Updates, Actions, Stories

TRUST Act Moves Forward

After two years of mobilizing our Black and Latino membership, and working collaboratively with immigrant rights groups and allies, we’re celebrating that the TRUST Act (SB1081) passed out of the California Senate July 5. Introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, the
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Two of our Members Need Help

Comrades, two of our beloved members, who have been together for 26 years, and both of whom have been members since 2009, need our help. They have marched alongside us at countless actions, donated food and drinks to our member
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UCSF: Give Mr. Navarro his Kidney Transplant

Dear Friends, We are contacting you today to ask for your immediate support. Jesus Navarro, a recently laid off Pacific Steel Worker, was denied a Kidney Transplant by UC San Francisco Medical Center citing his undocumented status. He had insurance,
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United in the fight to make BIG BANKS PAY!

“It was fantastic! They had so many groups come together. It was great to see everyone come together for a common cause.” – Yvonne Smith, Causa Justa :: Just Cause member On Tuesday, April 27th, more than 800 people, including
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Unity is POWER/¡Unidad es POWER!

On a day when millions of workers across the world will take to the streets marching in unity and solidarity, we are proud to announce that after more than a decade of partnership, camaraderie, and mutual development, POWER and Causa
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Unraveling the Freddie-Fannie Tangle

ProPublica Ongoing Investigation by Jesse Eisinger and Cora Currier, ProPublica, Jan. 2, 2013, 10:09 a.m.   In the aftermath of the financial crisis, American taxpayers poured $187.5 billion into two huge but poorly understood companies: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Now
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Venegas Resigns From DHS S-Comm Task Force

Arturo Venegas’ resignation sets an example for a failed Dept. of Homeland Security Taskforce, as immigrant rights groups issue parallel report calling for an end to S-Comm. From California Immigrant Policy Center After a firestorm of controversy over the Secure
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