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Mayor Gloria forms advisory group to help tackle challenges facing Black communities
The advisory group will meet quarterly and hold its first meeting on Feb. 19.
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African Communities Warn Language Issues Could Shut Them Out of Redistricting
Redistricting is a complex undertaking that can confuse even most political observers. But some African residents in San Diego are worried they will be further shut out of the process this year because of language access barriers.
PANA Condemns Expansion of Trump’s Muslim Ban
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2020 Contact: Geneviéve Jones-Wright 619.363.7382 Genevieve@panasd.org SAN DIEGO – Three years after Trump’s first iteration of his xenophobic and Islamophobic Muslim Travel Ban, the Trump Administration announced today that they have expanded the ban to include six additional countries
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Policy and Campaigns
PANA equips refugee and immigrant leaders with the tools and knowledge to engage directly with policymakers. PANA transforms civic participation into a form of collective power. Our organizing builds collective power to challenge systems that perpetuate inequality, bringing urgent attention to campaign priorities to address mass surveillance, protecting immigrants, equitable
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Proactive Narratives
This work powerfully weaves together storytelling, activism, and visual art to center the lived experiences of refugee and immigrant youth as they confront surveillance and broader systemic injustices in their communities. Through personal testimony, PANA transforms abstract policy debates into deeply felt narratives rooted in emotion, memory, and cultural identity
Human Rights Day of Action Highlights
2017 San Diego’s interfaith community, civil and human rights groups, labor and social service organizations, and compassionate individuals joined together to affirm our commitment to make San Diego a safe haven for refugees and immigrants from around the world, especially those fleeing a crisis of violence, natural disaster, and
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Civic Engagement
We believe that multiracial power-building is not just necessary — it is the only path forward to ensure that those most impacted by injustice are leading the fight for a truly inclusive and equitable multiracial society. In 2020, we had direct conversations with over 47,000 African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim,
El Cajon’s New Majority-Minority Districts
A Tale of Two Neighborhoods PANA’s office is based in City Heights, San Diego, the most diverse neighborhood in all of San Diego County and home to historic refugee community landmarks like Little Saigon and Little Mogadishu. The neighborhood was traditionally more affordable, but in recent decades has begun
PANA Launches Build Better San Diego Coalition
In June 2016, PANA released it's first report, "San Diego Refugee Experiences," the conclusion of 50 house meetings led by San Diego refugee residents to study how the community is faring in areas such as health, education, jobs and housing. What we found was that across
PANA Joins #NoMuslimBanEver
From September 5th through October 10th, PANA is joining with thousands across the country to say #NoMuslimBanEver. The #NoMuslimBanEver campaign is organized by dozens of organizations across the United States including MPower Change, the MASA Organizing team, Asian Americans Advancing Justice –Asian Law Caucus, and Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Human Rights Day of Action
2017 San Diego’s interfaith community, civil and human rights groups, labor and social service organizations, and compassionate individuals joined together to affirm our commitment to make San Diego a safe haven for refugees and immigrants from around the world, especially those fleeing a crisis of violence, natural disaster, and
PANA Helps Launch New Podcast "Flip the Script: The Future is Female"
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of PANA’s new Podcast, in partnership with Climate Action Campaign: Flip the Script: The Future is Female. About the Podcast Flip the Script is here to shake things up and offer a new vision for how to move San Diego forward so