from the tickets will go towards Advancing Justice | Chicago’s mission to build power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity.

Date: May 4, 2019

Location: Victory Gardens Theater | 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614

Program:
6:30 PM Cocktail reception and raffle

7:30 PM Cambodian Rock Band performance (2-hour performance with one intermission)

9:45 PM Post-show talk-back with cast members and the audience

Cost: $75 (or $50 for monthly recurring donors – check your email for the code)

Get your tickets today!

 

About Cambodian Rock Band: 

This epic play/rock concert thrusts us into the life of a young woman trying to piece together her family history thirty years after her father fled Cambodia. Featuring actor/musicians who perform a mix of contemporary Dengue Fever hits and classic Cambodian oldies live, playwright Lauren Yee brings to vivid life the Cambodian rock scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s, a movement cut short by the Khmer Rouge’s brutal attempt to erase the music (and musicians) once and for all. Directed by Marti Lyons (Native Gardens) this story is about survivors, the resilient bond of family and the enduring power of music.

For questions and sponsorship opportunities please contact Shannon Downey at sdowney@advancingjustice-chicago.org.

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03.15.2019
Press Release

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Terrorist Attack on Muslim Worshipers in New Zealand

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Terrorist Attack on Muslim Worshipers in New Zealand

For Immediate Release
March 15, 2019

CHICAGO, IL – Yesterday in Christchurch, New Zealand, at least 49 of our Muslim brothers and sisters were killed while worshipping by a white supremacist in a terrorist attack and many more were injured.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, issues the following statement:

“The attacks in New Zealand confirm that white nationalism is a threat that the world can no longer ignore. Hatred of immigrants and Islamophobia are global phenomena, yet every attack continues to be personal for all of the communities that we serve.

People of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian descent are no strangers to the violent scapegoating of minority communities, including physical attacks and killings post-9/11 and in an era of rising white nationalism. The Trump Administration shamefully perpetuates a narrative of fear through policies like the Muslim Ban and in the surveillance of mosques and Muslim communities. This fear-mongering has direct consequences for the lives of our people as we saw today in Christchurch.

Our hearts go out to the victims of the New Zealand mosque attacks and their families. We stand in solidarity with Muslim communities everywhere and pledge to fight for a world guided by values of love, dignity, and inclusion.”

Contacts:
James Woo, (404) 585-8446, jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org
Michelle Boykins 202-296-2300, ext. 0144 mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org
Jessica Jinn, (213) 241-8817, jjinn@advancingjustice-la.org
Brandon Lee, (773) 271-0899 x200, blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org
Christina So, (415) 848-7728, christinaso@advancingjustice-alc.org

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation’s members are: Advancing Justice – AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, Advancing Justice – Atlanta, and Advancing Justice – Chicago.

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