Social Impact Leader Spotlight: Gaby Hernandez
Title:
Executive Director, Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition
Focus Area:
Long Beach, California
Causes:
Immigrant Rights
Community Work:
-Building and sustaining a thriving immigrant-led movement to end the criminalization of immigrants and secure bold protections and opportunities that allow immigrant communities to thrive.
-Empowering those in her community to push for better resources and protections at both the local and national level.
-Fighting for just policies that will benefit the immigrant community on the local and state level through organizing, programming, and advocacy.
Community Involvement:
-An abolitionist who believes in the importance of people power and grassroots organizing in order to make real systemic change.
-Fighting for the Long Beach Justice Fund, which provides representation to immigrant folks.
-LBIRC supports the leadership development of immigrant leaders through political education, leadership programs, wellness resources, and shared advocacy.
-LBIRC advocates and organizes to transform the systems and power structures (i.e. laws, budgets and policies) that impact our community.
-LBIRC is a regional hub for information, services, and resources for the immigrant community.
-LBIRC builds partnerships and is an integral force in local, state, and national coalitions that are advancing intersectional movements for justice.
Fellowships & Awards:
-2021 Weingart Fellow: The John W. Mack Movement Building Fellows Program.
Features
-Featured on PBS News Hour Brief But Spectacular
-Featured on the RAD AF podcast by Long Beach Forward
-Featured on TNP’s Our Stories Our Time
Imagine a world where young people grow up with Impact Leaders like Gaby as their heroes along with the athletes, actors, artists, musicians, and social media stars that get most of the world’s attention. Gaby is doing real on-the-ground work to make this world a better place. Let’s create a new world where we elevate the voices of Impact Leaders — together!
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