Case Summary: In Plyler v. Doe (1982), four Mexican-American families challenged a Texas law that withheld from public schools any state funds for educating undocumented children. Their own school district was charging $1000 per undocumented child to compensate for lost funding.
Join us for a public panel featuring several New Jersey-based food access organizations on a discussion about local food security and shifting needs amid the current political climate. Discussion will center around emerging federal policy on health, nutrition, immigration, social safety nets, and the inclusion and access of…
Melissa Miles (she/her) is an Environmental and Climate Justice advocate who began her career as a community organizer while living in an environmental justice community in Newark, New Jersey. She holds an MA in Anthropology from The New School, yet maintains that her knowledge of EJ is rooted in her lived experience, the…
Join us as authors Ulla Berg and Aldo Lauria Santiago discuss their recent publication: Latinas/os in New Jersey: Histories, Communities, and Cultures with panel members Kathleen López and Melanie Plasencia. Moderated by Princeton University Professor of Sociology Patricia Fernandez Kelly.
Our state is facing dual public health crises of soaring rates of homelessness and mental health needs.We will be releasing two major reports on the state of mental health services or homeless adults and children in NJ and discussing ways you can take action.Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement…
Gabriella Sanchez: "Dismantling Smuggling: The Race Against Irregular Migration in the Americas"
DetailsThe smuggling of migrants is high on the security agenda of countries around the world. In the Americas, states have repeatedly expressed their commitment to combat the proliferation of this crime and to protect migrants from transnational smuggling networks, particularly in response to U.S. government demands to curb…
Dr. Christian Braneon sits on the Board of Directors of The Trust for Governors Island as well as the Advisory Board of Morehouse College's Environmental Justice & Sustainability Program. He leads the Urban Pillar of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Dr. Braneon previously served as Co…
Great Neighborhoods for All coalition, in partnership with NJ Future. Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.
