Podcasts about Tahirih Justice Center

Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and overall attention to domestic violence within our communities.In our third presentation of Policy Matters, we interview Casey Swegman of Tahirih Justice Center on the prevalence of child marriages in the US and learn about the upcoming federal proposal to address child marriages nationally.Casey Carter Swegman is a national expert on serving immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. As the Director of Public Policy at the Tahirih Justice Center she oversees Tahirih's state and federal policy advocacy focused on improving protections for immigrant survivors while simultaneously seeking long-term, systemic change. She engages in extensive domestic and international training and outreach and serves as a liaison to local agencies and service providers working to strengthen the capacity of their local community to respond to the needs of immigrant survivors. Before her role as Director of Public Policy, Casey spent over 10 years in direct service with immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, including at Tahirih on the Forced Marriage Initiative and before that with the International Rescue Committee, where she led a program for refugees arriving with special needs.This episode was curated by the Maitri Policy Advocacy Program and facilitated by Smitha Chandrasekhar. Smitha is a senior at the University of Washington majoring in Biology. She is currently on the pre-med track and intends to focus on a career in women's reproductive health and oncology. Smitha has been volunteering with Maitri for almost a year and is deeply invested in promoting the rights of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to their own bodies and autonomy.Resources shared in this PodcastChild Marriage Prevention Act of 2024https://www.tahirih.org/news/child-ma...Discussion with Fraidy Reiss, Child Marriage Survivor and founder of Unchained At last   • S5-E1: Unchained At Last: California ...  Asia Child marriage initiative: Summary of the research in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal https://www.icrw.org/wp-content/uploa...Child Marriage in the UShttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/up...UNICEF working to end child marriages in the UShttps://www.unicefusa.org/how-help/ad...California Senate Bill 404 on Child Marriage ban https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB404/id... California Coalition to End Child Marriage https://cacoalitiontoendchildmarriage... It is time to end child marriages in the US https://www.cfr.org/blog/its-time-end.

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Welcome to the upEND 2024 Convening! This episode was recorded live in Houston, TX on October 10, 2024.  Our liberation movements are intertwined. What are our strengths and opportunities in working together to achieve our collective goals? Guest host Corey Best moderates a conversation with activists working against prisons, immigrant detention, family policing, and more. Episode Guests:   Corey B. Best is a Black father, community organizer, activist, and leader. Originally from Washington, DC, Corey now resides in Florida. Corey has attached himself to “justice doing” — a movement and never-ending journey of being guided by the principled struggle to advance racial justice within this nation's child welfare and human service delivery systems.  This work puts Corey in front of more than 10,000 professionals annually and has afforded him with the fundamental knowledge about the importance of connecting to something bigger than himself–allowing perspective, pain, truth, joy, and vulnerability to surface in search of meaningful, collective impact.  In all his endeavors, Corey brings a deepened historical and contemporary analysis of the invention of race, racism, systems of oppression and how those systems interconnect to produce white advantage gaps.   Tanisha Long (she/her) is the Allegheny County community organizer for ALC. She holds a BA in English writing and a minor in legal studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Before her work with ALC, Tanisha organized the Black Lives Matter Pittsburgh and Southwest PA organization working to fight systemic racial injustice. Since 2008, Tanisha has organized rallies and direct actions centered around climate change, voting rights, and mass incarceration. She is also the founder of RE Visions, a nonprofit committed to creating a more equitable learning environment for students of color. Tanisha believes there is a power at the intersection of art & activism; she hopes to use her passion for storytelling to both center and better the lives of those impacted by our inequitable justice systems.   Tarek Ismail is Associate Professor at CUNY Law School, where co-directs the Family Law Practice Clinic and Family Defense Practicum, and is counsel to CUNY Law's Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) project.   Jennefer Canales-Pelaez joined the ILRC in 2022. Jennefer has advocated for immigrant rights from the age of 11 when she advocated for her father's immigration status to the President at the time, George W. Bush. Although her father was ultimately deported, Jennefer dedicated her life and career to ensuring that no one else experiences the trauma she felt at the age of 11. She graduated from Occidental College with a B.A. in Sociology in 2012 and earned her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in 2016. Jennefer is a member of the State Bar of Texas and California. She is also admitted in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jennefer has been involved with ICE out of LA, Southwestern Immigration Law Clinic, National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center (IMMDEF), Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and worked with the Los Angeles Immigration Court. Jennefer is a former board member and co-president of the National Lawyers Guild-LA Chapter, and former Apen Ideas Scholar. After moving back to her hometown, Houston, Texas in 2019, she represented survivors of gender-based violence at Tahirih Justice Center prior to joining the ILRC. Jennefer was nominated as one of Houston's Unsung Heros in 2020.  Episode Notes:  Support the work of upEND: upendmovement.org/donate Watch the full video of this session: https://upendmovement.org/event/live-upend-podcast-recording/  Read the episode transcript: upendmovement.org/podcast/2024-convening

Welcome to an interview with the author of Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys, Payam Zamani.    In this episode, Payam shares the most important lessons he learned from building a record-breaking billion-dollar IPO called AutoWeb, and how it fell apart. He took those early lessons and created his current company, One Planet Group, with the “people-first” culture he wanted all along for AutoWeb. As a result, One Planet Group's success has allowed Payam to reacquire AutoWeb and bring it back to profitability.   In Payam's book, Crossing the Desert, readers take an intimate look at how the paths we choose, the values we embrace, and the systems we decide to participate in (or not) can make or break us, not only financially, but spiritually. Payam's story is a timely reminder that enduring and embracing life's most difficult journeys can lead us to a brighter future—not only for ourselves, but for the people around us, and even the world.   Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of One Planet Group, a closely held private equity firm that owns a suite of online technology and media businesses.   Born in Iran, Zamani was forced to flee at the age of 16 due to his religious beliefs as a Baha'i. He was offered asylum in the United States in 1988, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. Upon graduation from the University of California, Davis, he and his brother founded AutoWeb, one of the first online car marketplaces, which they took public in 1999.    Since then, he has built and currently owns multiple technology and media businesses, has invested in more than 50 companies, and is striving to redefine capitalism in an attempt to elevate business to serve humanity. He has been named the “Best CEO for Diversity,” is the recipient of Tahirih Justice Center's Hope Award, and received an Award of Distinction from UC Davis in 2018. Zamani and his wife, Gouya, have two daughters, Sophia and Ella.   Get Crossing the Desert here: https://rb.gy/pio8ht   Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach   McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf   Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 460, featuring an interview with the author of Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys, Payam Zamani.    In this episode, Payam shares the most important lessons he learned from building a record-breaking billion-dollar IPO called AutoWeb, and how it fell apart. He took those early lessons and created his current company, One Planet Group, with the “people-first” culture he wanted all along for AutoWeb. As a result, One Planet Group's success has allowed Payam to reacquire AutoWeb and bring it back to profitability.   In Payam's book, Crossing the Desert, readers take an intimate look at how the paths we choose, the values we embrace, and the systems we decide to participate in (or not) can make or break us, not only financially, but spiritually. Payam's story is a timely reminder that enduring and embracing life's most difficult journeys can lead us to a brighter future—not only for ourselves, but for the people around us, and even the world.   Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of One Planet Group, a closely held private equity firm that owns a suite of online technology and media businesses.   Born in Iran, Zamani was forced to flee at the age of 16 due to his religious beliefs as a Baha'i. He was offered asylum in the United States in 1988, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. Upon graduation from the University of California, Davis, he and his brother founded AutoWeb, one of the first online car marketplaces, which they took public in 1999.    Since then, he has built and currently owns multiple technology and media businesses, has invested in more than 50 companies, and is striving to redefine capitalism in an attempt to elevate business to serve humanity. He has been named the “Best CEO for Diversity,” is the recipient of Tahirih Justice Center's Hope Award, and received an Award of Distinction from UC Davis in 2018. Zamani and his wife, Gouya, have two daughters, Sophia and Ella.   Get Crossing the Desert here: https://rb.gy/pio8ht   Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach   McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf   Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo  

Sara Tasneem - Child Marriage SurvivorDivorced: Sufi Cult + Child MarriageCW: CSA We will be discussing child marriage and forced marriage today, and all that goes along with it.My guest today is Sara Tasneem, who recently participated on our Child Marriage Panel at CORT2023. Sara is a survivor of forced child marriage who advocates publicly to end child marriage in the United States. Her story has been featured in the documentary, Knots: A Forced Marriage Story  and has been shared across national and international multi-media outlets.Sara works alongside non-profit organizations and other survivor advocates to raise awareness and to lobby and testify for legislation that seeks to end child and forced marriage. She also volunteers as a peer mentor to girls and women who have experienced child marriage and forced marriage. She sits on multiple coalitions including, the California Coalition to End Child Marriage, and the National Coalition to End Child Marriage.FIND SARA:Email: tasneemsf333@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingaftersurvivingBlog: https://tasneemsfadvocacy.home.blog/RESOURCES MENTIONED:Links to get help or connect:Unchained At Last: https://www.unchainedatlast.org/Tahirih Justice Center: https://www.tahirih.org/Support this podcast on Patreon (starting as low as $2/month) and get access to bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/janiceselbie Thanks to my newest patrons: Marie, Mary, and Peter. Every dollar helps.Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcastFollow Janice and the Conference on Religious Trauma on Social Media: Mastodon: JaniceSelbie@mas.toTwitter: https://twitter.com/divorcereligionTwitter: https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellorTwitter: https://twitter.com/ComeToCORTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/The Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician.Support the show

Penn Badgley joins Kevin today and opens up about the origins of his love for acting, his journey with faith and eventually finding a home within Baha'i. The two discuss his passion for giving back and are joined by Anusce Sanai, Managing Attorney for the Tahirih Justice Center, an organization dedicated to supporting immigrant survivors of gender-based violence.  *Note: this interview was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect. To learn more and get involved with the Tahirih Justice Center, head to TahirihJusticeCenter.com. To support more initiatives like this program, text 'BACON' to 707070 or head to SixDegrees.Org to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro bono stories can be compelling, informative, and persuasive, but they can also carry risks for clients. In this episode, Maricarmen Garza of the Tahirih Justice Center and Erin Kinsella of the Practising Law Institute speak with host Alicia Aiken about how the principles of ethical storytelling and client confidentiality can help protect probono clients and also shape better narratives.  Related Links: Voice of Witness – a nonprofit focused on collecting oral histories: https://voiceofwitness.org/ethical-storytelling-principles/ Ethical Storytelling – nonprofit and comms experts: https://ethicalstorytelling.com/ Peace Corps – ethical storytelling workbook and video: https://www.peacecorps.gov/returned-volunteers/share-your-experience/   PLI is proud to offer programs, pro bono memberships, and scholarships to support the essential public service work of the legal profession.

Hello and welcome to the Beyond Barriers podcast! I am Nikki Barua - your host for this episode. Our guest today is Naz Vahid - Head of Citi Global Wealth at Work. Naz Vahid leads her life with gratitude. She escaped Iran as a young girl and it shaped who she became. She adapted to her new life in America by putting effort into everything and never taking anything for granted. Taking on responsibilities at an early age taught her important life skills –all of which has served her professionally. Throughout her career, Naz has taken on a variety of roles and increasingly bigger responsibilities by always learning and growing. Naz shares how listening to feedback, avoiding complacency, and building great relationships helped her achieve her ambitions. She believes we elevate others by elevating ourselves. When it comes to social issues in the workplace, Naz thinks it's important that we get uncomfortable and show our authenticity. She recognizes it is harder for women and minorities to navigate their careers and is determined to make it easier for the younger generations. Visit gobeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with Naz. Highlights: [02:36] One thing Naz's journey has taught her [04:09] Her immigrant journey [07:42] Being an outsider and forming her own identity [09:54] How Naz got into her industry [14:05] What Naz would tell her younger self about banking [16:53] Life in Iran today [19:43] Protecting women's rights [21:44] Taking a stand on social issues [24:01] Diversity, equity, and inclusion [27:26] How Naz authentically stood out [33:42] Overcoming self doubt [39:41] Coping with setbacks [43:46] The key to building powerful and lasting relationships [49:54] Lightning round questions Quotes: “I have learned you can't take comfort or what you have for granted.” – Mehrnaz (Naz) Vahid “You just have to make the voice in your head that says, "I'm good enough," louder.” – Mehrnaz (Naz) Vahid “Every time you elevate yourself, you elevate someone behind you as well.” – Mehrnaz (Naz) Vahid Lightning Round Questions: What book has greatly influenced you? - “Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini What is your favorite inspiring quote or saying? - "People forget what you said. People forget what you did. People will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou What is one word or moniker you would use to describe yourself? - Resilient What is one change you've implanted that made your life better? - Sit on the email overnight when you are angry. What power song would you want playing as you walk out onto a stage? "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten   About Mehrnaz (Naz) Vahid: Naz Vahid is a Managing Director and Head of Citi Global Wealth at Work. In this role, Naz and her team provide tailored financial solutions to working professionals within the legal, asset management and professional services industries. Prior to this, Naz served as the Head of the Law Firm Group for Citi Private Bank. In this role she was responsible for the 14 offices in the United States and UK that serve Law Firms, their Partners and Associates. The group has around 200 professionals that provide a range of financial services to more than 40,000 attorneys across approximately 650 law firms. Naz also served as the Head of the Citi Private Bank Diversity Program, working with the committee and ICG Diversity to increase awareness across many areas and was responsible for setting up Citi Private Bank's Mentorship Program. Prior to leading the Law Firm Group, she was the Global Market Manager for the East Coast and London responsible for six Law Firm Group offices. Before this, she was a Senior Private Banker for more than 15 years, handling some of the largest client relationships in the Private Bank. Naz is formally credit trained, and prior to her role as a Private Banker, worked as a Private Bank Credit Officer and also as an analyst. Naz holds a graduate degree in International Relations and Finance from Columbia University School of International Affairs and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Sociology from Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges. Outside of her responsibilities at Citi, she is the member of board of Hobart & William Smith Colleges as well as the Tahirih Justice Center. She also sponsors scholarships both at Lynbrook High School and Hobart and William Smith Colleges for first generation immigrant students pursuing higher education in the United States. In her free time, Naz enjoys reading and painting. Naz has two daughters and lives in Long Island, New York with her husband. Links: LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazvahid/

Jamie Manirakiza, LMSW Jamie Manirakiza, has over 10 years of experience in the field of anti-human trafficking. As the Executive Director of Partnership to End Human Trafficking, she brings her experience working in various roles throughout the Northeast. Prior to joining PEHT, Jamie, held several key roles with The Salvation Army. Her longest position was in Greater Philadelphia as Director of Anti Trafficking for the New Day to Stop Trafficking Program. Most notably, Jamie helped to start a drop-in center for women victimized by the commercial sex industry in 2010, incorporating models of harm reduction, motivational interviewing, and the Sanctuary Model ® for trauma-informed care. Jamie was also part of the founding team to open up a residential program for survivors of sex or labor trafficking in the Greater Philadelphia region. In 2018, Jamie transitioned to work as the Territorial Anti Human Trafficking Program Coordinator for The Salvation Army Eastern Territorial Headquarters in New York. As Territorial Anti Human Trafficking Program Coordinator, she developed, implemented, evaluated, and supported the ongoing growth of direct survivor service programs and coalition building on a regional scale. She has managed numerous Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crimes grants to provide comprehensive victim services in various States across the Northeast. Jamie has consulted for Tahirih Justice Center, and provided training as a consultant for OVC-TTAC.  Jamie continues to serve as an adjunct professor for Vanguard University's Human Trafficking Certificate Program and has consulted on crime victim services for a number of national organizations on promising practices and trauma-informed care. Jamie is a founding Board of Advisor member for the Villanova University School of Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Jamie received her MSW degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is a licensed social worker. Resources Partnership to End Human Trafficking Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate

Movers, Shakers & Rainmakers is back with our first episode of 2023! This week, our hosts were joined by one of the most impactful guests we've ever had on the show. Layli Miller-Muro, former Biglaw and Department of Justice attorney, founded and led the Tahirih Justice Center for over twenty-five years. In this episode, Layli discusses how some especially impactful pro bono work led to a mission of advocating for women fleeing gender-based asylum and seeking asylum in the United States. Layli describes working with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, as well as countless attorneys, to assist well over 30,000 women. Finally, Layli digs into the consulting works she has now undertaken in her new professional venture, and her mission to bring ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) initiatives to fruition within corporations and firms. For their moves of the week, Zach highlights a major infrastructure hire by Paul Hastings in London and David discusses a prominent addition by Paul Weiss. As always, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

“Honor violence has been largely misclassified by law enforcement, by no fault of their own. They simply didn't know the signs and symptoms of honor-related violence. They do not have the training on how to effectively identify and investigate these cases.”  ~ Stephanie Baric, executive director of the AHA FoundationHONOR KILLING/VIOLENCE:   An estimated 23-27 honor killings per year occur in the U.S., noted that 91 percent of victims in North America are murdered for being “too Westernized,” and in incidents involving daughters 18 years or younger, a father is almost always involved. This is a particular type of violence that doesn't fit neatly into the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics. These are their stories.....LEARN & SUPPORT:Relevant websites that were reviewed included the AHA Foundation (http://theahafoundation.org ), Honour Based Violence Awareness Network (http://hbv-awareness.com ), Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofit organization that works to protect immigrant women and girls from violence through legal services, advocacy, and public education programs (http://www.tahirih.org/mission/the-issues) , Sauti Yetu (http://www.sautiyetu.org),Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Founder of AHA Foundation Journey |  | https://www.theahafoundation.org/ayaan-hirsi-ali-founder-of-the-aha-foundation/LOST LOVE ONE: Palestina Isa Nov. 6, 1989, St. Louis, MO Hatice Peltek. In April,15th, 2004, Scottsville, N.Y. Aqsa Parvez, 16, In December 2007, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Monika Rani, Rajesh Arora, Vansh Kumar Dec 29th, 2007, Oak Forest, IL Amina & Sarah Said Jan 17th, 2008, Lewisville, Texas San-deela Kanwal. On July 6, 2008, Clayton Cty, GA Aasiya Hassan 2009, Buffalo, N.Y Noor Almaleki Oct 2009, Peoria, Ariz MIDROLL MISSING IN TEXAS from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/amber Martinez | TX | 10/20/2004 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/999024 Kendrick Jackson | TX | 4/7/2006 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1041530 Elian Majano | TX | 6/21/2006 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1047169 Danielle Jimenez | TX | 7/31/2006 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1050042 Daisja Weaver | TX | 6/10/2009 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1124733 Armaidre Argumon | TX | 9/18/2020 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1401817 Lina Sardar Khil | TX | 12/20/2021 | https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1439053 ARTICLES/SOURCES:Honor Killings' Trial: Yaser Said found guilty of killing his two daughters, sentenced to life in prison | Fox 4 News | August 9, 2022 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/honor-killings-trial-closing-arguments-begin-on-tuesdayFrom Kuwait to America, Gender-Based Killings Considered Less Than Murder | TCF .org | 7/26/18 | https://tcf.org/content/report/kuwait-america-gender-based-killings-considered-less-murder/?agreed=1Uniform Crime Reporting Program | FBI .gov | 2020 | https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucrHonor Killings in America | The Atlantic | 04/30/15 | https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/honor-killings-in-america/391760/Report on Exploratory Study into Honor Violence Measurement Methods | Westat | 11/26/2014 | https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/248879.pdfMan gets life sentence in fire deaths of 3 family members | Chicago Tribune | 5/14/15 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-oak-forest-killer-st-0515-20150514-story.htmlCourtroom erupts after Iraqi man found guilty of killing wife | Fox 5 News | 04/18/14 | https://fox5sandiego.com/news/verdict-reached-in-brutal-murder-of-iraqi-mother/Violence In The Name Of Honor: North America | NPR | 1/26/09 | https://www.npr.org/2009/01/26/99622481/violence-in-the-name-of-honor-north-americaThe legacy of Aasiya Hassan, 10 years after her death shocked community | The Buffalo News | 3/1/19 | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/the-legacy-of-aasiya-hassan-10-years-after-her-death-shocked-community/article_7b0848b2-fede-5c4f-9b07-cd28bd4a2592.htmlTown remembers slain teen | Ontario The Star | Wed., Jan. 6, 2010 | https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/01/06/town_remembers_slain_teen.htmlPhyllis Chesler: Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence? | SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 10/9/09 | https://spme.org/spme-research/analysis/phyllis-chesler-are-honor-killings-simply-domestic-violence/7464/‘Die, my daughter, die' – 1989 honor killing shocks St. Louis | Fox 2 Now | 04/16/02 | https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/die-my-daughter-die-1989-honor-killing-shocks-st-louis/Aiya Altameemi Beating: Parents Who Padlocked Daughter To Bed For Talking To Boy Take Plea Deal | HuffPost | Nov 7, 2012 | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aiya-altameemi-beating-padlocked-talking-to-boy_n_2089763How a Muslim Woman Was "Honor-Killed" by Her Father Because He Believed She Was Too Americanized | Phoenix New Times | April 1, 2010 | https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-a-muslim-woman-was-honor-killed-by-her-father-because-he-believed-she-was-too-americanized-6445842?storyPage=2Texas Teen 911 Call: 'I'm Dying' | Associated Press | January 17, 2008 | Texas Teen 911 Call: 'I'm Dying' - YouTubePATREON SHOUTOUT:Kat K. 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Layli Miller-Muro has been a powerful influence and an active leader in getting justice and creating change for women worldwide. She founded the Tahirih Justice Center, serving as the Chief Executive Officer for over 20 years. She has led the organization in its service to over 30,000 women and girls while promoting the further development of laws to protect women. She has received numerous honors for her work, including being named one of the “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2012” by Goldman Sachs, one of the “150 Fearless Women in the World” by Newsweek Magazine/Daily Beast, and receiving the 2008 Excellence in Chief Executive Leadership Award of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, recognizing her innovation, integrity, and leadership. She served as an attorney at the law firm of Arnold & Porter and an attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Anthropology from Agnes Scott College and her J.D. and M.A. in international relations from American University. 

Casey Swegman and Hellitz Villegas from Tahirih Justice Center had an insightful discussion with our host Nandini Ray about forced marriage: How is it different from arranged marriage? What's the impact? And what protections are available? Listen to this podcast. With this information, you can save someone's life. This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. www.sccendviolence.org #Maitri #MaitriPodcast #forcedmarriage #honorcrime --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maitribayarea/message

This Week's Topic: Child Marriage in the US, Donna's Story This Week's Guests are: Donna Pollard and Casey Carter Swegman Tune in as Donna shares her story of surviving child marriage (which is legal in most states within the USA). Listen as she tells what it was like getting married at just 16 and about the policies and laws that allowed it to happen. Donna has partnered up with Casey from Tahirih Justice Center to combat the horrors of child marriage in the USA. Learn about what YOU can do to help RIGHT NOW as we work to ban child marriage in North Carolina. Follow: Survivors' Corner and Tahirih Justice Center Share your North Carolina Child Marriage Story: https://survivorscorner.org Instagram: survivorscorner502 T witter: YourVoice_SC VISIT: tahirih.org and preventforcedmarriage.org Tahirih Justice Center Tahirih.org/ChildMarriage for research and updates on the campaign to end child marriage in the U.S. and PreventForcedMarriage.org for resource and support services for survivors and individuals at risk of forced and child marriage. FMI@Tahirih.org 571-282-6187 *Correction: The couple who traveled from out of state to be married in North Carolina were from Kentucky, not Tennessee as stated in the video.

In this episode of Good in Practice, Host Caroline Heller is joined by Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Elisabeth Ross Hadley and Senior Director Agustin G. Corbella. Hadley and Corbella share how lobbyists can offer unique insight in pro bono cases, their work with the Tahirih Justice Center, and how they helped end the practice of child marriage in Texas and Florida.

The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery has prompted yet another debate regarding whether or not Georgia should have a state hate crime law. But, this time, the legislation may have bipartisan support. Georgia Republican Representative Chuck Efstration shares why he supports the creation of a new hate crime law. Plus, we'll hear how President Trump's recent executive order temporarily banning green card immigration into the United States is affecting the work of Atlanta's Tahirih Justice Center. And finally, a tribute to the life of a rock-and-roll legend, Little Richard.

SVCF recently provided a grant to support the Silicon Valley Pro Bono Immigration Network (SVPBIN), a project housed within the Tahirih Justice Center that aims to increase access to no cost, culturally competent, and linguistically appropriate immigration legal services in Silicon Valley. In this episode, Anne Im, SVCF's Immigration Program Officer, Zulma Maciel, Director of the City of San Jose’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and Chriselle Raguro, Coordinating Attorney for the Silicon Valley Pro Bono Immigration Network, discuss how the network will support local immigrant needs. In our Philanthropy Now podcast series, we explore trends in the world of philanthropy, social impact initiatives in Silicon Valley and beyond, and we look at how SVCF promotes innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems. Access the full show notes at siliconvalleycf.org 

Body/Description for YouTube and SoundCloud (remove parens info for Drupal): Archi Pyati, chief of policy for the Tahirih Justice Center in Washington, D.C., and Sabrina Talukder ’14, staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York City, discussed the history of domestic violence asylum in the United States and the ways in which their organizations are addressing new hurdles in asylum law. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 29, 2018)

goodathleteproject.com For today's episode we sat down with Justine Finn, Founder of Relation-Shift. Relation-Shift's mission is to help make schools places where every student can thrive; teachers are empowered to prevent and respond to sexual bullying and harassment; and administrators are successful in their implementation of policies to create safe, healthy environments for their students. Prior to her work at Relationshift, Justine has also worked in social services and development at the Tahirih Justice Center and served as the Washington DC Respect Challenge campaign manager for Futures Without Violence. Follow Justin on Twitter: @Justinefinn and Instagram: @JFinn1. You can find out more about Relation-shift at their website: http://www.relationshiftproject.com/ and follow them on Twitter: @RelationShiftEd Today's Episode brought to you by Remind Recover. You can find them at RemindRecover.com and on Twitter and Instagram: @RemindRecover. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @Coach4Kindness Follow and like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/coach4kindness/

This week, Maggie and Frank dig into the finer points of Supreme Court history and current cases with Alexandra Meise (the attorney we all wished we had, Partner, MSK LLP; adjunct professor of int’l Human Rights Law at Georgetown Law). Come for the updates on the latest items before the court, stay for hot takes fictional judges. Organization Alexandra is supporting: Tahirih Justice Center (https://www.tahirih.org)

The faces of children being separated from their families at the border have been plastered on the news. What you don’t see are the lawyers on the ground are doing everything they can to help these families. In this report from On The Road at ABA Annual Meeting 2018, host Lee Rawles talks to Kimi Jackson, Maria Woltjen, and Anne Chandler about the common legal issues that are facing immigrants at the border such as family separation. They discuss what makes this such a hot topic in the media, less commonly addressed problems like working with non-biological families, and what the ABA is doing to help. Kimi Jackson is the director of Probar, a south Texas pro bono asylum representation project. Maria Woltjen is the founder and executive director of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights at the University of Chicago Law School. Anne Chandler is the executive director of Tahirih Justice Center’s Houston office.

7/17/18 The Rothko Chapel and Houston Immigration Legal Services partnered to hold a thoughtful, non-partisan community gathering to educate the Houston community on why families are fleeing central America, the resulting separation of families when they arrive to the U.S border, and the issues around family detention and the criminalization of refugees. Program attendees heard first-hand accounts of what is occurring on the border and in Houston area immigration detention centers and learned about actions they can take on the local, state and national level to address this issue.  Program participants included: Kate Vickery, Executive Director of Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative; Rev. Alejandro Montes, Iglesia Episcopal San Mateo; Anne Chandler, Executive Director of Tahirih Justice Center’s Houston office; Lomi Kriel, Houston Chronicle Reporter; and Dalia Castillo-Granados, American Bar Association Children's Immigration Law Academy (ABA CILA); moderated by Zenobia T. Lai, Legal Director of the Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance of Catholic Charities.

Today, a panel of immigration lawyers joins Tom to discuss the Trump Administration’s ----zero tolerance---- immigration policies. Today is the court-ordered deadline for the government to re-unite migrant children under the age of five with their families, most of whom were detained for crossing the US border illegally. It’s a deadline that will not be met for at least 40 of the more than 100 infants and toddlers who have been separated from their parents. A District Court Judge has also denied an Administration motion to extend the time the government is allowed to detain children past the current 20-day limit. So, what’s next for the 3,000 minors who have been separated from their families? Tom's guests are:Anne Chandler, the executive director of the Houston office of the Tahirih Justice Center, a Washington, DC based group that provides legal and other services for women and girls seeking refuge from violence in their home countries. She joins us on the phone from Houston;Ofelia Calderon joins us from the studios of NPR in Washington, DC. She is an immigration activist and a lawyer in private practice in Virginia; And on the line from New Orleans, Professor Lindsay Harris, who teaches at the University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law, and co-directs UDC’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.Our guests also address listeners' questions and comments.

Attorney Anne Chandler has been providing legal aid to asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexican border for years. A few months ago, she noticed things were changing. The refugees were being brought to court in shackles. Children were being separated from their parents. On our podcast this week, Chandler, who runs the Houston office of the Tahirih Justice Center, shares some of the traumatic stories she’s heard from clients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Peace Explorer Dr. Gail and her guest, Layli Miller-Muro, CEO of Tahirih Justice Center, discuss stories of how Tahirih provides legal protection for courageous immigrant women and girls who refuse to be victims of violence in many forms.

Today on Peace Explorer Dr. Gail and her guest, Layli Miller-Muro, CEO of Tahirih Justice Center, discuss stories of how Tahirih provides legal protection for courageous immigrant women and girls who refuse to be victims of violence in many forms.

Long known and well respected as an actor on popular shows like CSI: Miami and All My Children, Eva LaRue has earned Emmy and NAACP nominations for her portrayals of strong women. Eva has kept busy with other notable works over the years in TV and movies, and recently added writing and producing to her resume. Currently, Eva is the spokesperson for Tahirih Justice Center, helping women and girls fleeing gender based violence. Most recently she and her teen daughter Kaya have been working with South American refugee children at the San Fernando Valley Children's Refugee Center, where they provide counseling to young teens who have traversed thousands of miles alone and endured horrific conditions along their journey. Eva previously served as the National Spokesperson for Beckstrand Cancer Foundation and as the Spokesperson for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. An avid animal lover, she has participated in a number of charities offering rescue and assistance to neglected dogs and cats.       In her spare time, Eva is an avid travel enthusiast and a passionate activist. Visit https://evalarue.luxury. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android

Part 3 of 4 in the "Why I'm an Advocate" series features Haina Luna, an advocate from the Tahirih Justice Center. Her story explores the interrelatedness of humanity, the experience of biculturalism, the journey of immigration integration, and the power of advocacy in building resilience in those who experience trauma. Share your own story advocacy at http://ow.ly/xVBq30fiXxg. Also share your thoughts and selfies on Twitter @NationalDVAM #ImAnAdvocate #DVAM2017 Produced by NRCDV Radio on October 19, 2017.

Taylor Atkins' recent book is both an important contribution to East Asian Studies and an absolute delight to read. Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945(University of California Press, 2010) opens with a movie theater commercial in 2004 and closes with a metaphorical decapitation. In the intervening chapters Atkins develops a series of sophisticated and masterfully defended arguments about the ways that colonial Japan was transformed by its engagement with Korean society and culture. Integrating critical literature on empire and colonialism, Japanese and Korean cultural history, and epistemological studies of loss and of observation, Primitive Selvesis a model of careful, elegant, and responsible historical work lightened by a wonderful sense of humor. It was my sincere pleasure both to read the book, and to talk with Atkins about it. As Atkins mentions in the course of his book and our conversation, all of the proceeds of the book are donated to the Tahirih Justice Center, which can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Taylor Atkins' recent book is both an important contribution to East Asian Studies and an absolute delight to read. Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945(University of California Press, 2010) opens with a movie theater commercial in 2004 and closes with a metaphorical decapitation. In the intervening chapters Atkins develops a series of sophisticated and masterfully defended arguments about the ways that colonial Japan was transformed by its engagement with Korean society and culture. Integrating critical literature on empire and colonialism, Japanese and Korean cultural history, and epistemological studies of loss and of observation, Primitive Selvesis a model of careful, elegant, and responsible historical work lightened by a wonderful sense of humor. It was my sincere pleasure both to read the book, and to talk with Atkins about it. As Atkins mentions in the course of his book and our conversation, all of the proceeds of the book are donated to the Tahirih Justice Center, which can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/korean-studies

Taylor Atkins' recent book is both an important contribution to East Asian Studies and an absolute delight to read. Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945(University of California Press, 2010) opens with a movie theater commercial in 2004 and closes with a metaphorical decapitation. In the intervening chapters Atkins develops a series of sophisticated and masterfully defended arguments about the ways that colonial Japan was transformed by its engagement with Korean society and culture. Integrating critical literature on empire and colonialism, Japanese and Korean cultural history, and epistemological studies of loss and of observation, Primitive Selvesis a model of careful, elegant, and responsible historical work lightened by a wonderful sense of humor. It was my sincere pleasure both to read the book, and to talk with Atkins about it. As Atkins mentions in the course of his book and our conversation, all of the proceeds of the book are donated to the Tahirih Justice Center, which can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

Taylor Atkins' recent book is both an important contribution to East Asian Studies and an absolute delight to read. Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945(University of California Press, 2010) opens with a movie theater commercial in 2004 and closes with a metaphorical decapitation. In the intervening chapters Atkins develops a series of sophisticated and masterfully defended arguments about the ways that colonial Japan was transformed by its engagement with Korean society and culture. Integrating critical literature on empire and colonialism, Japanese and Korean cultural history, and epistemological studies of loss and of observation, Primitive Selvesis a model of careful, elegant, and responsible historical work lightened by a wonderful sense of humor. It was my sincere pleasure both to read the book, and to talk with Atkins about it. As Atkins mentions in the course of his book and our conversation, all of the proceeds of the book are donated to the Tahirih Justice Center, which can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/korean-studies

Taylor Atkins‘ recent book is both an important contribution to East Asian Studies and an absolute delight to read. Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945 (University of California Press, 2010) opens with a movie theater commercial in 2004 and closes with a metaphorical decapitation. In the intervening chapters Atkins develops a series of sophisticated and masterfully defended arguments about the ways that colonial Japan was transformed by its engagement with Korean society and culture. Integrating critical literature on empire and colonialism, Japanese and Korean cultural history, and epistemological studies of loss and of observation, Primitive Selves is a model of careful, elegant, and responsible historical work lightened by a wonderful sense of humor. It was my sincere pleasure both to read the book, and to talk with Atkins about it. As Atkins mentions in the course of his book and our conversation, all of the proceeds of the book are donated to the Tahirih Justice Center, which can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices