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Call for submissions! "Pushing Back: Opposition Against Unjust Immigration Policy & Enforcement" >>
HERE4Justice invites all Simmons students, faculty, and alumni to submit your original work to the upcoming blog series, Pushing Back: Opposition Against Unjust Immigration Policy & Enforcement.
MPH students are eligible to receive extra credit for their entry!
The review of submissions starts on March 28, 2025.
Today’s hostile political climate has taken a sharp turn away from our country’s legacy as a refuge for immigrants seeking a chance at a better life.
Moments after President Donald Trump was sworn into his second term of office, he signed a flurry of Executive Orders, including one to “seal the nation’s borders” and “systematically crack down on undocumented immigrants.” The press has been uncovering many of the aggressive tactics implemented by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) including going door-to-door at apartment buildings, entering businesses, and flying arrested immigrants out of the country.
Governments and organizations worldwide have voiced their opposition and taken action against the administration’s actions. ACLU sued for access to the immigrants taken to Guantanamo. Several individuals and groups in Boston sued to stop the attempted dismantling of humanitarian parole. The list goes on.
This social injustice has health equity implications. According to Human Rights Watch, “[More] people are likely to go into hiding, pulling children out of school, not reporting crimes, and not seeking medical care, even for children.”
“We’re hearing of pregnant immigrant women having to skip prenatal exams, afraid to go to church or to the store to pick up healthy foods, vitamins and prescription medicines,” says the CEO of MomsRising.
One of the most powerful ways each of us can take action is by telling our stories and being in solidarity with each other amidst turmoil. HERE4Justice is launching a blog series entitled, Pushing Back: Opposition Against Unjust Immigration Policy & Enforcement as a platform to share stories, resources and actions we can take that elevate the importance of this issue, amplify worsening issues of health inequity, and share ways to fight back. We invite you to submit your stories including original works of art, resources, actions that can inspire solidarity and action.
Idea Prompts
Idea Prompts
What are the consequences for public health of these policies? How are these policies impacting your neighbors, your community, including mental and physical health? What changes would you like to see to ensure justice, human rights, and dignity? What resources have you or your community used or found helpful in pushing back against ICE enforcement & raids? What is the feeling on the ground as people see and react to these raids or news of the raids?
Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Submissions may take any format! Here are a few requirements to keep in mind as you develop your submission:
Be creative. You can submit an original art piece, audio recordings, videos, poems, short stories, or even original research, personal stories, resources, and actions people can take to stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors
If submitting photographs, please include the name you wish to appear (optional), title, and ALT text for accessibility
For written submissions, keep word count under 1,200
Cite your sources by hyperlinking them in-text
Privacy Disclaimer
Privacy Disclaimer
Please do not submit photos and/or personally identifiable information about individuals other than yourself, even if you have that person’s permission. We request that you blur faces and other personally identifiable information in photos; we will review your submission to ensure privacy.
Deadline
Deadline
Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Starting on March 28, 2025, the HERE4Justice Directors will be reviewing and posting entries.
Questions
Questions
If you have any questions, or want to bounce off some ideas, you can reach out to any one of the directors in the H4J Google Space, or email us at: here.4.justiceMPH@gmail.com
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