Sentences with phrase «immigrant and refugee women»

The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society's (PIRS) mission is to empower immigrant and refugee women and children to fully participate in Canadian life through neighbourhood - based programs and our vision is a society that values the diverse contributions of immigrants and refugees and promotes the enrichment of their lives.

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We're going to ask [these 22 female GOP representatives] for a verbal commitment that they will stand up for intersectional women's health, that we will make it clear that includes immigrants, refugees, people of color and the LGBTQ community in the United States.

The data also shows that more women arrive in Canada as the spouses of economic immigrants or as non-economic newcomers or refugees and have lower employment rates and earn less than the average wage.

Yes to a decent refugee policy that provides a home for desperate men, women and children fleeing war: immigrants and refugees helped to build this country, and will continue to do so.

that minimizes the historical suffering of women and minority groups in this country, 2) an overwrought persecution complex that confuses sharing civil rights with others with being persecuted by them, and 3) a persistent fear of the perceived «other» — Muslims, LGBT people, immigrants, refugees, etc. — that results in culture wars meant to «take back» the public square.

What if we didn't just look for a balanced photo op to keep Twitter off our back but instead really and truly welcomed and promoted and amplified the voices and experiences of women, minorities, immigrants, refugees, or those less formally educated right into valuable positions of power and influence at our conferences?

anger at discrimination, at home and abroad, against refugees and immigrants, women, people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.»

«Kearns has a record of voting against marginalized populations: women, the LGBTQ community, refugees and immigrants,» Cichon said.

«However, when we examined primary immigrants and secondary immigrants separately, we found much greater odds of preterm birth among secondary refugee women.»

This group includes working families, young men of color, marginalized girls and young women, immigrants and refugees, undocumented youth and adults, opportunity youth, low - skilled adults, and individuals with significant disabilities or other barriers to employment or advancement.

A talked - up novel that deserved the buzz it got, Cleave's portrait of a Nigerian refugee with a startling connection to a well - to - do British woman and her husband is a moving, honest story of immigrant life and the ties that bind us all.

Wave Pool — the Cincinnati - based contemporary art center built on the ethos that art intersects with community — is taking the lead on employing and empowering local refugee and immigrant women in Ohio through art.

Granted, in our uncertain post-election moment, artists and curators feel the need to respond to the imperiled conditions of life that many now face, especially people of color, refugees and immigrants, queer and trans people, women, and the poor — indeed the list stretches to include the entire planetary ecosystem, which is to say, all of us.

A look at this week's art news, including Caroline Woolard and Pedro Reyes» recent contributions to the Cincinnati nonprofit Wave Pool, whose Welcome Editions project invites artists to design a limited edition art object and work with local refugee and immigrant women to fabricate the pieces.

students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.

It must take an intersectional approach, recognizing that particular groups of women and girls — including First Nations, Inuit, Métis, racialized, disabled, refugee, immigrant, transgender, lesbian, bisexual and single parent women and girls — experience particular forms of discrimination and deepened disadvantage.

Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society: VLMFSS provides services to immigrant, visible minority and refugee women and their families.

Prior to law school Zara was a front - line community advocate for over a decade, working extensively on issues involving violence against women and children, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee issues, legal aid reform, custody and access advocacy, anti-poverty initiatives and specific coalition work with South Asian women.

Tallying up what we know also confirms where our gaps are, and we still have many gaps in relation to understanding violence against those very women who are most vulnerable, including women with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) women, women from immigrant and refugee communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

She currently advises non-profits serving women, communities of color, refugees and immigrants and people facing the challenges of re-entry through her consultancy, Sea Change Management.