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… Read more »
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Illinois State Senate Passes Automatic Voter Registration SB250
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.
Advancing Justice urges Obama Administration not to engage in future immigration raids
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… Read more »
Just Democracy Coalition holds lobby day to advocate for Automatic Voter Registration
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… Read more »
PAVE Organizations meet with Asian American Legislative Caucus
South Asian American community leaders joined a diverse group of representatives from the Pan Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition for an Illinois Asian American Legislative Caucus meeting this past week at the Sikh Resource Society (SRS) in Palatine. The legislators in attendance at the bipartisan caucus meeting included Senator Daniel Biss, Representative Elaine Nekritz, Representative… Read more »