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Municipal Policy to Confront Mass Deportation and Criminalization

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

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Austin’s Big Secret: How Big Tech and Surveillance Are Increasing Policing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Mijente

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology

This brief examines the relationship between tech companies, city projects, and increases in policing and surveillance of Austin residents. It begins by analyzing local policing initiatives like the Austin Regional Intelligence Center and noting contracts held by local law enforcement...

Madison Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment, Housing, and Public Spaces

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison Department of Civil Rights

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing, Public Spaces, Economic Justice

This ordinance declares it unlawful to discriminate against any person based on their protected classes when selling or renting housing, hiring, allowing access to any place of public accommodation or amusement. It also establishes the Equal Opportunities Commission, tasked with receiving...

Keep Public Funds in Texas Public Schools: Reject Harmful Private School Voucher Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State, School District

State(s) All States, Texas

Source Public Funds Public Schools

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Education, Children & Families

Private school voucher programs negatively affect public education in Texas and across the nation. When state resources are funneled away from investing in public schools into funding voucher programs it disproportionately harms the most vulnerable students. Voucher schools are not...

Locked Out Of The Market: Poor Access To Home Loans For Californians Of Color

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

The pace of recovery following the foreclosure and financial crises continues to differ across racial and ethnic groups. This is especially clear across mortgage lending in California. Banks, lenders, and policymakers must understand this phenomenon and create better products and...

Safety for All

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, California, Oregon

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

Incidents of harassment, crime, and violence on or near mass transit compromise riders’ safety, degrade their experience, and reduce utilization. Historically, transit agencies have sought to use a police presence to create a sense of safety and security. While police help reduce...

Responding to Hate Crimes: A Community Resource Manual

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This manual provides tools to create an effective response to a hate crime committed against transgender members of your community. It includes model meeting and event planning worksheets, press kits, and other resources advocates will need to raise awareness in the general public....

Rights of Immigrant Students in Schools

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year -

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source National Immigration Law Center

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety

Undocumented students often experience discrimination and or denial of their legal right to public education. This factsheet outlines legal protections that exist, and actions that schools must take to ensure all students, regardless of status, can access a safe education. ...

Sanctuary Policies: An Overview

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2025

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source -

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety

Immigrant communities face unequal access to services due to fear of interactions with local law enforcement that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, causing distrust among the community, underreporting of crimes, and increased exploitation. Sanctuary policies limit local...

Disentangling Local Law Enforcement from Federal Immigration Enforcement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source NIJC

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety

The entanglement of local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities enables a discriminatory pipeline that disproportionately harms Black and Brown immigrants, leading to deportations often based on minor or no convictions and eroding community trust. The solution is to...

Welcoming Refugees in Rural Communities: Examples from the field

Type Roadmap

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Welcoming America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

Rural refugees often face isolation, limited access to services, and economic barriers to entry, while communities often lack resources and coordinated efforts for integration. This toolkit highlights four successful rural initiatives-focusing on economic development, community engagement,...

Pathways Into Poverty: Lived Experiences Among LGBTQ People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Extensive research has shown that LGBTQ people in the United States experience poverty at higher rates compared to cisgender heterosexual people. Among LGBTQ adults, transgender people and cisgender bisexual women experience the highest rates of economic insecurity. Through interviews...

An Ally’s Guide to Talking About Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Spaces, Public Safety

Over the years, more and more cities and states have extended essential protections to LGBT people via non-discrimination laws. In response, anti-LGBT activists have attacked these laws by attempting to incite "bathroom panic"-an irrational fear that non-discrimination laws will compromise...

Hartford Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Connecticut

Source City Hartford

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This Hartford ordinance protects city residents from discrimination. It establishes an anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy, prohibits employment discrimination, and establishes complaint procedures. ...

Minneapolis Title 16 Chapter 423 Small and Underutilized Business Enterprise Program

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance is aimed at remedying past and ongoing discrimination against women-owned (WBE) or minority-owned (MBE) business enterprises. In particular, the department will set an overall, annual goal for WBE/MBE participation for all anticipated construction and development projects...

Let her learn: a toolkit to stop school pushout for girls of color

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Women's Law Center

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This toolkit addresses unfair disciplinary practices in schools that disproportionately suspend girls of color for minor infractions. The toolkit provides guidance on evaluating school policies, advocating for changes, and offers a checklist to assess disciplinary practices. It includes...

Building a Bigger We: Changing Hearts & Minds on Immigration in Rural and Small-Town America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Source People's Action

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development

U.S. Gallup polls indicate that individuals living in rural and small-town communities have a hostile view towards immigrants in the United States. In 2019 People’s Action launched a campaign in Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania with the goal of “building a bigger we”, or...

Manhattan Community Board 10 -- Immigration Equal Protection and Sanctuary City Resolution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Manhattan Community Board 10

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

In response to federal executive orders targeting immigrants and refugees, Manhattan Community Board 10 passed a resolution reaffirming Harlem's historic commitment to justice and inclusivity. Recognizing that 24% of Central Harlem is foreign-born, the Board called for immigrant protections...

Paying an Unfair Price: The Financial Penalty for LGBT Women in America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source -

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

LGBTQIA+ women are disproportionately likely to live in poverty, face wage gaps, and experience healthcare challenges. Transgender women and women of color are especially vulnerable to discrimination and economic insecurities. This policy brief explores legal solutions for communities...

Legal Protections for LGBT People After Bostock v. Clayton County

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Education

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County affirmed that Title VII protects employees nationwide from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Courts have often looked to Title VII case law when interpreting analogous provisions...

Before the Bullet Hits the Body: Dismantling Predictive Policing in Los Angeles

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Stop LAPD Spying Coalition

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology

Predictive policing refers to a range of policing practices that claim to use pre-existing demographic, environmental, and historic crime data to predict future patterns of crime as well as projecting “where crime will occur,” and “who” will commit crime. This method of policing has...

Know Your Rights for Higher Education Employeers

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year -

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source National Immigration Law Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Education, Public Safety

In an intensifying climate of immigration practices, students and staff at higher education institutions may not understand how to respond to enforcement on campus. This infographic outlines rights and protocols for college communities to protect against immigration enforcement actions...

LGBT and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing

Compared to non-LGBT people, LGBT people appear to be more likely to face housing unaffordability, experience homelessness, and be renters (rather than homeowners). LGBT people face an array of stigma and discrimination across their life course that undermines their ability to have...

Violence and Law Enforcement Interactions with LGBT People in the US

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Research shows that transgender people in the United States face persistent and pervasive discrimination and violence. LGBT people in the United States are particularly susceptible to violence and discrimination by law enforcement. This fact sheet includes statistics and data to support...

2010 Madison Equal Opportunity Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance requires the City of Madison to provide equal opportunities to housing, employment, public accommodations and City facilities to all persons. The City shall not discriminate based on sex, race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, handicap/disability,...

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