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Honoring and recognizing Juntos on their 20th Anniversary for their inspiring and transformative work serving, caring for, and organizing the Latinx immigrant community in South Philadelphia and beyond, and their leadership in fighting for the right to a quality education and the freedom to live with dignity, regardless of immigration status.
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WHEREAS, Juntos is a community-led, Latinx immigrant organization in South Philadelphia, that advocates and empowers workers, parents, youth, and immigrants while honoring and caring for the community they serve; and
WHEREAS, Juntos has been a leader in efforts to make Philadelphia a true sanctuary city in both policy and practice. As a key member of the Philadelphia Family Unity Network, Juntos drove years of powerful organizing and coalition-building to end city collaboration with ICE that had caused devastating deportations and family separations. They won a groundbreaking executive order that upheld the rights of all Philadelphians regardless of immigration status, and went on to ensure its policies were reinstated when under threat and ultimately expanded through the long-awaited end of the city's data-sharing agreement with ICE; and
WHEREAS, When the Trump administration brutally targeted immigrant communities in our city, Juntos boldly re-envisioned sanctuary as centered in community organizing, creating a Community Resistance Zone in South Philadelphia, where community members are empowered to understand their rights and are prepared and committed to defending their rights and those of their neighbors. Juntos trained thousands of Philadelphians and built a network of hundreds of resistors-underscoring all that is possible when we work together to protect ourselves; and
WHEREAS, Juntos has also mobilized to end inhumane national immigration policies and detention practices that have devastated families and communities in Philadelphia and far beyond. With local and national partners, they have fought w...
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