Luckily, we’re far from alone in this work.
By bringing together different voices and experiences, we enhance our efforts and foster inclusion for marginalized groups. Together, we have important conversations, share resources, and create grassroots projects that tackle social injustices. This teamwork turns our shared beliefs into action, allowing us to support equity, justice, and healing.
Through partnerships based on respect and trust, we create a strong support network that empowers individuals and builds resilient communities.
Here’s more amazing organizations leading efforts of sacred resistance.
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) - www.iris-la.org
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) provides a gracious welcome as well as tangible tools and connections to help new arrivals achieve self-sufficiency in the United States. IRIS is a non-profit, non-sectarian agency offering several programs including refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, cultural orientation and food assistance programs. IRIS is a program of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and operates in conjunction with Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM).
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles - www.chirla.org
CHIRLA was founded in 1986 to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees. CHIRLA became a place for organizations and people who support human rights to work together for policies that advance justice and full inclusion for all immigrants.
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice - www.cluejustice.org
CLUE works as a coalition of diverse congregations with a progressive agenda around workers’ rights and issues of economic justice. Clergy and lay people involved in this work occupy a very specific place within the larger social justice landscape, and they bring the following unique gifts to the struggle
National Day Laborer Organizing Network - www.ndlon.org/en
NDLON improves the lives of day laborers, migrants and low-wage workers. We build leadership and power among those facing injustice so they can challenge inequality and expand labor, civil and political rights for all.
ACLU of Southern California - www.aclusocal.org
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These include the right to freedom of speech and assembly, the right to religious freedom, due process of law, equality before the law and the right to privacy. The ACLU also relies on state constitutional provisions and federal and state laws that further these and similar rights.
National Immigration Law Center - www.nilc.org
Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading advocacy organizations in the U.S. dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.
LA Voice - www.lavoice.org
LA Voice is a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power, training them to speak, act, and work together to transform our County into one that reflects the dignity of all people.
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) - www.carecen-la.org
CARECEN, the largest Central American immigrant rights organization in the country, empowers Central Americans and all immigrants by defending human and civil rights, working for social and economic justice, and promoting cultural diversity. We envision Los Angeles becoming a place where Central Americans and all other communities live in peace and dignity, enjoying economic well-being, social justice, and political empowerment.