Mi mami’s life was a lot like the moms who seek TNJFON as a resource. She came to the States for an undergraduate degree, not knowing English, not knowing the culture and not knowing a soul. She taught me by example how to harness my fire when it was hardest. On May 5-6, I’ll be taking part in The Big Payback by raising money for TNJFON in honor of las madres.
Read MoreGet to know Jesse Harbison, who joined the TNJFON Board of Directors earlier this year. Jesse’s law practice focuses on employment-related issues -- particularly representing people who have been discriminated against in the workplace.
Read MoreOne of the ways that immigrant women experiencing abuse can receive protection is through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). At Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors, we help immigrants receive the rights and protections that they deserve and help immigrant women facing abuse and violence receive VAWA protection.
Read MoreLast week the TNJFON Board of Directors invited our founders, Katherine Dix and Jan Snyder, to discuss why and how they founded TNJFON in 2008. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s an honor to be connected to an organization that was founded by women, is run by women, and uplifts women.
Read MoreBeing a woman is much more than physical attributes or body parts, but the disparities in women’s healthcare among non-U.S. citizen, low-income, immigrant women versus their U.S citizen counterparts are worth talking about.
Read MoreThis past summer, I borrowed a copy of The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border from my local library. I’d been volunteering with TNJFON off and on for a couple years, but I still didn’t feel like I’d had a view into what a client might have gone through. This book changed that.
Read MoreEarly in the pandemic, the immigration status of essential workers didn’t get in the way of our heartfelt appreciation for them. But now that a vaccine is available, government and business leaders are seeding fear and mistrust in undocumented essential workers and, in some cases, denying them access to the vaccine.
Read MoreThe TNJFON mission statement calls us to reflect on how our undocumented neighbors, many of whom who fled violence and political turmoil to seek safety in the US, are uniquely impacted by events like the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. And in this reflection, we help.
Read MoreBlack immigrants face challenges that other immigrant groups do not. They encounter anti-black discrimination and racial prejudice, over-policing and police brutality, and increased incarceration. As individuals and as an organization, we have a responsibility to act on the side of justice for our Black immigrant neighbors. We can - and must - do better.
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