By Symone Saul In December of 2018, I observed first-hand the humanitarian crisis at the so-called Texas-Mexico border and found volunteers and activists working outside traditional bureaucratic systems to address long-term and […]
U.S. Immigration: A Sordid History
(Photo: Casa San Jose’s Facebook) By Linda Nordquist In response to the zero-tolerance immigration policy that resulted in the separation of infants, toddlers, and children from their mothers and fathers, Rep. […]
Not Your Model Minority: Organizing Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Workers
By Kim Dinh (Photo Caption: TMC Board Member Antonia Domingo and Penn Plaza Action’s Judy Suh display APALA’s banner.) 2018 May Day Celebration – Pittsburgh, PA. As immigrants and workers in Pittsburgh gathered […]
Strangers In A Strange Land
By Michael Calhoun Though many would be surprised to hear it, Pittsburgh is actually home to scores of refugee populations. Pittsburgh has settled about 4000 refugees from 2003-2015, from places as varied […]
Hope Amid Despair for Undocumented Immigrants
April 21, 2017 By Cheryl Aughton Spring is a season of hope and new life. Yet, for countless numbers of undocumented immigrants in the U.S., hope is difficult to find this year. […]
Public Letter from Martin Esquivel Hernandez
This letter was read at the May 1/May Day Rally and March in Pittsburgh in front of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) building located on the South Side. “First off, […]
Human Rights Are Unconditional
May 4, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman In addition to being a racist system that intentionally targets people of color through “broken-windows policing”, stop-and-frisk policies, and racial profiling, the prison industrial complex is […]
TMC Calling on Allegheny County Dems to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation
April 28, 2017 By Gabriel McMorland After weeks of pressure from constituents, including two rallies outside his office and phone calls from hundreds of voters in his district, Pennsylvania State Representative Dom […]
Proof of Pay in Pgh: Can Random Checks Exist Without Racial Profiling?
April 27, 2017 By Marni Fritz On Friday, March 31st, activists and community members attended the Port Authority board meeting to address their concerns regarding the new Proof of Payment on the […]
Travel Ban II Still Discriminates
April 27, 2017 By Haider Ali Hamoudi The public outcry over the Trump Administration’s travel ban directed against citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries has largely subsided. While this is understandable, […]
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