Impact Fund

Today is the 10-year anniversary of a horrific act of violence against the LGBTQ+ and Hispanic communities of Orlando, Florida.

We honor the memory of those who were killed:

Akyra Monet Murray
Alejandro Barrios Martinez
Amanda Lizette Alvear Benabe
Angel Luis Candelario Padró
Anthony Luis Laureano Disla
Antonio Davon Brown
Brenda Marquez McCool
Christopher Andrew Leinonen
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz
Cory James Connell
Darryl "DJ" Burt, II
Deonka Deidra Drayton (Dee Dee)
Eddie Jamol-Droy Justice (Brycen Banks)
Edward "Eddie" Manuel Sotomayor Jr.
Enrique L. Rios Jr.
Eric Ivan Ortiz Rivera (Shaky)
Frank Hernandez Escalante (Frankie)
Franky Jimmy De Jesus Velázquez
Gerardo A. Ortiz Jimenez
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez
Jason Benjamin Josaphat
Javier Jorge Reyes
Jean Carlo Mendez Perez
Jean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez (Moñoño)
Jerry Wright
Joel Rayón Paniagua
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega (John)
Juan Chavez Martinez
Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez
Juan Ramón Guerrero
Kimberly Jean Morris
Leroy Valentin Fernández
Luis D. Conde
Luis Daniel "Dani" Wilson Leon
Luis Omar Ocasio Capo
Luis Sergio Vielma
Martin Benitez Torres (Papa)
Mercedez Marisol Flores (Mari)
Miguel Angel Honorato
Oscar Aracena
Paul Terrell Henry "Daddy"
Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz (Ommy)
Rodolfo Ayala Ayala
Shane Evan Tomlinson
Simón Adrián Carrillo Fernández
Stanley Almodovar III
Tevin Eugene Crosby
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano-Rosado
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan (Mary)

“No one in America was sentenced to die of heatstroke in a prison."

As temperatures soar across the U.S., prisons become increasingly deadly. Must-read 👇

Scorching cells How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons

ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump https://www.ms.now/news/trump-ice-detention-dilley-kids-immigration

The House Judiciary Committee has called Bryan Fair, Interim President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, to testify on June 9.

The same committee that has done nothing while this administration pardoned violent white supremacists, gutted voting rights, and weaponized the DOJ against civil rights organizations now wants answers from the people fighting back.

Happy Election Day!

On this day in 2020, George Floyd was killed. Today, we honor his memory.

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it."

Today, we honor Malcolm X, who was born on May 19th, 1925.

What Is Redistricting and Why Is It Important? A recent Supreme Court decision is putting a renewed spotlight on redistricting — learn more about it and how some lawmakers are attempting redraw maps to disenfranchise voters.

The Trump administration is buying up industrial warehouses across the U.S. to detain tens of thousands of immigrants. Earthjustice is leveraging environmental laws to fight back.​

Detaining migrants in warehouses is cruel, inhumane, and a public health disaster waiting to happen. These detention facilities are being fast-tracked without environmental reviews or meaningful public input.​

We're using laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to stop construction of these warehouse detention centers. And we won't back down.