Toxins Report Wins
Backing of SF Mayor
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
August 10, 2010

A community agency’s report slamming the environmental record of two major California oil companies has attracted attention from high-profile supporters.

Latino Voters Key
In Mid-Term Elections
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
August 9, 2010

Watching the mounting pressure on politicians to pass laws cracking down on the undocumented, advocacy groups are working to register new voters for the November elections.

‘Terrorized’ in Colonias,
Residents Demand Action
La Unión del Pueblo Entero
August 3, 2010

Those who work in the Texas colonias say the presence of Border Patrol officers has increased since the implementation of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070.

75 Families to Find
Home Sweet Home
Chinatown Community Development Center
July 31, 2010

An agency dedicated to improving life for San Francisco’s Chinese community has purchased an abandoned downtown building with plans to open it to dozens of low-income families.

AZ Business Dwindles As
Latinos Stay Home
Chicanos Por La Causa
July 29, 2010

From restaurants to real estate, Arizona business owners say they are seeing economic fallout from the state’s new anti-immigrant law, and advocates for the undocumented, watching as immigrants flee, aren’t surprised.

Housing Advocate Sues for ‘Not Racist But White Only’
Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
July 22, 2010

In the years since Hurricane Katrina, the leader of a fair housing group has found rampant discrimination against African-Americans, and he has filed numerous lawsuits to address the problem.

Parents Coach Kids:
A New Way for Pre-K
Voices for Alabama’s Children
June 30, 2010

A new education program prepares parents –not kids – for preschool, by teaching them how to conduct lesson plans at home.

Despite FBI Facts,
Gov. Calls Migrants Criminals
Border Action Network
June 25, 2010

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer reiterates her assertion that most illegal immigrants come to the U.S. to commit crimes, despite FBI reports showing that Arizona’s crime rate is declining or flat.

New Country, Huge Hurdles:
Refugees Strain Safety Net
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
June 24, 2010

Outdated refugee laws hinder social service providers from aiding their new and very diverse clients.

Op-Ed: Americans Want
More Government Aid
Ms. Foundation
Center for Community Change
June 24, 2010

A new poll shows that the Tea Party agenda is out of step with a majority of Americans. While new conservatives push for limited government, many Americans wants more help from Washington, D.C.

'R U Sick?'
Texting to Prevent AIDS
Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance
June 22, 2010

Because Latino HIV patients often go without important protection information, an immigrant rights group has launched a prevention campaign via electronic media.

Latino Anger to Spur
New Voting Efforts
Border Action Network, National Council of La Raza, Tonatierra Community Development Institute
June 22, 2010

In Arizona, numerous activist groups are working to channel Latino discontent over SB 1070 into voting power.

Schools No Longer Safe in Arizona
New America Media
June 21, 2010

Arizona's new anti-immigration law may reach all the way into public school classrooms, despite federal rulings that say children are entitled to an education, regardless of their legal status.

Grandma Chemist
Takes BP to Task
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
June 20, 2010

Wilma Subra, an environmental scientist with the Louisiana Environmental Action Network, pushes BP to provide oil spill clean-up workers with protective gear.

Cigs, Booze – and Produce?
the New Corner Store
Inner City Muslim Action Network
June 20, 2010

In Chicago, Muslim convenience store owners wrestle with their faith – and neighborhood critics – when selling liquor, cigarettes and junk food. A proposed grant program would help by subsidizing fresh produce on the shelves, changing the nature of corner stores.

Anti-Immigrant Law Hurts
Abuse Victims Too
Border Action Network
June 18, 2010

The controversial Arizona immigration law, SB 1070, could harm victims of domestic abuse too fearful of deportation to report the crime.

Create Opportunity For
Oakland, Coalition Demands
Center for Third World Organizing, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
June 18, 2010

A coalition of activist groups are pushing the city of Oakland to make its army base redevelopment project a source of quality blue-collar jobs.

Hillary Clinton Honors
Farm Worker Activist
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
June 15, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored Laura Germino, from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, for her leadership and success in fighting modern-day slavery in America.

Costa Mesa Supports AZ;
Protesters Strike Back
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
June 14, 2010

Protesters blocked traffic in response to a vote by the Costa Mesa City Council that takes a no-tolerance approach toward undocumented immigrants.

Childcare Cut Ripples:
Job Loss and Welfare
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
June 14, 2010

With the California legislature poised to miss its budget deadline, child centers may be forced to cut care immediately. Some have already sent out pink slips; many are considering closing doors.

Texas Food Program
‘Stamped’ with Failure
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, La Union del Pueblo Entero
June 13, 2010

The nonprofit advocacy group Texas RioGrande Legal Aid has sued that state’s food stamp program, providing painful detail on the ways it discourages qualified applicants from receiving needed food.

Green Card Fees to
Rise 10 Percent
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
June 10, 2010

Federal officials have proposed raising fees for various immigration documents to offset budget shortfalls.

Hungry and Waiting;
Food Stamps Delayed
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
June 8, 2010

Texas faces heavy criticism – and a lawsuit -- because of lengthy delays in getting food stamps to those who qualify for the federal program. Lawyers argue that the system is chronically understaffed.

Across Divides, Groups
Sue Arizona for SB 1070
Asian Pacific American Legal Center & National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
June 5, 2010

A coalition of civil rights group move to the higher courts to block the Arizona immigration law that they believe encourages racial profiling and discrimination.

Political Action Revived
With Social Media
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
June 3, 2010

Social media networks like Twitter are proving invaluable for advocacy and activists

As Workers Wheeze,
BP Threatens Jobs
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
June 1, 2010

Fishermen hired by BP to clean up the company’s massive oil spill are being threatened with firing if they use their own respirators and other safety equipment, according to an environmental advocacy group working in the Gulf.