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Statement on Texas Separations of Families at the Southern Border
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August 7th, 2023According to recent reports, Texas state troopers have separated at least 26 families at the southern border under Texas’s Operation Lone Star. Texas Governor Abbot continues to exercise inhumane and […]
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Forced to Flee: Universal Right to Asylum
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July 28th, 2023Asylum is a universal right. Every person should have the chance to seek safety from persecution. Each year, on July 28, we celebrate the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, […]
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Understanding Intersectionality: Overlapping Identities and Obstacles
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July 14th, 2023Tahirih’s interdisciplinary approach to direct services, policy advocacy, and training and education is underscored by the intersection of our clients’ diverse lived experiences. Every individual we serve has multiple overlapping […]
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Kitchen Table Conversations: Building Collective Power Among Immigrant Survivors in Houston
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June 27th, 2023Survivors are the most powerful and effective advocates in the anti-violence and anti-oppression movement. At Tahirih, we believe that survivors should be centered as advocates for themselves, in their families, and in their communities.
Our Tahirih Houston office has developed an innovative program called Kitchen Table Conversations to build power and create collective action led by immigrant survivors of violence.
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Pride Month: Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community with Joy and Protest
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June 22nd, 2023A Statement from Tahirih’s Queer & Trans Caucus: Pride Month is celebrated during June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of June 1969, when queer folk in New York City pushed […]
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Pride Month Reflection
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June 16th, 2023Happy Pride! This month’s celebration of the courage and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community is incredibly important to the Tahirih Justice Center and its mission.
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DC Could Become a Leader in the Movement to Protect Children from Child Marriage
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June 12th, 2023D.C. has not yet joined the 31 states that have passed laws taking aim at child marriage and our laws still allow 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with nothing more than one parent’s signature. It’s time for our city to update our antiquated marriage laws and put the wellbeing of our children first.