NAIJTF Featured in Needham Observer Article
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Task Force Supports Injured Workers Bill
Task Force testimony for Injured Workers Bill!
Newsletter from the Steering Committee April 7, 2025
We will not be meeting in April. However, included in this issue are ways to stay involved and informed about work supporting our immigrant neighbors. In this issue: Casa Allies CoalitionEmergency Mutual Aid FundBenefit Concert, April 27thArticle, the cost of deporting one immigrantNext NAIJTF meeting, May 19thKeep Updated Casa Allies is a newly formed coalition [...]
Help Support Legal Aid for Immigrants through Fundraising Campaign
The Metrowest Worker Center (Casa del Trabajador/Casa do Trabalhador) is on the front lines of providing legal and other financial support, as well as care for families who have had loved ones snatched up by ICE in recent weeks. ICE raids increase the need for your help We Met Our Original Goal — Now The [...]
Know Your Rights for Allies
On February 11, 2025, the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force hosted Naren Roy and Diego Low from Casa for a presentation of "Know Your Rights" for allies. Audience members were brought up-to-date on how they can support immigrants and their families.
Wrapping Our Immigrant Neighbors in Warmth!
The Need Shelter Network team recently hosted a no-sew fleece blanket-making afternoon to provide warmth and comfort to our immigrant neighbors with limited heat.
Fool Me Twice!
Over 100 people attended in person and another 40 joined on Zoom for “Fool Me Twice: The New Administration’s Anti-Immigration Playbook” on January 27 at the Center at the Heights in Needham. The Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force and the Needham Human Rights Committee thank immigration attorney and Needham resident Heather Yountz, the keynote [...]
Task Force Statement in Support of Immigrants
As the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force, we believe immigrants are a necessary bedrock of a prosperous and growing country. We are committed to welcoming immigrants, advocating for just policies, and ensuring fair working conditions and security for families. We unequivocally condemn mass deportations and the separation of families. We decry any policies that [...]
Newsletter from the Steering Committee October 22, 2024
We are welcoming in the fall with two meetings that will interest you! On October 28th Naren Roy from the Metrowest Worker Center (Casa) will offer his insight about the legal paths immigrant families are navigating this year. We will learn about Casa's projects that support Haitian families in Temporary Protective Status (TPS) Processing Clinics, as well as [...]
Newsletter from the Steering Committee September 4, 2024
Welcome to a new year with the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force (NAIJTF). We are grateful to have had leadership from Gerry Rovner over these past many years. He is resigning as Task Force Chair but has promised to stay involved!! We have restructured leadership and will be relying upon a seven-person Steering Committee [...]