Archive: Our Staff
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Disparities, Workers, and Community Responses to COVID 19: A Public Forum (Video)
On April 29, 2020, KI hosted a virtual discussion on the role of inequality in the COVID 19 pandemic that featured local perspectives on workers and community responses. Longstanding inequalities – i
Categories: Events, Our Staff, Race and Economic Empowerment Project, Race and Economic Empowerment Project
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KI Welcomes James C. Benton as Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project
The Kalmanovitz Initiative is thrilled to welcome Dr. James C. Benton as director of its new Race and Economic Empowerment Project. In his role, Dr. Benton will be conducting research, directing advoc
Categories: Our Staff, People, Race and Economic Empowerment Project
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Nick Wertsch: Lessons from KI Inspire Worker Victory in Harris County, Texas
A year after I departed from the Kalmanovitz Initiative to take up work as a staff attorney with the Worker Defense Project in Houston, I find that my KI experience continues to resonate. Workers Defe
Categories: Just Employment Policy, Our Staff, People
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Mayor Bowser Funds $2.5 Million for Immigration Legal Services in Proposed Budget
Last night Mayor Bowser announced that she will allocate $2.5 million for immigration legal services in her proposed budget for this year! "At the budget engagement forums last month, I was moved
Categories: Immigration and Labor Project, Our Staff, Student Leaders
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WCP: Beyond the Caravan: Why We Must Protect Workers Covered by TPS
Leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, Republicans warned voters about a caravan of migrants traveling north from Central America. In this weeks’ Working-Class Perspective, KI’s Juan L. Belman Guerrero calls our attention to another group of immigrants who have already planted roots in the United States: hundreds of thousands of immigrants covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) face the threat of removal from their homes and workplaces if their immigration status is not addressed, which would harm both them and the American economy.
Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars
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KI Welcomes New Program Manager Juan Belmán
KI is excited to announce that Juan Belmán Guerrero will be joining its staff as its new Program Manager. The position of Program Manager, which was previously held by Nick Wertsch, involves managing
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KI Is Hiring a Program Manager!
After bidding farewell to our colleague Nick Wertsch, KI is hiring a new Program Manager to coordinate our student programs, serve as a community organizer, and help plan KI events. Please find the fu
Category: Our Staff
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KI Bids Nick Wertsch Adieu
As many of friends of the Kalmanovitz Initiative already know, we said good-bye this week to our longest-serving staff member, Nick Wertsch, holding a send-off in his honor at Georgetown on May 2. Nic
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Lane Windham, KI Associate Director, Receives Prestigious Labor History Award
KI Associate Director Lane Windham has been awarded the prestigious 2018 David Montgomery Award from the Organization of American Historians (OAH) at its annual meeting in Sacramento, California. The
Categories: In the News, Our Staff, People, Women Innovating Labor Leadership
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WCP: #SaveTPS: A Working-Class Struggle
Congress must act by the end of this week to save DACA, but they also face a deadline on another program that has helped immigrants from countries struggling with war, disasters, and environmental emergencies – Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, KI’s Jessica F. Chilin-Hernández explains why TPS matters for workers and for her own family.
Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars