Organizations Filed Purposes:
JUSTICE ACTION CENTER (JAC) WILL PILOT AN INNOVATIVE MODEL THAT ADVANCES THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING CUTTING-EDGE IMPACT LITIGATION AND COMPELLING NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT. THE PURPOSE OF JUSTICE ACTION CENTER IS TO ADVANCE THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF IMPACT LITIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, AND PROVIDING RELATED SUPPORT TO SELECT PARTNER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND HAVE IMMIGRANT MEMBERS OR PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
IMPACT LITIGATION:IMPACT LITIGATION IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS. JAC WILL LITIGATE A SELECT NUMBER OF CASES DESIGNED TO FILL IN SOME OF THE EXISTING GAPS IN THE LITIGATION LANDSCAPE FOR IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS. JAC WILL BRING CASES IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED AND/OR ON SUBJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT BEING LITIGATED. JAC MAY ALSO PROVIDE EXPERT LEGAL ADVICE TO PROVIDERS OF DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES OR TO OTHER LITIGATORS ON CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES IMPACTING IMMIGRANTS. THE CASES ON JAC'S DOCKET WILL PRIMARILY BE IN FEDERAL COURT, BUT JAC WILL LITIGATE IN SELECT STATE COURTS AS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE OPTIMAL RESULTS FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.IMPACT LITIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY JUSTICE ACTION CENTER'S LITIGATION TEAM, INCLUDING WITH SUPPORT FROM KAREN TUMLIN, JAC'S FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT. THE WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM LOS ANGELES AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE JAC LITIGATORS AND LEGAL TEAM MEMBERS MAY BE HIRED IN THE FUTURE. THE LITIGATION WORK WILL BE FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. TO TEST AND REFINE ITS PROGRAMMATIC MODEL AS THE ORGANIZATION BUILDS IN ITS FIRST YEARS, JUSTICE ACTION CENTER WILL PILOT A COLLABORATIVE MODEL WITH SELECT DIRECT LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS. JAC WILL UTILIZE THESE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN THE LITIGATION LANDSCAPE OR IN THE PRODUCTION OF IMMIGRANT-CENTERED DIGITAL CONTENT. THIS PART OF JAC'S MODEL IS A MOVEMENT-ORIENTED APPROACH TO LITIGATION. THIS APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE OF MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO TO FILL IN HOLES WHERE IMPACT LITIGATION SHOULD BE BROUGHT, BUT CURRENTLY IS NOT OR WHERE COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL EXPERTISE COULD HELP RESHAPE THE NARRATIVE AROUND IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANTS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE A WAY TO HELP BRING LITIGATORS, MOVEMENT ORGANIZERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TOGETHER.
PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL DIGITAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT:JUSTICE ACTION CENTER WILL PRODUCE ORIGINAL DIGITAL CONTENT AND IMMIGRANT-CENTERED MESSAGES USING A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMS, INCLUDING VIDEOS, GRAPHICS, AND POTENTIALLY PODCASTS AND BLOGS. JAC WILL EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT STRATEGIES ON HOW THE CURRENT MEDIA AND DIGITAL LANDSCAPE CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR TO ADVANCE IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS. THE COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA, AND DIGITAL LANDSCAPE HAS SHIFTED DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST YEARS-BY DIVERSIFYING AND DEMOCRATIZING. EVERYDAY PEOPLE CAN IMPACT WHAT IS TRENDING ON ANY GIVEN NEWS DAY. THAT MEANS THAT THE NATION'S NARRATIVE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SET ONLY BY ESTABLISHED POLICY MAKERS, BUT CAN, IN FACT, BE SET AND RESHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES. JAC SEES TREMENDOUS UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN HOW LITIGATION CAN BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH SAVVY COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES TO EMPOWER IMMIGRANT CLIENTS AND CHANGE THE CORROSIVE NARRATIVE AROUND IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY. TODAY THERE IS A COMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPE THAT CONSTANTLY DEMONIZES IMMIGRANTS AND NOT ENOUGH OF A COUNTER TO THAT. COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT AROUND LITIGATION THAT FOCUSES ON PUTTING FORWARD LEGAL VOICES TO TALK ABOUT IMMIGRANTS DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME AUTHENTIC VOICE AS PUTTING FORWARD IMMIGRANT SPOKESPEOPLE THEMSELVES. JAC AIMS TO FULLY EMBRACE THE CURRENT DIGITAL REALITY AND THE VARIOUS TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES IT PRESENTS FOR ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES. JAC'S DIGITAL AND COMMUNICATIONS WORK WILL WORK IN A CONSTANT STATE OF TESTING AND EVOLUTION. WE WILL DESIGN DIGITAL CONTENT BASED ON HYPOTHESES OF HOW TO REACH AND ACTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES AND AROUND PRO-IMMIGRANT CONTENT. WE WILL THEN RIGOROUSLY MEASURE THE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH PIECE OF DIGITAL CONTENT USING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DATA ANALYTICS TOOLS AND MEASUREMENTS. WE WILL TAKE WHAT WE LEARN FROM EACH DIGITAL PIECE AND THEN REFINE OR TEST NEW HYPOTHESES WITH THE NEXT DIGITAL CONTENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES, VERY LITTLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT IS TARGETED (MUCH LESS EFFECTIVELY) TO NUANCED AUDIENCES. JAC WILL SEEK TO CREATE SPECIFIC CONTENT FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES, DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AND ACTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES AROUND IMMIGRANT MESSAGES.THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED BY JAC'S COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BASED IN LOS ANGELES OR IN ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS WHERE STAFF IS HIRED AS THE ORGANIZATION GROWS. JAC WILL ALSO UTILIZE PRO BONO SUPPORT FROM A NETWORK OF FILMMAKERS, CREATIVE PRODUCERS, WRITERS, JOURNALISTS, AND DATA ANALYSTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Tumlin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $312,037 |
| Esther Sung | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $110,000 |
| Andre Segura | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lynn Tramonte | BOARD MEMBER & SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Gabrial Sandoval | BOARD MEMBER & TREASURER | 1.5 | $0 |
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