Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is excited to announce that our youth leadership program KINETIC will be featured on ABC 7 Chicago’s Asian Influences special for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! The special will air on May 21 at 6PM, with an encore presentation on May 29 at 4:30PM.

The special will also be available online after airing; the link to the video will be posted here.

For more information on KINETIC, please check out their page on our website, or contact Vi Ray-Mazumder, Manager of Youth Organizing and KINETIC, at vraymazumder@advancingjustice-chicago.org.

Please see below for the full press release from ABC 7 Chicago.

Contact:  Jayme Nicholas (312) 750-7254

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For Immediate Release
May 19, 2016

Contact:
Brandon Lee | 773-271-0899 x200 | blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org

Illinois State Senate Passes Automatic Voter Registration SB250

SPRINGFIELD (May 19, 2016) – The Illinois State Senate has passed SB250, also known as Automatic Voter Registration. The bill now moves to the House, where more than 50 members have already signed on as cosponsors.

Senate Bill 250, sponsored by State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) and championed by State Representative Carol Ammons (D-Champaign), and State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston), reforms current registration laws so that whenever an eligible Illinois resident receives services at a designated state agency such as Drivers Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, or Illinois Department of Employment Security, he or she will be automatically registered to vote in the local jurisdiction unless they opt out. Registered voters will also be able to update their voter information when they interact with these agencies. (more…)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2016

CONTACT:
Brandon Lee
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago
773-271-0899 x200
blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org

ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE URGES ADMINISTRATION NOT TO ENGAGE IN FUTURE IMMIGRATION RAIDS

Civil rights organizations call on the Obama Administration to discontinue immigration raids targeting Central Americans, amidst an already anti-Immigrant and anti-refugee political climate

According to a Reuters article released on Thursday, May 12, 2016, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning raids in May and June targeting Central American immigrants, who are mostly mothers and children fleeing violence in their home countries. Asian Americans Advancing Justice released the following statement in response: (more…)

For Immediate Release
May 4, 2016

Contact:
Chicago: Christian Diaz | (773) 657-0102 | christian@chicagovotes.com

Springfield: Trevor Gervais | (602) 619-5073 |
tgervais@commoncause.org

JUST DEMOCRACY COALITION HOLDS LOBBY DAY TO ADVOCATE FOR AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION

SPRINGFIELD—Members of the Just Democracy Coalition, representing 65 organizations from across Illinois, will meet with legislators today to advocate for Automatic Voter Registration (AVR). This will create a system which enables eligible voters to register to vote or update their voter registration status in a convenient and secure manner when they interact with state agencies. (more…)