Together, We Fight
Building on the Ecosystem of Immigrant Justice
SCIJ understands that they alone cannot fix the systemic issues of the U.S.’s immigration system. SCIJ is committed to working with and supporting other people and organizations in this fight. SCIJ believes this work is not a competition but an opportunity for collaborating with and raising up others to address these issues.
We’re proud to be partnered with multiple terrific organizations and coalitions. Follow them. Like them. Support them. Donate to them. We’re stronger together. Change comes when we organize for social transformation. As Malcom X famously said, “We’re not outnumbered. We’re out organized.” We working together to change that.
+ MIRA Coalition
Since its founding in 1987, MIRA has been driven by its broad, diverse membership across the Commonwealth, which includes immigrant-led community organizations, refugee resettlement agencies, providers of social, legal and health services, faith-based organizations and civil and human rights advocates. SCIJ is a member of MIRA and committed to supporting their mission. Learn more at: http://miracoalition.org/.
+ Viva Translate
Viva Translate’s mission is to allow all limited-English speakers to access government and non-profit services without a language barrier. Viva Translate automatically translates conversations between legal aid staff and non-English speaking clients, in a low-tech and convenient way. Viva Translate provides staff and clients the ability to send texts to one another in their native language. Text messages are instantaneous, asynchronous, and familiar, with no additional setup required for clients. SCIJ has partnered with Viva Translate in order to more conviently and securely communicate with clients. Learn more at: [https://vivatranslate.org/][1].
+ Innovation Law Lab
Equal parts lawyers, engineers, and organizers, Innovation Law Lab (Law Lab) leverages advocacy, technology and law to fight for immigrant and refugee justice. Law Lab's collaborative legal representation model and technology transform the way lawyers and advocates scale their work to provide effective support to immigrants in hostile jurisdictions so that every case that should win, does win, every time, everywhere. Law Lab’s legal service and advocacy model in Georgia is entirely remote and primarily volunteer-driven. SCIJ has partnered with Law Lab to support these efforts to provide remote representation to asylees in Georgia. Learn more at: https://innovationlawlab.org/.
+ Al Otro Lado
Al Otro Lado is a binational social justice organization that provides cross-border legal screening, advocacy, and representation to asylum seekers. deportees, medically vulnerable undocumented immigrants, individuals incarcerated in immigration detention centers, and families impacted by the policy of family separation. SCIJ has partnered with Al Otro Lado's remote legal services program to connect students with those seeking asylum. Learn more at: https://alotrolado.org/.
+ Lawyers Clearinghouse
Lawyers Clearinghouse improves the lives of people facing social and economic hardship by engaging the legal community in pro bono service to nonprofit organizations and their homeless and low-income clients. SCIJ has partnered with Lawyers Clearinghouse on multiple projects including incorporation, SCIJ's Law & Immigration Training Program, and the Access to Justice Fellowship. Stuart Min is an Access to Justice currently partneredw with SCIJ. Learn more at: https://lawyersclearinghouse.org/.
+ Respond: Crisis Translation
Respond: Crisis Translation is a network of volunteer translators providing compassionate, effective, and trauma-informed interpretation and translation services for migrants, refugees, and anyone experiencing language barriers. SCIJ is partnered with Respond in order to ensure all of SCIJ's services and work is accessible, regardless of language. Learn more at: https://www.respondcrisistranslation.org/.
+ Tarjimly
Tarjimly means “translate for me” and was founded in 2017 in response to the Syrian refugee crisis and the US Refugee & Travel Ban. Tarjimly's mission is to improve the lives of refugees and the efficiency of humanitarian services by eliminating language barriers. SCIJ is partnered with Tarjimly in order to ensure all of SCIJ's services and work is accessible, regardless of language. Learn more at: tarjim.ly.
+ AsylumConnect
AsylumConnect is a nonprofit using technology to facilitate the safe navigation of those fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Launched in 2016, the “AsylumConnect Catalog” is the world’s first tech resource platform designed for those fleeing persecution due to sexual orientation or gender identity. SCIJ has partnered with AsylumConnect in multiple ways including spreading AsylumConnect's Catalog and SCIJ's services, and providing resources for SCIJ's Law & Immigration Training Program. Learn more at: https://asylumconnect.org/.
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