Apr 9, 2020 | Press Releases
A solid step in the right direction for Flatiron to fulfill its commitment to increase fiction, nonfiction, and young adult literature from Latinx and BIPOC authors Oakland, CA –– “We are encouraged with the announcement that Nadxieli Nieto has been hired by Flatiron...
Sep 5, 2019 | Press Releases
GROUPS REPRESENTING 15 MILLION+ PEOPLE PLAN TO FLOOD LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS WITH LETTERS AND CALLS AS BIPARTISAN BACKLASH TO BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE REACHES A BOILING POINT Opposition to facial recognition is reaching a boiling point. Today, nearly 30...
Aug 2, 2019 | Press Releases
THE FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE CELEBRATES VICTORY The Families Belong Together Corporate Accountability Committee released the following statement in response to U.S. Bancorp and Barclays joining this list: “US Bancorp and...
Apr 23, 2019 | Press Releases
Statement from Presente.org’s Executive Director, Matt Nelson regarding today’s oral arguments in the 2020 Census citizenship question case at the U.S. Supreme Court: “The census question in front of the Supreme Court makes it clear that we must rescue a fair...
Apr 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Statement from Matt Nelson, Executive Director, Presente.org: “White supremacist violence has no place in our society and certainly no place in the White House. The resurgence of white supremacist views, including those coming from the Trump Administration,...
Mar 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing on the bank’s investments in GEO Group and Core Civic, two private prison companies that are detaining immigrants. Mr. Sloan...
