Voices of California’s Immigrant Indigenous Workers
On May 1, International Workers’ Day, CBDIO staff, in collaboration with other organizations and community members, participated in the Fresno and Madera marches to honor those who have lost their lives under ICE custody and operations, reaffirm the fight for justice, demand better working conditions, and encourage civic engagement in the upcoming elections. Messages in support were shared in multiple languages to ensure that all communities could be heard. …
Report Separates Indigenous Migrants from ‘Hispanic/Latino’ Labels
“The ongoing invisibility and misrepresentation of Indigenous Migrant communities has consequences for the community…as Indigenous migrants navigate racialized systems that often lack culturally competent services,” said CIELO, an Indigenous women-led non-profit organization that works with Indigenous communities in Los Angeles.…
US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review
The two tribes and three tribal citizens filed suit against the North Dakota Legislature in 2022, arguing that its new legislative map shifted district lines in a way that diluted tribal representation, under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which outlaws racially discriminatory voting practices.
The Supreme Court on Monday decided 8-1 to void the appeals court’s ruling.…
Investment treaties are undermining the global energy transition
Globally, 2 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of potential annual greenhouse gas emissions is protected via investment treaties. The G7 is responsible for protecting 50% of these emissions abroad. Investment treaties with investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions are misaligned with international efforts to achieve net zero emissions. Countries with climate ambition need to lead the reform of investment treaties to eliminate the risk posed by ISDS to the global energy transition.…
As ICE Tears Immigrant Families Apart, California Moves to Keep Them Housed
State Senator Maria Elena Durazo stands alongside immigrant rights and tenants’ rights advocates to introduce Senate Bill 1243, the Tenant Protections for Immigrant Families Act. SB 1243 creates an affirmative defense and a temporary stay on unlawful detainer actions for impacted tenants and families, whose household members have been abducted by federal immigration enforcement during this period of immense fear, loss, and turmoil.…
INDIGENOUS MIGRANTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles County is home to many diverse Indigenous Migrant communities from what is now known as Mexico and Central America however data and reports on Latinx immigrant communities as a whole often obscures and effectively erases these communities in their analysis. A newly released report, “Indigenous Migrants in Los Angeles County” provides an opportunity to learn more about these diverse communities through the work of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO), an Indigenous women-led community-based organization, and preliminary research conducted by CIELO and the USC Equity Research Center. Community data gathering efforts such as survey data from CIELO’s outreach events offer a unique opportunity to better understand the diversity of Indigenous Migrant communities throughout Los Angeles County.…
