Friends & Allies- As discussed on the call today.  Please see the efforts led by Voto Latino and others on #JusticeforJakelin. 

There is an online petition demanding a Congressional investigation and public hearing into the death of 7-year old Jakelin as well as other mistreatments of minors in detention centers.

Please consider engaging and specifically seeing if your organization will sign the petition JusticeForJakelin.org and/or engage on social media  at 11AM EST today.

Please don't hesitate to reach out directly with any questions. 

Thank you for all you do!
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Amanda M. Aguirre

COO & Executive Vice President

My Pronouns: She/Her/Ella


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Hello friends,

A number of us are coordinating an online petition demanding a Congressional investigation and public hearing into the death of 7-year old Jakelin as well as other mistreatments of minors in detention centers.  We are amplifying this call to action on social media and would welcome your partnership and support in uplifting and calling for action.

Here is the petition page - JusticeForJakelin.org 
Here is a social toolkit - social media toolkit 

We'd like to coordinate a joint social media action , Dec 18th at 11AM ET and ask you to help uplift the hashtag and content around #JusticeForJakelin tomorrow at that time.

 

Let me know if you have questions, or would like to discuss. Please email myself and Ambar@votolatino.org if you'd like to be added as partners, we'll be updating the page with additional partner orgs periodically. Below is a list of partners so far.

In solidarity,
Jessica

Partner Organizations Calling for #JusticeforJakelin

 

  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) 
  • GreenLatinos
  • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
  • Hispanic Federation
  • Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) 
  • Justice for Migrants 
  • Labor Council For Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) 
  • LatinoJustice PRLDEF 
  • League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
  • Mi Familia Vota 
  • National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC)
  • National Latinx Psychological Association
  • National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA)
  • National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
  • SER Jobs for Progress National Inc
  • UnidosUS 
  • United States Hispanic Leadership
  • Voto Latino

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Amanda M. Aguirre

COO & Executive Vice President

My Pronouns: She/Her/Ella