Press
NorCal resist is a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization focused on mutual aid, community resources, and immigration justice. For interviews and other media requests, please contact us.
You can also follow NCR on: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
You can also follow NCR on: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
In the Media
2023
May 12, 2023
KCRA: Nonprofit NorCal Resist braces to help migrants who come to Sacramento
In the wake of Title 42 coming to an end, nonprofits are preparing for an influx of migrants who may settle in Northern California. Nonprofits like NorCal Resist say they do not know how great the demand may be in the greater Sacramento area, so they are focusing on fundraising for now. Read more...
KCRA: Nonprofit NorCal Resist braces to help migrants who come to Sacramento
In the wake of Title 42 coming to an end, nonprofits are preparing for an influx of migrants who may settle in Northern California. Nonprofits like NorCal Resist say they do not know how great the demand may be in the greater Sacramento area, so they are focusing on fundraising for now. Read more...
May 10, 2023
CBS: Sacramento groups preparing for influx of migrants as Title 42 expires
As the border crisis ramps up, organizations in Sacramento are already preparing for more migrants. "It is very likely for that to happen. And given our rich community of immigrants and the resources that we like to build for immigrants, it is likely," said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer with NorCal Resist. Read more...
CBS: Sacramento groups preparing for influx of migrants as Title 42 expires
As the border crisis ramps up, organizations in Sacramento are already preparing for more migrants. "It is very likely for that to happen. And given our rich community of immigrants and the resources that we like to build for immigrants, it is likely," said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer with NorCal Resist. Read more...
May 10, 2023
KCRA: Sacramento organizations ready for possible influx of migrants once Title 42 expires
NorCal Resist, a group that assists with immigration defense, is also getting ready for migrants who need help. "We put out the call to action and we hope the community will rise to the occasion," said volunteer Giselle Garcia. They set up drop-off bins at local businesses, like Barrio's Bakery, for donations. Read more...
KCRA: Sacramento organizations ready for possible influx of migrants once Title 42 expires
NorCal Resist, a group that assists with immigration defense, is also getting ready for migrants who need help. "We put out the call to action and we hope the community will rise to the occasion," said volunteer Giselle Garcia. They set up drop-off bins at local businesses, like Barrio's Bakery, for donations. Read more...
May 10, 2023
Prism Reports: Biden is ‘modernizing’ immigration with new tech. None of it works
In a move that advocates describe as “covert” and “abrupt,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last month it is transitioning to a new online system that “increases convenience” for those seeking to bond immigrants out of detention. There’s one problem: The system doesn’t work. Read more...
Prism Reports: Biden is ‘modernizing’ immigration with new tech. None of it works
In a move that advocates describe as “covert” and “abrupt,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last month it is transitioning to a new online system that “increases convenience” for those seeking to bond immigrants out of detention. There’s one problem: The system doesn’t work. Read more...
February 4, 2023
Action News Now: NorCal Resist fixes broken brake lights for free
NorCal Resist was out on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Saturday afternoon fixing community member's broken car lights for free. "Posting bail for people who are detained by ICE, reuniting families, we also do brake light clinics like what we're doing now..." Norcal Resist organizer Juan Araujo-Sariñana said. Read more...
Action News Now: NorCal Resist fixes broken brake lights for free
NorCal Resist was out on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Saturday afternoon fixing community member's broken car lights for free. "Posting bail for people who are detained by ICE, reuniting families, we also do brake light clinics like what we're doing now..." Norcal Resist organizer Juan Araujo-Sariñana said. Read more...
January 15, 2023
Chico ER: South Chico Community Assistance Center to host homeless kit assembly day
The South Chico Community Assistance Center is hosting a homeless kit assembly day Monday. The center is collaborating with the California Climate Action Corps and Norcal Resist Chico to put on the event, and 100 kits are planned to be made. Read more...
Chico ER: South Chico Community Assistance Center to host homeless kit assembly day
The South Chico Community Assistance Center is hosting a homeless kit assembly day Monday. The center is collaborating with the California Climate Action Corps and Norcal Resist Chico to put on the event, and 100 kits are planned to be made. Read more...
2022
November 6, 2022
New York Times: Abrupt New Border Expulsions Split Venezuelan Families
Miguel Peñarandaand his family believed their 7 year journey had ended when they reached the United States. But it turned out that some of their worst troubles had only begun. The family was one of many who have been disrupted by the Biden administration’s abrupt closure of the border last month. Read more...
New York Times: Abrupt New Border Expulsions Split Venezuelan Families
Miguel Peñarandaand his family believed their 7 year journey had ended when they reached the United States. But it turned out that some of their worst troubles had only begun. The family was one of many who have been disrupted by the Biden administration’s abrupt closure of the border last month. Read more...
September 24, 2022
The Guardian: No money or options: a migrant’s unexpected journey to California
Juan is one of a number of asylum seekers being sent from Texas to other states without choice after long, dangerous treks to the US. “This was the first time having people show up in Sacramento with paperwork for a shelter that doesn’t exist,” said Autumn Gonzalez, a volunteer attorney helping with asylum claims. Read more...
The Guardian: No money or options: a migrant’s unexpected journey to California
Juan is one of a number of asylum seekers being sent from Texas to other states without choice after long, dangerous treks to the US. “This was the first time having people show up in Sacramento with paperwork for a shelter that doesn’t exist,” said Autumn Gonzalez, a volunteer attorney helping with asylum claims. Read more...
September 21, 2022
LA Times: Venezuelan migrants flown to California from Texas not part of GOP operation, activists say
Two groups of Venezuelan migrants were flown to Sacramento last week by a Texas agency directing the travelers to a nonexistent immigration check-in location, an advocacy group told The Times on Wednesday. NorCal Resist and volunteers have been able to provide the migrants with a place to stay and groceries. Read more...
LA Times: Venezuelan migrants flown to California from Texas not part of GOP operation, activists say
Two groups of Venezuelan migrants were flown to Sacramento last week by a Texas agency directing the travelers to a nonexistent immigration check-in location, an advocacy group told The Times on Wednesday. NorCal Resist and volunteers have been able to provide the migrants with a place to stay and groceries. Read more...
September 21, 2022
Buzzfeed News: Border Agents Keep Sending Immigrants To Wrong Addresses With Little Regard For How It Could Affect Their Court Cases, Advocates Say
By the time the men made it to the downtown Sacramento address that a US immigration official had written on their forms, the sandals they were given at the border had been destroyed. Instead of space at a shelter they were promised, they stood in front of a closed office building. Read more...
Buzzfeed News: Border Agents Keep Sending Immigrants To Wrong Addresses With Little Regard For How It Could Affect Their Court Cases, Advocates Say
By the time the men made it to the downtown Sacramento address that a US immigration official had written on their forms, the sandals they were given at the border had been destroyed. Instead of space at a shelter they were promised, they stood in front of a closed office building. Read more...
September 21, 2022
KCRA: Sacramento nonprofits step in to help 8 migrants who arrived unexpectedly from Texas
The men said they arrived in Sacramento barefoot and walked from the Sacramento International Airport downtown to the address written on their documents. It was the administrative office for Catholic Charities. The office workers sent them to the Sacramento Food Bank, which in turn called NorCal Resist. Read more...
KCRA: Sacramento nonprofits step in to help 8 migrants who arrived unexpectedly from Texas
The men said they arrived in Sacramento barefoot and walked from the Sacramento International Airport downtown to the address written on their documents. It was the administrative office for Catholic Charities. The office workers sent them to the Sacramento Food Bank, which in turn called NorCal Resist. Read more...
September 17, 2022
CBS News: GOP governors continue sending migrants, including babies, to Democratic states
Republican governors this week continued ramping up the controversial practice of sending migrants to Democratic states in a move critics are calling a political stunt. Arriving by bus and plane in Sacramento, California, dozens of migrant families, including children, were dropped off without any direction or assistance. Read more...
CBS News: GOP governors continue sending migrants, including babies, to Democratic states
Republican governors this week continued ramping up the controversial practice of sending migrants to Democratic states in a move critics are calling a political stunt. Arriving by bus and plane in Sacramento, California, dozens of migrant families, including children, were dropped off without any direction or assistance. Read more...
September 17, 2022
Dallas Morning News: Questions remain over DeSantis’ migrant flights from Texas to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard
Questions continued to swirl Saturday around Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation efforts, from his use of federal COVID aid to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, to the mysterious aviation company tasked with handling the trips. Texas Gov. says he’d create a “new state border guard” as more migrants arrived by plane and bus in California, New York and D.C. Read more...
Dallas Morning News: Questions remain over DeSantis’ migrant flights from Texas to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard
Questions continued to swirl Saturday around Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation efforts, from his use of federal COVID aid to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, to the mysterious aviation company tasked with handling the trips. Texas Gov. says he’d create a “new state border guard” as more migrants arrived by plane and bus in California, New York and D.C. Read more...
September 16, 2022
Univision Sacramento: Envían a migrantes venezolanos desde Texas a California: fueron dejados a su suerte en Sacramento
Un grupo de al menos ocho inmigrantes procedentes de Venezuela llegaron a Sacramento y aseguran que fueron engañados por agentes de inmigración en Texas. Entrevistados por Univision 19, comentaron que en Laredo les habían dicho que en la capital de California encontrarían refugio mientras se resolvía su situación migratoria. Read more...
Univision Sacramento: Envían a migrantes venezolanos desde Texas a California: fueron dejados a su suerte en Sacramento
Un grupo de al menos ocho inmigrantes procedentes de Venezuela llegaron a Sacramento y aseguran que fueron engañados por agentes de inmigración en Texas. Entrevistados por Univision 19, comentaron que en Laredo les habían dicho que en la capital de California encontrarían refugio mientras se resolvía su situación migratoria. Read more...
September 16, 2022
AP News: Bona Fide Masks Corp. Teams Up With Student-Run Ppe4all for Nationwide Kn95 Mask Donation to Non-Profits
PPE4ALL will distribute one hundred thousand masks in a coordinated effort with non-profit organizations nationwide, with the first recipients being Impact Services - Philadelphia, Cove House Homeless Shelter and Free Clinic - Copperas Cove, TX, Project BEE - Minot ND, and NorCal Resist, Sacramento, CA. Read more...
AP News: Bona Fide Masks Corp. Teams Up With Student-Run Ppe4all for Nationwide Kn95 Mask Donation to Non-Profits
PPE4ALL will distribute one hundred thousand masks in a coordinated effort with non-profit organizations nationwide, with the first recipients being Impact Services - Philadelphia, Cove House Homeless Shelter and Free Clinic - Copperas Cove, TX, Project BEE - Minot ND, and NorCal Resist, Sacramento, CA. Read more...
August 25, 2022
The Nation: Defund the Police Algorithms
In Alameda County, Calif., activists have accused local police of systematically violating an existing ban. Immigrant rights groups Mijente and NorCal Resist, along with several individuals, sued Clearview AI, a secretive facial-recognition company, for providing police and the Alameda district attorney access to its image database of more than 3 billion photos scraped from the web and social media. Read more...
The Nation: Defund the Police Algorithms
In Alameda County, Calif., activists have accused local police of systematically violating an existing ban. Immigrant rights groups Mijente and NorCal Resist, along with several individuals, sued Clearview AI, a secretive facial-recognition company, for providing police and the Alameda district attorney access to its image database of more than 3 billion photos scraped from the web and social media. Read more...
July 18, 2022
ABC 10: 'Hip Hop and Civil Rights' talks gun and gang violence prevention
More than 50 people attended an event focused on gun violence, including members of local activist and civil rights groups. Sacramento has been rocked by several mass shootings in recent months, including an incident downtown along K Street that claimed six lives and injured a dozen others. Rappers from the former groups "NWA" and "World Class Wreckin' Cru" attended. Read more...
ABC 10: 'Hip Hop and Civil Rights' talks gun and gang violence prevention
More than 50 people attended an event focused on gun violence, including members of local activist and civil rights groups. Sacramento has been rocked by several mass shootings in recent months, including an incident downtown along K Street that claimed six lives and injured a dozen others. Rappers from the former groups "NWA" and "World Class Wreckin' Cru" attended. Read more...
July 2, 2022
Insider: Police video shows alleged Proud Boys being pepper-sprayed after yelling slurs and trying to force their way into a drag event in California
A group of Proud Boys was pepper-sprayed after they yelled slurs and tried to force their way into a drag show in Woodland, California on Thursday. NorCal Resist, a group that monitors far-right groups, posted a warning on social media that members of the Proud Boys planned to disrupt the event. Read more...
Insider: Police video shows alleged Proud Boys being pepper-sprayed after yelling slurs and trying to force their way into a drag event in California
A group of Proud Boys was pepper-sprayed after they yelled slurs and tried to force their way into a drag show in Woodland, California on Thursday. NorCal Resist, a group that monitors far-right groups, posted a warning on social media that members of the Proud Boys planned to disrupt the event. Read more...
July 1, 2022
Daily Democrat: Woodland’s Mojo’s Lounge & Bar cancels Drag Happy Hour after several threats
Mojo’s Lounge & Bar canceled its Drag Happy Hour Thursday due to threats of violence. a group called NorCal Resist — a grassroots organization that claims to fight oppression and empower communities — posting a warning on Instagram that they were “seeing chatter online about the Proud Boys coming to this event.” Read more...
Daily Democrat: Woodland’s Mojo’s Lounge & Bar cancels Drag Happy Hour after several threats
Mojo’s Lounge & Bar canceled its Drag Happy Hour Thursday due to threats of violence. a group called NorCal Resist — a grassroots organization that claims to fight oppression and empower communities — posting a warning on Instagram that they were “seeing chatter online about the Proud Boys coming to this event.” Read more...
June 10, 2022
Davis Enterprise: County awards mini-grants to local organizations
Dozens of organizations serving local residents were awarded mini grants on June 7 by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. NorCal Resist was awarded $5,000 for free essential products provided to low-income community members, including every thing from baby care to hygiene products and school supplies. Read more...
Davis Enterprise: County awards mini-grants to local organizations
Dozens of organizations serving local residents were awarded mini grants on June 7 by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. NorCal Resist was awarded $5,000 for free essential products provided to low-income community members, including every thing from baby care to hygiene products and school supplies. Read more...
May 16, 2022
Sacramento Bee: Have you registered to vote? Sacramento organizations want to help you cast a ballot
Campaign season is well underway in Sacramento County with a key local elections scheduled for June 7. In a joint effort, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Council on American–Islamic Relations, Justice 2 Jobs Sacramento, Live Free, NorCal Resist, and Public Health Advocates held forums for the district attorney candidates. Read more...
Sacramento Bee: Have you registered to vote? Sacramento organizations want to help you cast a ballot
Campaign season is well underway in Sacramento County with a key local elections scheduled for June 7. In a joint effort, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Council on American–Islamic Relations, Justice 2 Jobs Sacramento, Live Free, NorCal Resist, and Public Health Advocates held forums for the district attorney candidates. Read more...
April 25, 2022
Sacramento News & Review: A stand in Sacramento: Stand.earth, Amazon Watch demand California end role in rainforest destruction
On Earth Day 2022, activists from Stand.earth, Amazon Watch and allied groups dropped a 75-foot banner from the iconic Tower Bridge to demand Gov. Gavin Newsom stand up to Big Oil, ending California’s role in the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest. Supporters included Sacramento Climate Coalition, NorCal Resist, and other organizations. Read more...
Sacramento News & Review: A stand in Sacramento: Stand.earth, Amazon Watch demand California end role in rainforest destruction
On Earth Day 2022, activists from Stand.earth, Amazon Watch and allied groups dropped a 75-foot banner from the iconic Tower Bridge to demand Gov. Gavin Newsom stand up to Big Oil, ending California’s role in the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest. Supporters included Sacramento Climate Coalition, NorCal Resist, and other organizations. Read more...
February 21, 2022
Liberation News: Sacramento groups gather to denounce Washington’s warmongering over Ukraine
Organizers from several prominent anti-war and anti-imperialist organizations gathered in California’s capital to hold a rally.Sacramento ANSWER Coalition, Democratic Socialists of America Sacramento, Veterans for Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento, NorCal Resist, Poor People’s Campaign Sacramento, and others helped organize and took part in the event. Read more...
Liberation News: Sacramento groups gather to denounce Washington’s warmongering over Ukraine
Organizers from several prominent anti-war and anti-imperialist organizations gathered in California’s capital to hold a rally.Sacramento ANSWER Coalition, Democratic Socialists of America Sacramento, Veterans for Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento, NorCal Resist, Poor People’s Campaign Sacramento, and others helped organize and took part in the event. Read more...
February 21, 2022
ABC10: Advocates demand action from lawmakers, federal government for Afghans trapped in Afghanistan
A coalition of local organizations held a press conference Monday at the Matsui Federal Building Monday calling on the federal government to process and grant humanitarian parole applications for the thousands of Afghan people still trapped in Afghanistan. They said the federal government is not working hard enough or quickly enough. Read more...
ABC10: Advocates demand action from lawmakers, federal government for Afghans trapped in Afghanistan
A coalition of local organizations held a press conference Monday at the Matsui Federal Building Monday calling on the federal government to process and grant humanitarian parole applications for the thousands of Afghan people still trapped in Afghanistan. They said the federal government is not working hard enough or quickly enough. Read more...
February 16, 2022
The Hill: Facial-recognition firm planning expansion beyond law enforcement: report
The controversial facial-recognition firm Clearview AI, best known for taking billions of images from people off of social media, is on track to host 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year. Last year, progressive groups Mijente and NorCal Resist filed a lawsuit against Clearview to stop the company from collecting data in the state and to delete any scans of Californians. Read more...
The Hill: Facial-recognition firm planning expansion beyond law enforcement: report
The controversial facial-recognition firm Clearview AI, best known for taking billions of images from people off of social media, is on track to host 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year. Last year, progressive groups Mijente and NorCal Resist filed a lawsuit against Clearview to stop the company from collecting data in the state and to delete any scans of Californians. Read more...
February 10, 2022
ABC10: Thousands of endangered Afghans trapped as U.S. Immigration Services remains stagnant
"NorCal Resist is really based on the principles of working in collaboration with communities to address whatever needs are presenting," said Bichkoff. Her team has helped file hundreds of applications for Afghans in Northern California. Sacramento is home to one of the largest Afghan populations in the country, if not the largest for Afghan refugees. Read more...
ABC10: Thousands of endangered Afghans trapped as U.S. Immigration Services remains stagnant
"NorCal Resist is really based on the principles of working in collaboration with communities to address whatever needs are presenting," said Bichkoff. Her team has helped file hundreds of applications for Afghans in Northern California. Sacramento is home to one of the largest Afghan populations in the country, if not the largest for Afghan refugees. Read more...
January 22, 2022
Chico ER: Local nonprofit to host free brake light repair day
Two nonprofit groups will be repairing brake lights and headlights free of charge on Saturday. The event is hosted by Chico Democratic Socialists of America in collaboration with NorCal Resist, who regularly hosts brake light repair events based in Sacramento. Juan Araujo is an organizer with the Chico Democratic Socialists of America and said the main goal of the light repair program is to limit the amount of police interactions because of a headlight. Read more...
Chico ER: Local nonprofit to host free brake light repair day
Two nonprofit groups will be repairing brake lights and headlights free of charge on Saturday. The event is hosted by Chico Democratic Socialists of America in collaboration with NorCal Resist, who regularly hosts brake light repair events based in Sacramento. Juan Araujo is an organizer with the Chico Democratic Socialists of America and said the main goal of the light repair program is to limit the amount of police interactions because of a headlight. Read more...
January 21, 2022
Davis Vanguard: Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help
In 2021, NorCal Resist, entirely staffed by volunteers, helped file over 520 Humanitarian Paroleapplications. It’s not just paperwork, though; applying is expensive. It costs $575 per person, including infants, and over the course of these clinics NorCal Resist has spent about $70,000 in application fees, funds that NorCal Resist largely raised themselves during the process. Read more...
Davis Vanguard: Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help
In 2021, NorCal Resist, entirely staffed by volunteers, helped file over 520 Humanitarian Paroleapplications. It’s not just paperwork, though; applying is expensive. It costs $575 per person, including infants, and over the course of these clinics NorCal Resist has spent about $70,000 in application fees, funds that NorCal Resist largely raised themselves during the process. Read more...
2021
November 17, 2021
Cap Radio: California tries again to close down privately operated prisons and immigrant detention facilities
California’s first-of-its-kind ban of privately operated prisons could be back on the table. NorCal Resist, a grassroots organization offering legal support for detainees and other services for immigrants, said in a statement that it was pleased to see Bonta defending the ban and called all ICE prisons “inherently inhumane and unsafe.” Read more...
Cap Radio: California tries again to close down privately operated prisons and immigrant detention facilities
California’s first-of-its-kind ban of privately operated prisons could be back on the table. NorCal Resist, a grassroots organization offering legal support for detainees and other services for immigrants, said in a statement that it was pleased to see Bonta defending the ban and called all ICE prisons “inherently inhumane and unsafe.” Read more...
November 16, 2021
KCRA3: ACLU files lawsuit against Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones
NorCal Resist, an organization that educates undocumented residents on their rights if approached by federal immigration agents, is part of the lawsuit. The group said the sheriff's office's actions reflect the separation of families at the border. "Separation of families are happening closer than you think. they're happening here on a local basis and anywhere else where there's abuse of power," said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer with NorCal Resist. Read more...
KCRA3: ACLU files lawsuit against Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones
NorCal Resist, an organization that educates undocumented residents on their rights if approached by federal immigration agents, is part of the lawsuit. The group said the sheriff's office's actions reflect the separation of families at the border. "Separation of families are happening closer than you think. they're happening here on a local basis and anywhere else where there's abuse of power," said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer with NorCal Resist. Read more...
|
|
November 3, 2021
Telemundo: En Sacramento: ponen altar del Día de Muertos frente a la oficina de inmigración Decenas de familiares llegaron hasta el lugar para recordar a las miles de personas que han muerto en busca de una mejor vida. Read more... |
October 18, 2021
SF Chronicle: His relatives are being ‘hunted’ in Afghanistan. He’s trying to bring them to California
NorCal Resist, an immigrant rights organization in Sacramento, offered pro bono help in completing applications to temporarily bring family members from Afghanistan to the U.S. On the day of the informational session, 1,000 people came, said Kallen Dunlap, a volunteer who was working the door. Read more...
SF Chronicle: His relatives are being ‘hunted’ in Afghanistan. He’s trying to bring them to California
NorCal Resist, an immigrant rights organization in Sacramento, offered pro bono help in completing applications to temporarily bring family members from Afghanistan to the U.S. On the day of the informational session, 1,000 people came, said Kallen Dunlap, a volunteer who was working the door. Read more...
August 15, 2021
News21: Outbreak of inequality: COVID-19 magnifies decades of injustices, inequities in U.S.
COVID-19 has laid bare the devastating cost of inequality in the U.S. More than 600,000 people have died from the virus. Black and Hispanic people are at least twice as likely as white Americans to die of COVID-19. The organization NorCal Resist has provided $960,000 in aid to people in need. But this assistance cannot make up for families going months without government assistance. Read more...
News21: Outbreak of inequality: COVID-19 magnifies decades of injustices, inequities in U.S.
COVID-19 has laid bare the devastating cost of inequality in the U.S. More than 600,000 people have died from the virus. Black and Hispanic people are at least twice as likely as white Americans to die of COVID-19. The organization NorCal Resist has provided $960,000 in aid to people in need. But this assistance cannot make up for families going months without government assistance. Read more...
August 6, 2021
KCRA3: Spaghetti dinner fundraiser in Sacramento benefits Northern California wildfire victims
A fundraising dinner to help Northern California Wildfire victims was served up Friday night at Flapjack's Diner in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood of Sacramento. "I heard about it on the news," said Nadia Halaway, of North Sacramento. The proceeds going toward helping victims of not only the Dixie Fire but the River Fire as well. Read more...
KCRA3: Spaghetti dinner fundraiser in Sacramento benefits Northern California wildfire victims
A fundraising dinner to help Northern California Wildfire victims was served up Friday night at Flapjack's Diner in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood of Sacramento. "I heard about it on the news," said Nadia Halaway, of North Sacramento. The proceeds going toward helping victims of not only the Dixie Fire but the River Fire as well. Read more...
July 8, 2021
Cap Radio: As CA Pushes To Eliminate Immigrant Detention Centers, New Report Shines Light On Detainee Deaths
Detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in California and elsewhere are at risk of preventable deaths due to poor medical care, according to a new study from the University of Southern California. Advocates say the problem has gotten worse during the pandemic, and they’re pushing to eliminate private detention facilities in the state. Read more...
Cap Radio: As CA Pushes To Eliminate Immigrant Detention Centers, New Report Shines Light On Detainee Deaths
Detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in California and elsewhere are at risk of preventable deaths due to poor medical care, according to a new study from the University of Southern California. Advocates say the problem has gotten worse during the pandemic, and they’re pushing to eliminate private detention facilities in the state. Read more...
June 18, 2021
KCRA 3: DACA 9th anniversary: Leaders push for pathway to citizenship
June 15 marks DACA’s 9th anniversary. Since then, it's provided stability and opportunity to more than 825,000 people. "If you don't have DACA paperwork, you can't legally work. There were a lot of young people, especially during COVID, whose parents got laid off or got sick and couldn't work and were really stepping up and working with their DACA permits," says Autumn González. Read more...
KCRA 3: DACA 9th anniversary: Leaders push for pathway to citizenship
June 15 marks DACA’s 9th anniversary. Since then, it's provided stability and opportunity to more than 825,000 people. "If you don't have DACA paperwork, you can't legally work. There were a lot of young people, especially during COVID, whose parents got laid off or got sick and couldn't work and were really stepping up and working with their DACA permits," says Autumn González. Read more...
June 17, 2021
ABC 10: Sacramento City Council restraining order against District 4 staffer denied
A press release from NorCal Resist, community social justice group, criticized the restraining order. The group said that numerous protestors in the city have been arrested and held on bail of $100,000, while three activists have been served search warrants to access personal social media accounts. NorCal Resist likened these instances to that of the restraining order against Michel-Evleth, stating that the moves create "anxiety and fear." Read more...
ABC 10: Sacramento City Council restraining order against District 4 staffer denied
A press release from NorCal Resist, community social justice group, criticized the restraining order. The group said that numerous protestors in the city have been arrested and held on bail of $100,000, while three activists have been served search warrants to access personal social media accounts. NorCal Resist likened these instances to that of the restraining order against Michel-Evleth, stating that the moves create "anxiety and fear." Read more...
May 25, 2021
ABC 10: Here's what police reform laws California has passed since the death of George Floyd
“What has happened throughout this past year is that these conversations have sparked in so many different areas that they can no longer be ignored,” stated Giselle Garcia of NorCal Resist, an organization committed to fighting oppression. “They have to be addressed. And that's what we're seeing. I would say we are better off, but we still have a long way to go." Read more...
ABC 10: Here's what police reform laws California has passed since the death of George Floyd
“What has happened throughout this past year is that these conversations have sparked in so many different areas that they can no longer be ignored,” stated Giselle Garcia of NorCal Resist, an organization committed to fighting oppression. “They have to be addressed. And that's what we're seeing. I would say we are better off, but we still have a long way to go." Read more...
May 21, 2021
Cap Radio: ‘It’s Not About One Person Changing The World’: How Organizations Are Building Community Support Through Mutual Aid
NorCal Resist, a grassroots organization in Sacramento, has been focused on building solidarity between marginalized groups in Northern California. Volunteer Autumn Gonzales said it has been fostering solidarity among different groups through maintaining a bond and bail fund. Read more...
Cap Radio: ‘It’s Not About One Person Changing The World’: How Organizations Are Building Community Support Through Mutual Aid
NorCal Resist, a grassroots organization in Sacramento, has been focused on building solidarity between marginalized groups in Northern California. Volunteer Autumn Gonzales said it has been fostering solidarity among different groups through maintaining a bond and bail fund. Read more...
May 4, 2021
Truthout: Mutual Aid Efforts Are Working to Fill the Gaps of Biden’s COVID Response
In response to the half-measures of the Biden administration, communities are taking matters into their own hands. The Sacramento, California-based organization NorCal Resist is just one of many groups focusing on a specific community that has been hit particularly hard: those living in this country without documentation. Read more...
Truthout: Mutual Aid Efforts Are Working to Fill the Gaps of Biden’s COVID Response
In response to the half-measures of the Biden administration, communities are taking matters into their own hands. The Sacramento, California-based organization NorCal Resist is just one of many groups focusing on a specific community that has been hit particularly hard: those living in this country without documentation. Read more...
March 25, 2021
Univision: Recibe una despensa completa en los distintos bancos de comida alrededor de Sacramento
Organizaciones locales y bancos de alimentos continúan apoyando a las familias afectadas por la pandemia con despensas y asesorías para encontrar un empleo. Read more...
Univision: Recibe una despensa completa en los distintos bancos de comida alrededor de Sacramento
Organizaciones locales y bancos de alimentos continúan apoyando a las familias afectadas por la pandemia con despensas y asesorías para encontrar un empleo. Read more...
March 11, 2021
Biometric Update: Legal fight against Clearview AI’s facial recognition service grows
Two California organizations claim in a new lawsuit that Clearview’s subscription service is illegal and unconstitutional in the state. The case, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, names six plaintiffs, NorCal Resist, Mijente and four individuals. Their target is Clearview AI, which has created a growing, 3 billion-photo biometric dataset largely gathered by scraping pictures of individuals from public social media accounts. Read more...
Biometric Update: Legal fight against Clearview AI’s facial recognition service grows
Two California organizations claim in a new lawsuit that Clearview’s subscription service is illegal and unconstitutional in the state. The case, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, names six plaintiffs, NorCal Resist, Mijente and four individuals. Their target is Clearview AI, which has created a growing, 3 billion-photo biometric dataset largely gathered by scraping pictures of individuals from public social media accounts. Read more...
March 10, 2021
Common Dreams: Activist Groups Sue Clearview AI, Warning 'We Won't Be Safe' Until Facial Recognition Firm Is Gone
A group of civil liberties advocates and immigrant rights organizations on Tuesday sued Clearview AI in a Northern California court, alleging that the controversial facial recognition company illegally "scraped," or obtained, photos for its database and that its "mass surveillance technology disproportionately harms immigrants and communites of color." Read more...
Common Dreams: Activist Groups Sue Clearview AI, Warning 'We Won't Be Safe' Until Facial Recognition Firm Is Gone
A group of civil liberties advocates and immigrant rights organizations on Tuesday sued Clearview AI in a Northern California court, alleging that the controversial facial recognition company illegally "scraped," or obtained, photos for its database and that its "mass surveillance technology disproportionately harms immigrants and communites of color." Read more...
March 10, 2021
Wallstreet Journal: Facial Recognition Tool Used by Police Faces Civil Lawsuit in California
A group of immigran-rights organizations and activists on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit in California against Clearview AI Inc., alleging the facial-recognition software provider violated their privacy rights and those of California citizens. Immigrant-rights activists say Clearview’s technology violates their privacy rights; Clearview says its conduct is protected by the First Amendment. Read more...
Wallstreet Journal: Facial Recognition Tool Used by Police Faces Civil Lawsuit in California
A group of immigran-rights organizations and activists on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit in California against Clearview AI Inc., alleging the facial-recognition software provider violated their privacy rights and those of California citizens. Immigrant-rights activists say Clearview’s technology violates their privacy rights; Clearview says its conduct is protected by the First Amendment. Read more...
January 2, 2021
Truthout: As Stimulus Falls Short, Mutual Aid Organizers Work to Meet People’s Needs
When the pandemic began, NorCal Resist launched an undocumented family emergency aid fund, asking community members to donate their stimulus checks to be redistributed to undocumented families who had received no aid throughout the course of the pandemic. “We’ve distributed over half a million dollars so far. It’s been a really, really important program,” Gonzalez said. Read more...
Truthout: As Stimulus Falls Short, Mutual Aid Organizers Work to Meet People’s Needs
When the pandemic began, NorCal Resist launched an undocumented family emergency aid fund, asking community members to donate their stimulus checks to be redistributed to undocumented families who had received no aid throughout the course of the pandemic. “We’ve distributed over half a million dollars so far. It’s been a really, really important program,” Gonzalez said. Read more...
2020
December 28, 2020
Teen Vogue: How to Shut Down ICE Detention in Your Community, a Detention Watch Network Guide
In Sacramento, California, the county board voted against renewing its contract with ICE. These decision makers were all driven to action by local community campaigns led by groups like the Civil Liberties Defense Center and NorCal Resist to reject ICE detention. ICE’s detention system does not need to exist and communities across the country are organizing to end it. Read more...
Teen Vogue: How to Shut Down ICE Detention in Your Community, a Detention Watch Network Guide
In Sacramento, California, the county board voted against renewing its contract with ICE. These decision makers were all driven to action by local community campaigns led by groups like the Civil Liberties Defense Center and NorCal Resist to reject ICE detention. ICE’s detention system does not need to exist and communities across the country are organizing to end it. Read more...
December 24, 2020
KQED: Immigrant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak in Yuba County Jail
Immigrant advocates say a growing outbreak of COVID-19 at the Yuba County Jail is putting the people held there at risk, including some who are medically vulnerable. On Dec. 16, officials closed the facility to visits after they identified seven confirmed cases. Since then, the number of people infected has increased to 78, which is more than 30% of the total jail population. Read more...
KQED: Immigrant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak in Yuba County Jail
Immigrant advocates say a growing outbreak of COVID-19 at the Yuba County Jail is putting the people held there at risk, including some who are medically vulnerable. On Dec. 16, officials closed the facility to visits after they identified seven confirmed cases. Since then, the number of people infected has increased to 78, which is more than 30% of the total jail population. Read more...
December 18, 2020
Cap Radio: Sacramento Holiday Charity Guide 2020: How COVID-19 Has Changed Needs This Year
The nonprofit group NorCal Resist provides direct cash assistance to asylum-seekers and undocumented community members in the Sacramento area. It says it has assisted over 1,025 families across Northern California with over $220,000 in emergency aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also deliver groceries and Christmas presents to families in need and more. Read more...
Cap Radio: Sacramento Holiday Charity Guide 2020: How COVID-19 Has Changed Needs This Year
The nonprofit group NorCal Resist provides direct cash assistance to asylum-seekers and undocumented community members in the Sacramento area. It says it has assisted over 1,025 families across Northern California with over $220,000 in emergency aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also deliver groceries and Christmas presents to families in need and more. Read more...
November 30, 2020
J Weekly: In Sacramento, Proud Boys take to the streets, and they’re angry
The far-right group the Proud Boys, some wearing bulletproof vests and armed with knives, marched through the streets of Sacramento on Saturday in a show of force, blasting loud music and chanting while attempting to provoke counterprotesters. NorCal Resist, an immigrant-aid group in Sacramento that supports counterprotesters, described the melting pot of right-wing ideologies present at the pro-Trump rallies. Read more...
J Weekly: In Sacramento, Proud Boys take to the streets, and they’re angry
The far-right group the Proud Boys, some wearing bulletproof vests and armed with knives, marched through the streets of Sacramento on Saturday in a show of force, blasting loud music and chanting while attempting to provoke counterprotesters. NorCal Resist, an immigrant-aid group in Sacramento that supports counterprotesters, described the melting pot of right-wing ideologies present at the pro-Trump rallies. Read more...
November 9, 2020
Cap Radio: No, The ‘Latino Vote’ Does Not Define A Complex Electorate
Pablo Reyes Morales, an organizer with NorCal Resist, an advocacy group focused on immigration issues in California, said people shouldn’t read too much into statements about the “Latino” vote. “There’s a huge difference between a wealthy, privileged Cuban that left Castro’s regime in Cuba, to an asylee from Mexico,” he said. Read more...
Cap Radio: No, The ‘Latino Vote’ Does Not Define A Complex Electorate
Pablo Reyes Morales, an organizer with NorCal Resist, an advocacy group focused on immigration issues in California, said people shouldn’t read too much into statements about the “Latino” vote. “There’s a huge difference between a wealthy, privileged Cuban that left Castro’s regime in Cuba, to an asylee from Mexico,” he said. Read more...
June 18, 2020
Talk Poverty: Undocufunds Are Supporting Immigrants When the Government Won’t
“It’s really hard,” said Autumn Gonzalez, an organizer with Norcal Resist, an immigrant rights organization located in the Bay Area. Because the fund relies mainly on community support and they don’t have any grant funding, “We’re going to see people evicted [and] enter that cycle of homelessness,” Gonzalez said of the worst-case scenario. “Going down that road would be a nightmare for so many thousands of families.” Read more...
Talk Poverty: Undocufunds Are Supporting Immigrants When the Government Won’t
“It’s really hard,” said Autumn Gonzalez, an organizer with Norcal Resist, an immigrant rights organization located in the Bay Area. Because the fund relies mainly on community support and they don’t have any grant funding, “We’re going to see people evicted [and] enter that cycle of homelessness,” Gonzalez said of the worst-case scenario. “Going down that road would be a nightmare for so many thousands of families.” Read more...
June 7, 2020
Lodi News: Black Lives Matter protest draws large crowd in Lodi
By 10 a.m. Sunday, hundreds of protesters, many masked to protect themselves and others from COVID-19, gathered on all four corners of Kettleman Lane and Lower Sacramento Road. As they chanted, “I can’t breathe” and “Say his name,” led by drummer Carlos Reymon Gabriel of NorCal Resist, passing cars honked their support to the cheering rally. “We, like so many other people, have woken up,” Steve Tyack of Lodi said. Read more...
Lodi News: Black Lives Matter protest draws large crowd in Lodi
By 10 a.m. Sunday, hundreds of protesters, many masked to protect themselves and others from COVID-19, gathered on all four corners of Kettleman Lane and Lower Sacramento Road. As they chanted, “I can’t breathe” and “Say his name,” led by drummer Carlos Reymon Gabriel of NorCal Resist, passing cars honked their support to the cheering rally. “We, like so many other people, have woken up,” Steve Tyack of Lodi said. Read more...
June 6, 2020
SN&R: Songs for social justice
Several bands reached out to SN&R to say they are giving their first-Friday Bandcamp proceeds to activist organizations. Venitian Veil, a band with a darker sound, explains its choice to donate proceeds: “We don’t make much from our music, so we thought a week’s worth of proceeds would go further. It seemed the least we can do, as financially stable people, to support the protesters out there putting their asses on the line, fighting for a better tomorrow. We chose NorCal Resist." Read more...
SN&R: Songs for social justice
Several bands reached out to SN&R to say they are giving their first-Friday Bandcamp proceeds to activist organizations. Venitian Veil, a band with a darker sound, explains its choice to donate proceeds: “We don’t make much from our music, so we thought a week’s worth of proceeds would go further. It seemed the least we can do, as financially stable people, to support the protesters out there putting their asses on the line, fighting for a better tomorrow. We chose NorCal Resist." Read more...
June 3, 2020
Sacramento Bee: Here’s a list of Sacramento protest groups that say they need support
Standing with protesters against police brutality doesn’t only mean protesting on the ground- it can mean donating to the countless organizations that rely on financial support. A number of local and national groups are seeking support as protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd continue. NorCal Resist covers bail for arrested protesters in Sacramento. Read more...
Sacramento Bee: Here’s a list of Sacramento protest groups that say they need support
Standing with protesters against police brutality doesn’t only mean protesting on the ground- it can mean donating to the countless organizations that rely on financial support. A number of local and national groups are seeking support as protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd continue. NorCal Resist covers bail for arrested protesters in Sacramento. Read more...
June 2, 2020
Fox 40: Steinberg applauds curfew but community leaders say it does more harm than good
After the first night of a new curfew in Sacramento, police say they made 50 arrests and 48 were people who were violating that curfew. Community group NorCal Resist issued a statement Tuesday afternoon demanding charges against all protesters in custody to be dropped, citing some bail amounts set as high at $250,000. Read more...
Fox 40: Steinberg applauds curfew but community leaders say it does more harm than good
After the first night of a new curfew in Sacramento, police say they made 50 arrests and 48 were people who were violating that curfew. Community group NorCal Resist issued a statement Tuesday afternoon demanding charges against all protesters in custody to be dropped, citing some bail amounts set as high at $250,000. Read more...
June 2, 2020
Mundo Now: Mujer de Wisconsin acosa a grupo de hispanos por escuchar música en español
Una mujer de Wisconsin acosó a un grupo de hispanos que escuchaban música en español mientras hacían una barbacoa en un parque. Ella entregó los fondos a NorCal Resist, una organización en Sacramento cuyo trabajo es ayudar a aquellas familias indocumentadas que se han visto seriamente afectadas por el coronavirus. Read more...
Mundo Now: Mujer de Wisconsin acosa a grupo de hispanos por escuchar música en español
Una mujer de Wisconsin acosó a un grupo de hispanos que escuchaban música en español mientras hacían una barbacoa en un parque. Ella entregó los fondos a NorCal Resist, una organización en Sacramento cuyo trabajo es ayudar a aquellas familias indocumentadas que se han visto seriamente afectadas por el coronavirus. Read more...
May 26, 2020
CNUMC: Nevada City UMC "Dips its Toes" into the Waters of Immigrant Support
Two members of Nevada City UMC travelled to Chico to join a “Caravan” organized by NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based immigrant support organization. NorCal Resist received appeals from immigrant families living in Butte County who were among the many affected by the Camp Fire in Paradise in 2018. Due to their immigration status, they were unable to access help from the federal government Read more...
CNUMC: Nevada City UMC "Dips its Toes" into the Waters of Immigrant Support
Two members of Nevada City UMC travelled to Chico to join a “Caravan” organized by NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based immigrant support organization. NorCal Resist received appeals from immigrant families living in Butte County who were among the many affected by the Camp Fire in Paradise in 2018. Due to their immigration status, they were unable to access help from the federal government Read more...
May 23, 2020
La Opinion: Donan su cheque de estímulo económico para ayudar a inmigrantes indocumentados
Parte del dinero recibido o la totalidad del cheque lo han entregado a NorCal Resist, una organización comunitaria que apoya a familias inmigrantes necesitadas.Una de esas almas caritativas que donó $1,000 dólares del cheque que recibió es Jane Dunnington, una residente del área de Sacramento, que conoce de primera mano lo que es vivir con carencias por el desempleo. Read more...
La Opinion: Donan su cheque de estímulo económico para ayudar a inmigrantes indocumentados
Parte del dinero recibido o la totalidad del cheque lo han entregado a NorCal Resist, una organización comunitaria que apoya a familias inmigrantes necesitadas.Una de esas almas caritativas que donó $1,000 dólares del cheque que recibió es Jane Dunnington, una residente del área de Sacramento, que conoce de primera mano lo que es vivir con carencias por el desempleo. Read more...
May 22, 2020
Univision Sacramento: Mujer dona parte de su cheque de estímulo a familias inmigrantes
Jane Dunnington donó $1,000 dólares de su cheque de estímulo a una organización local que se dedica a ayudar a familias indocumentadas afectadas económicamente por el coronavirus. Read more...
Univision Sacramento: Mujer dona parte de su cheque de estímulo a familias inmigrantes
Jane Dunnington donó $1,000 dólares de su cheque de estímulo a una organización local que se dedica a ayudar a familias indocumentadas afectadas económicamente por el coronavirus. Read more...
April 21, 2020
FOX 40: Nonprofits struggle to stay afloat at a time when they’re needed most
Resources are especially thin in communities that do not qualify for federal relief, such as undocumented immigrants. But they have NorCal Resist to lean on to help buy food and make rent. “We have actually spent our entire funds,” said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer. “We have distributed over $80,000 to more than 400 families in the greater Sacramento area.” Read more...
FOX 40: Nonprofits struggle to stay afloat at a time when they’re needed most
Resources are especially thin in communities that do not qualify for federal relief, such as undocumented immigrants. But they have NorCal Resist to lean on to help buy food and make rent. “We have actually spent our entire funds,” said Giselle Garcia, a volunteer. “We have distributed over $80,000 to more than 400 families in the greater Sacramento area.” Read more...
April 20, 2020
Univision Sacramento: California no recibirá información personal de las personas indocumentadas que reciban fondos
El gobernador Gavin Newsom no dio fecha exacta de cuando organizaciones sin fines de lucro reciban la partida de $125 millones de dólares para ayudar a 150,000 familias inmigrantes, pero aseguró que el gobierno no tendrá acceso a información personal de los beneficiados ni contará como carga pública. Read more...
Univision Sacramento: California no recibirá información personal de las personas indocumentadas que reciban fondos
El gobernador Gavin Newsom no dio fecha exacta de cuando organizaciones sin fines de lucro reciban la partida de $125 millones de dólares para ayudar a 150,000 familias inmigrantes, pero aseguró que el gobierno no tendrá acceso a información personal de los beneficiados ni contará como carga pública. Read more...
April 17, 2020
Univision Sacramento: Organizaciones buscan alternativas para ayudar a familias de inmigrantes indocumentados
Giselle García de NorCal Resist habla de los esfuerzos que su organización realiza para aliviar la economía de aquellas personas que no califican para recibir apoyo del gobierno. Read more...
Univision Sacramento: Organizaciones buscan alternativas para ayudar a familias de inmigrantes indocumentados
Giselle García de NorCal Resist habla de los esfuerzos que su organización realiza para aliviar la economía de aquellas personas que no califican para recibir apoyo del gobierno. Read more...
April 16, 2020
ABC 10: Undocumented immigrants finding it hard to get help during coronavirus pandemic
In order to help undocumented immigrants, Governor Newsom announced a disaster relief fund for undocumented workers. Read more...
ABC 10: Undocumented immigrants finding it hard to get help during coronavirus pandemic
In order to help undocumented immigrants, Governor Newsom announced a disaster relief fund for undocumented workers. Read more...
April 9, 2020
FOX 40: Sacramento nonprofit helps undocumented immigrants who lost jobs due to virus
“A lot of them worked in restaurants, hotels all those service jobs that you see and are essential,” said NorCal Resist volunteer Jazmin Luna. Luna said the nonprofit is stepping in to help. They’re launching a fundraising campaign specifically to give these families money for rent. In just a week, they’ve given $25,000 in rent assistance to roughly 60 families across Sacramento. Read more...
FOX 40: Sacramento nonprofit helps undocumented immigrants who lost jobs due to virus
“A lot of them worked in restaurants, hotels all those service jobs that you see and are essential,” said NorCal Resist volunteer Jazmin Luna. Luna said the nonprofit is stepping in to help. They’re launching a fundraising campaign specifically to give these families money for rent. In just a week, they’ve given $25,000 in rent assistance to roughly 60 families across Sacramento. Read more...
April 2, 2020
Univision Sacramento: Organización brinda ayuda a comunidad inmigrante afectada por crisis del coronavirus
La organización NorCal Resist ofrece a personas inmigrantes indocumentadas que hayan perdido su empleo apoyándolos con un incentivo económico. Read more...
Univision Sacramento: Organización brinda ayuda a comunidad inmigrante afectada por crisis del coronavirus
La organización NorCal Resist ofrece a personas inmigrantes indocumentadas que hayan perdido su empleo apoyándolos con un incentivo económico. Read more...
February 19, 2020
SF Chronicle: ICE arrests at Sonoma County courthouse infuriate Bay Area officials, immigration activists
Autumn Gonzalez, a volunteer with NorCal Resist, a local group that supports families targeted by immigration officials, said arrests like those made Tuesday deter people from seeking help — whether it’s obtaining restraining orders in domestic incidents or testifying in unrelated cases. “It’s sincerely frustrating because it creates a very chilling situation,” she said. Read more...
SF Chronicle: ICE arrests at Sonoma County courthouse infuriate Bay Area officials, immigration activists
Autumn Gonzalez, a volunteer with NorCal Resist, a local group that supports families targeted by immigration officials, said arrests like those made Tuesday deter people from seeking help — whether it’s obtaining restraining orders in domestic incidents or testifying in unrelated cases. “It’s sincerely frustrating because it creates a very chilling situation,” she said. Read more...
2019
December 30, 2019
The Rafu Shimpo: New Year’s Protest Planned at Yuba County Jail
Japanese American WWII camp survivors and allies plan to hold an Oshogatsu protest outside the Yuba County ICE Detention Center. Organizers issued the following statement: Join us in demanding the Yuba County Board of Supervisors End the county’s “indefinite” contract with ICE and Stop the inhumane treatment of detainees. Read more...
The Rafu Shimpo: New Year’s Protest Planned at Yuba County Jail
Japanese American WWII camp survivors and allies plan to hold an Oshogatsu protest outside the Yuba County ICE Detention Center. Organizers issued the following statement: Join us in demanding the Yuba County Board of Supervisors End the county’s “indefinite” contract with ICE and Stop the inhumane treatment of detainees. Read more...
October 1, 2019
Davis Enterprise: Learn about migrant law
Jewish Action NorCal and NorCal Resist will co-host a Migra Observer & Accompaniment training at Congregation Bet Haverim, free to the public. This training will include information from immigration lawyers and advocates to help participants learn about and understand the complexity of the laws surrounding refugees, immigration and ICE. Read more...
Davis Enterprise: Learn about migrant law
Jewish Action NorCal and NorCal Resist will co-host a Migra Observer & Accompaniment training at Congregation Bet Haverim, free to the public. This training will include information from immigration lawyers and advocates to help participants learn about and understand the complexity of the laws surrounding refugees, immigration and ICE. Read more...
September 3, 2019
The Rant w Herman James & Friends: Josh Crow of NorCal Resist Talks Immigration E.54
Herman and NorCal Resist Volunteer, Josh Crow talk about immigration at the California/Mexico border, Trump taking children away from their parents, deportation, the horrible living quality asylum seekers are placed and forced into just to survive. Also, how Josh and NorCal Resist are making a difference with pro bono lawyers, donations and support. Read more...
The Rant w Herman James & Friends: Josh Crow of NorCal Resist Talks Immigration E.54
Herman and NorCal Resist Volunteer, Josh Crow talk about immigration at the California/Mexico border, Trump taking children away from their parents, deportation, the horrible living quality asylum seekers are placed and forced into just to survive. Also, how Josh and NorCal Resist are making a difference with pro bono lawyers, donations and support. Read more...
September 1, 2019
The Orion: ICE Resistance training
An ICE resistance training session was hosted at Blackbird Cafe Saturday night by NorCal Resist, an organization that specializes in training sessions informing the public on what to do if you encounter police or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “We’ve all been through extensive training,” Ibarra said. “We are constantly reading on what’s happening, we are constantly out in the community ensuring that our communities protect themselves”. Read more...
The Orion: ICE Resistance training
An ICE resistance training session was hosted at Blackbird Cafe Saturday night by NorCal Resist, an organization that specializes in training sessions informing the public on what to do if you encounter police or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “We’ve all been through extensive training,” Ibarra said. “We are constantly reading on what’s happening, we are constantly out in the community ensuring that our communities protect themselves”. Read more...
August 31, 2019
Chico ER: ICE resistance group encourages citizen action
Blackbird Cafe hosted an information session on resistance to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement operations Friday evening. The training was designed to provide knowledge about the methods used by ICE and how to identify ICE officers, as well as other ways to help people seeking asylum. Over 40 were in attendance, including concerned citizen Robin Engel. “I’m simply here because I’m afraid for my community and I want to learn what I can do to help protect people,” Engel said. Read more...
Chico ER: ICE resistance group encourages citizen action
Blackbird Cafe hosted an information session on resistance to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement operations Friday evening. The training was designed to provide knowledge about the methods used by ICE and how to identify ICE officers, as well as other ways to help people seeking asylum. Over 40 were in attendance, including concerned citizen Robin Engel. “I’m simply here because I’m afraid for my community and I want to learn what I can do to help protect people,” Engel said. Read more...
July 25, 2019
The Union: ‘Harvest of Empire’ documentary examines U.S. role in immigration crisis
“Harvest of Empire,” a powerful documentary that examines the connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and today’s immigration crisis, will be screened at the Grass Valley United Methodist Church. A panel discussion will take place after the film with participants from several groups, including Abuelas Responden, Fellowship of Friends, No Mas Muertes, Norcal Resist and the Peace and Justice Center. Read more...
The Union: ‘Harvest of Empire’ documentary examines U.S. role in immigration crisis
“Harvest of Empire,” a powerful documentary that examines the connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and today’s immigration crisis, will be screened at the Grass Valley United Methodist Church. A panel discussion will take place after the film with participants from several groups, including Abuelas Responden, Fellowship of Friends, No Mas Muertes, Norcal Resist and the Peace and Justice Center. Read more...
July 23, 2019
Colusa Sun Herald: Congressman speaks at Colusa community conversation
The next Conversation with Community Leaders session is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at El Jalisciense Restaurant in Arbuckle. The guest is set to be Autumn Gonzalez, an activist with the immigrant rights group NorCal Resist, and they plan to talk about how people can help fight immigration injustice, Roberts said. Read more...
Colusa Sun Herald: Congressman speaks at Colusa community conversation
The next Conversation with Community Leaders session is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at El Jalisciense Restaurant in Arbuckle. The guest is set to be Autumn Gonzalez, an activist with the immigrant rights group NorCal Resist, and they plan to talk about how people can help fight immigration injustice, Roberts said. Read more...
July 15, 2019
48 Hills: In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison
On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to be the only ICE detention center in Northern California. The event was organized by NorCal Resist and a broad coalition of organizations from the surrounding area. Read more...
48 Hills: In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison
On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to be the only ICE detention center in Northern California. The event was organized by NorCal Resist and a broad coalition of organizations from the surrounding area. Read more...
July 12, 2019
Fox 40: Hundreds Gather at the State Capitol to Protest US Migrant Center Conditions
Hundreds of people gathered in Sacramento to stand up for children like 13-year-old Diego Lopez Pascaso. “It was like a jail. The first day I was crying because I couldn’t be with my mom,” Pascaso said. Pascaso is one of thousands of migrant children to spend time at a federal detention center at the U.S.’s southern border and says the conditions there were unbearable. Read more...
Fox 40: Hundreds Gather at the State Capitol to Protest US Migrant Center Conditions
Hundreds of people gathered in Sacramento to stand up for children like 13-year-old Diego Lopez Pascaso. “It was like a jail. The first day I was crying because I couldn’t be with my mom,” Pascaso said. Pascaso is one of thousands of migrant children to spend time at a federal detention center at the U.S.’s southern border and says the conditions there were unbearable. Read more...
July 9, 2019
Daily Democrat: Vigil planned to end ‘concentration camp’ in Marysville
NorCal Resist is hosting the event, and Indivisible Yolo is joining the coalition of co-hosts that includes Elk Grove United Church of Christ, diverse Jewish groups, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Showing Up for Racial Justice, and Safe Yolo. Read more...
Daily Democrat: Vigil planned to end ‘concentration camp’ in Marysville
NorCal Resist is hosting the event, and Indivisible Yolo is joining the coalition of co-hosts that includes Elk Grove United Church of Christ, diverse Jewish groups, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Showing Up for Racial Justice, and Safe Yolo. Read more...
March 15, 2019
Sac City Express: NorCal Resist discusses volunteer trip to Mexican border
The discussion was led by Autumn Gonzalez, a member of NorCal Resist, a local migrants rights and progressive political group in Sacramento. The group has made two trips to the border—one at the end of December 2018 and one in February. “Our organization is all volunteers. We don’t have staff or anything,” said Gonzalez. “We kind of planned these two trips ourselves. Everyone pitches in and makes the trip work.” Read more...
Sac City Express: NorCal Resist discusses volunteer trip to Mexican border
The discussion was led by Autumn Gonzalez, a member of NorCal Resist, a local migrants rights and progressive political group in Sacramento. The group has made two trips to the border—one at the end of December 2018 and one in February. “Our organization is all volunteers. We don’t have staff or anything,” said Gonzalez. “We kind of planned these two trips ourselves. Everyone pitches in and makes the trip work.” Read more...
February 14, 2019
KPFA: Immigrants detained in Yuba City go on hunger strike to protest conditions
An estimated 46 immigrant detainees are on hunger strike in Yuba County Jail, in Yuba City, CA to protest a lack of medical care, recreation time, and basic amenities. We speak with Autumn Gonzalez, a community organizer with NorCal Resist, a group supporting the hunger strikers in Yuba County Jail, and Anoop Prasad, a legal expert on detention conditions. Read more...
KPFA: Immigrants detained in Yuba City go on hunger strike to protest conditions
An estimated 46 immigrant detainees are on hunger strike in Yuba County Jail, in Yuba City, CA to protest a lack of medical care, recreation time, and basic amenities. We speak with Autumn Gonzalez, a community organizer with NorCal Resist, a group supporting the hunger strikers in Yuba County Jail, and Anoop Prasad, a legal expert on detention conditions. Read more...
February 14, 2019
Davis Vanguard: I.C.E. Migrant Hunger Strike Leader Moved, Others Isolation at Yuba County Jail
Yuba County Jail Wednesday afternoon is in the process of moving I.C.E. detainee hunger strike organizer Carlos Sauceda to an unknown location, and has isolated all other hunger strikers in the jail to one area of the facility. NorCal Resist said about 50 I.C.E. migrant detainees are on Day 4 of a hunger strike for better conditions. Read more...
Davis Vanguard: I.C.E. Migrant Hunger Strike Leader Moved, Others Isolation at Yuba County Jail
Yuba County Jail Wednesday afternoon is in the process of moving I.C.E. detainee hunger strike organizer Carlos Sauceda to an unknown location, and has isolated all other hunger strikers in the jail to one area of the facility. NorCal Resist said about 50 I.C.E. migrant detainees are on Day 4 of a hunger strike for better conditions. Read more...
February 12, 2019
Its Going Down: Hunger Strike Continues at Yuba County Jail, California
Approximately 50 immigrant detainees in the ICE-operated detention facility launched a hunger strike in response to a variety of demands, including lack of medical care, adequate exercise time and educational programs. The group NorCal Resist prepared a document outlining the strikers’ demands and grievances and a brief history of issues at the facility. Read more...
Its Going Down: Hunger Strike Continues at Yuba County Jail, California
Approximately 50 immigrant detainees in the ICE-operated detention facility launched a hunger strike in response to a variety of demands, including lack of medical care, adequate exercise time and educational programs. The group NorCal Resist prepared a document outlining the strikers’ demands and grievances and a brief history of issues at the facility. Read more...
February 7, 2019
SN&R: S is for sponsor
On a rainy Tuesday evening in the middle of January, 25 activists at the Organize Sacramento space on Broadway passed around a sign-in sheet and added the letter “S” by their names. The “S” stood for sponsor, and it was one of several ways those gathered were thinking about helping Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States. The NorCal Resist meeting focused on organizing a trip to the border. Read more...
SN&R: S is for sponsor
On a rainy Tuesday evening in the middle of January, 25 activists at the Organize Sacramento space on Broadway passed around a sign-in sheet and added the letter “S” by their names. The “S” stood for sponsor, and it was one of several ways those gathered were thinking about helping Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States. The NorCal Resist meeting focused on organizing a trip to the border. Read more...
2018
December 12, 2018
KCRA 3: Sacramento groups head to border to help migrants
A group from Sacramento is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to help feed children, provide clothing and support for migrants seeking asylum. The Sacramento caravan includes volunteers from NorCal Resist, the National Lawyers Guild and Migra Watch Activists. They will also be there to help translate, visit shelters and make sure everyone is treated with dignity. Read more...
KCRA 3: Sacramento groups head to border to help migrants
A group from Sacramento is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to help feed children, provide clothing and support for migrants seeking asylum. The Sacramento caravan includes volunteers from NorCal Resist, the National Lawyers Guild and Migra Watch Activists. They will also be there to help translate, visit shelters and make sure everyone is treated with dignity. Read more...
September 1o, 2018
Liberation News: Sacramento action supports prison strikers at Federal Building
On September 7th, organizations from throughout the Sacramento region gathered in front of the Robert Matsui Federal Courthouse to stand in solidarity with the 10 demands of the ongoing National Prison Strike that began on August 21st in prisons, jails and detention centers around the country. Read more...
Liberation News: Sacramento action supports prison strikers at Federal Building
On September 7th, organizations from throughout the Sacramento region gathered in front of the Robert Matsui Federal Courthouse to stand in solidarity with the 10 demands of the ongoing National Prison Strike that began on August 21st in prisons, jails and detention centers around the country. Read more...
April 21, 2018
KCRA3: Free brake light clinic designed help undocumented immigrants
An advocacy group organized an event Saturday to help undocumented immigrants avoid routine traffic stops, which can potentially alert immigration officials. Norcal Resist posted up behind a restaurant on Northgate Boulevard to provide free, on-the-spot repairs of broken brake lights. Read more...
KCRA3: Free brake light clinic designed help undocumented immigrants
An advocacy group organized an event Saturday to help undocumented immigrants avoid routine traffic stops, which can potentially alert immigration officials. Norcal Resist posted up behind a restaurant on Northgate Boulevard to provide free, on-the-spot repairs of broken brake lights. Read more...
2017
March 38, 2017
LA Times: Protests erupt at Sacramento town hall meeting as ICE director answers questions about immigration enforcement
Attendees shouted and cursed, chanted and held up protest signs. “Lies!” some yelled when the officials said authorities did not target immigrants who did not pose a danger to the community. The event captured the tensions building between law enforcement agencies and local communities as the Trump administration has expanded national immigration enforcement orders. Read more...
LA Times: Protests erupt at Sacramento town hall meeting as ICE director answers questions about immigration enforcement
Attendees shouted and cursed, chanted and held up protest signs. “Lies!” some yelled when the officials said authorities did not target immigrants who did not pose a danger to the community. The event captured the tensions building between law enforcement agencies and local communities as the Trump administration has expanded national immigration enforcement orders. Read more...