3/31/2021: Language Justice, In Praxis, The BREATHE Act

THE PRAXIS PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS Language Justice Toolkit - Now in Spanish Resource Update   The Language Justice Toolkit is a collection of specific, practical strategies for organizations and individuals who are committed to building powerful multilingual spaces in their own workplaces and communities.   Access the Resource In Praxis Podcast Episodes 3-5 Now Available In Praxis Season 2   The second season of In Praxis continues! If you haven't tuned in, check out our newest episodes: THE CASE FOR EQUITY-BASED POLICY PROCESSES: Rod Lew makes the case for systems change and calls for equity based policy processes in SSB taxes. THE POWER OF PERSONAL CONNECTIONS: Winnie Huston speaks to the power of connecting personally with community members in food spaces. COMBATTING THE RISE OF SODA: Michael Jacobson discusses the rise of soda consumption and array of strategies advocates have used reduce its harmful effects. Episodes will be released every other week. Stay tuned where ever you listen to podcasts. We are on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. POLICY NEWS & ACTION Demand the House & Senate hold hearings for the BREATHE Act   The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (JPA ) is not the solution we’ve demanded—the BREATHE Act is.   Take Action: Email key elected officials and demand they hold a hearing on the BREATHE Act today.   POLICY NEWS & ACTION Take Action: Urge your members of Congress to pass the Dream and Promise Act a pathway to citizenship that honors and protects our immigrant communities during COVID-19 pandemic. Take Action: Fight Gun Violence—Pass Universal Background Checks Sign the petition: Tell the Biden administration and DHS to act now and shut down the #FirstTen facilities immediately. Take Action: The Southern Movement Assembly is calling on communities to take actions that #HearThePeople on April 10 as a culmination of The People's First 100 Days. Take Action: Support the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act (EACH Act) #4EACHofUs  Take Action: Essential and excluded workers are putting their bodies on the line. New York State must #FundExcludedWorkers  Sign the petition: Demand PepsiCo to permanently stop political spending starting with Congressional election deniers  Sign the petition: A Community-Centered Response to violence against Asian-American Communities  RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCES Resource: Project Nia & Interrupting Criminalization's virtual project #1MExperiments featuring snapshots of community-based safety strategies to expand ideas about safety. Subscribe to the #1MExperiments newsletter for zines exploring the details of specific projects. Training: Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ)–Chicago, Hollaback!, and Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR)–Chicago's Bystander Intervention Trainings to combat anti-Asian violence, harassment, and discrimination. Multiple training dates are available throughout April. Workshop: Community Organization Representation Project's (CORP) free Virtual Clinic on Employment Law on April 23 from 2:00 – 4:15pm PDT. Available to Northern California nonprofits only. Please apply by 12:00pm April 16.  Training: Building Movement Project's Spring 2021 Solidarity Semester, a free five-week online training school on social change roles and solidarity practices for emerging youth leaders. Join S21 Solidarity Semester every Wednesday on Youtube until April 22 from 2:00-3:00pm PDT and review their session resources. Register here.  Resource: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities project by Black Women Radicals, the Asian American Feminist Collective, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop exploring Black and Asian American feminist histories and frameworks on care, community, and survival for collective liberation. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Appalachian Community Fund's General Fund encourages grassroots social change in Central Appalachia (eastern Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and all of West Virginia). Grants of up to $3,000 to grassroots groups that are working for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Application deadline is April 30, 2021. Learn More. Borealis Philanthropy's Communities Transforming Policing Fund, which resources local communities impacted by deadly and discriminatory policing practices to build power, increase police accountability and transparency, and redefine safety by advocating for investment in community-based programs and services as alternatives to police, jails, and prisons. Grants range from $15000-$30000. Learn more. JOB OPPORTUNITIES SisterSong is hiring a Program Director, Education & Advocacy Coordinator, and Communications Directors Eco Farm is hiring a Program Coordinator, remote based in California Highlander Center is hiring several positions, including a Development Specialist and Human Resources Manager Race Forward is hiring an GARE Regional Manager, remote by South and NW preferred Center for Ecoliteracy is hiring a Policy and Communications Coordinator Asian Services in Action (ASIA) is hiring RNs for its Akron, OH site ACCE is hiring organizers based in the Bay Area, CA Chicago Tourture Justice Center is searching for a Communications and Resourcing Associate based in Chicago, IL (currently remote) The Praxis Project is looking for an Accounting Assistant and Program Manager - Research & Training The Sentencing Project is hiring a Development Director, remote Black Future Lab is searching for several positions, including a Communications Associate, Director of Administration, and Finance Director Autistic Self Advocacy Network is searching for a Programs and Communications Associate based in D.C. Freedom for Immigrants is hiring a Communications Director, remote by located in a major media market (L.A., D.C., NYC) California Pan-Ethnic Health Network is searching for a Communications Associate, Policy Manager, and Senior Legislative Advocate PolicyLink is hiring a Director, Water Equity & Climate Resilience, based in Oakland, CA SHARE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES Do you have any resources or opportunities to share with our network? Reply to this email and tell us about it! The Praxis Project is a values-driven national nonprofit organization that seeks to improve health justice through partnerships to build community power. Our Community Power Digest - Monthly Newsletter features updates and news from The Praxis Project and our basebuilding network. If you'd like to stop receiving these emails, simply click here to unsubscribe.