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Fifty works by the late photographer Ann Marsden will be exhibited through April 28 at Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota in St. Paul.
Ann Marsden’s portrait of activist/environmentalist Winona LaDuke will be featured at IFP Minnesota in St. Paul. (Photo courtesy Ann Bancroft Foundation)
Advancing Justice | AAJC Selects John C. Yang as New President
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WASHINGTON, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) announced today the selection of nationally recognized attorney John C. Yang as the new president and executive director of the organization.
Yang succeeds Mee Moua, who informed the organization of her desire to move on last October. He will start immediately and work with Moua until mid-March to ensure a smooth transition for the organization.
Advancing Justice | AAJC President Bids Fond Farewell
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) announced today that its president and executive director, Mee Moua, is leaving the organization. Moua, a respected leadership voice in the civil rights community, departs in mid-March after five years at the helm of the Washington, D.C. based national nonprofit organization. An announcement of her successor is expected next week.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Responds to White House Firing of Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
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Washington, DC – January 31, 2017 – The White House fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates yesterday, calling her actions a betrayal after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend the administration’s flawed executive order to ban refugees and immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.
In response to the White House statement and actions, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, issued the following statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Strongly Opposes SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch
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WASHINGTON – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, responds to the selection of Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court Justice of the United States with the following statement:
As organizations representing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, we are extremely troubled by Senator Sessions’ record of disenfranchising and denying the rights of people of color, immigrants, and Muslim communities. Senator Sessions, if confirmed, would be the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, charged with protecting the rights of all people in the United States as well as overseeing the immigration court system. His record makes him unfit for this role.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Executive Orders Banning Immigrants and Refugees From Predominantly Muslim Countries
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Washington, DC – Today, President Trump issued an executive order banning immigrants and refugees from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. “We condemn today’s executive orders condoning fear and ignorance in the name of national security,” said Elica Vafaie, National Security and Civil Rights Attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus. “It’s a direct affront to communities still reeling from the spike in anti-Muslim violence and hate incidents since the election season.”
Could Voter Fraud Investigation Lay Groundwork for Trump Decimation of Voting Rights?
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WASHINGTON, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, is challenging the Trump administration on its latest anticipated executive order to investigate the baseless claim of widespread voter fraud. The organizations believe the investigation is an attempt to move toward voter suppression tactics in future elections.
Advancing Justice issued the following statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, released a statement regarding the administration’s announcement.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Executive Orders on Immigration
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WASHINGTON – The new administration announced today the signing of several inhumane and draconian executive orders intended to endanger immigrants and create fear in immigrant communities. The executive orders include a promise to withhold federal funding to sanctuary cities, greatly increase the number of immigration enforcement officers and border patrol officers, resurrect the controversial Secure Communities program, create new deportation priorities, and to increase detention—including children and families—at the border.