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Fight Back
On a Tuesday night, 10 grassroots groups and 150 San Diegans gathered for tacos and an evening of cross-community solidarity, standing against the targeting and criminalization of Muslim, newcomer, and immigrant community members.On October 10, the Supreme Court of the United States will be hearing two cases about the
SD Free Press: Convention Center Expansion Gets Thumbs Down From PANA
PANA Statement on Convention Center, Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) has received multiple inquiries about an article in VoiceofSanDiego.org on September 22, 2017, concerning negotiations with the tourism industry and representatives of Mayor Kevin Faulconer. PANA’s response is as follows: 1. PANA will not be a party to any negotiations
PANA Statement on President’s Third Attempt at a Muslim Ban
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2017 Contact: Ramla Sahid 619.265.6611 ramla@panasd.org PANA Statement on President’s Third Attempt at a Muslim Ban Original Intent to Discriminate Remains and Is Now Indefinite SAN DIEGO – President Donald Trump buried on a Sunday afternoon announcement of his
SD Union-Tribune: Revived effort to expand convention center meets stiff resistance
SD Free Press: President’s Third Attempt at a Muslim Ban Condemned
Voice of San Diego: Power Brokers Restart Talks to Fund Convention Center
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)
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Ramla Sahid
Led by the communities it serves, PANA raises refugee voices to increase their visibility and impact in the region. PANA does this by bringing hundreds of impacted residents to meetings with their political representatives to voice their experiences and change policies that affect them and their economic, educational, health, and
Solidarity
We are thrilled to be joined by Deepa Iyer, Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion. She is the author of We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future. We will discuss the work happening at a national level impacting immigrants, refugees,
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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