June 10th, 2020 – New York, NY
Contact: Elianne Ramos; Chief Communications Officer; [email protected]; 212.739.7513
Statement from Juan Cartagena, President & General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, on the Passing of Marta García
Juan Cartagena
Juan Cartagena
President & General Counsel
One of the nation’s leading voices on equality and nondiscrimination, Constitutional and Civil Rights Attorney Juan Cartagena inspires change to systems that marginalize communities of color. As a public speaker, El Diario columnist, and Rutgers University lecturer, Juan focuses extensively on Puerto Rican and Latino rights issues, including the community impacts of mass incarceration.
June 5th, 2020 – New York, NY
Contact: Elianne Ramos; Chief Communications Officer; [email protected]; 212.739.7513
New York, NY – The following is a statement from Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, on the on the murder of Sean Monterrosa by Vallejo, CA Police:
May 29th, 2020 – New York, NY
Contact: Elianne Ramos; Chief Communications Officer; [email protected]; 212.739.7513
New York, NY – The following is a statement from Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, on the arrest of CNN Reporter Omar Jiménez:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 27th, 2020
CONTACT: Elianne Ramos, [email protected], 212.739.7513
Statement from LatinoJustice on murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police
New York, NY – The following is a statement from Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF on the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police:
Last week, Trump issued an Executive Order to ban new immigrant visas in the United States for 60 days. The following is a statement from Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
With the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve been faced with the unimaginable pain this new reality has brought upon our nation, particularly the most vulnerable within our communities.
"It’s not easy being latina / latino in the u.s. today and in the 2020 national elections and its aftermath, no matter who wins, it will not be easy being latina/latino in the u.s. A reelection of the incumbent will embolden hate like few times in our history Similarly, an election of a new president will embolden hate like few times in our history" What's at stake?
As the year draws to a close, I can’t help but think ahead to 2020, which will be a profoundly important year for Latinxs, for immigrants and other marginalized communities and for justice writ large. I refer to a confluence of 2020 civic processes that will have a resounding and long-lasting impact for decades to come – the decennial Census and the Presidential Election.
This article was originally published on Latino Rebels here.
Close Rikers to Address the Violence of Jail Discrimination – For Now was originally published on City Limits here.
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