Chaumtoli Huq, Author at Law at the Margins

June 21 Webinar: Women of Color Fight for Reproductive Justice

Chaumtoli Huq — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 21:00:25 +0000

Law@theMargins' caps off its look at state legislative efforts to limit women's reproductive rights with an online discussion featuring representatives from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda.

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(VIDEO) For Everyone Who Cares About Marginalized Communities and Grassroots Media

Chaumtoli Huq — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:29:41 +0000

Stories have the power to shape lives. What happens when that power is held by those with a community focus? During a recent webinar on collaborative journalism, Law@theMargins explored the opportunities and challenges of grassroots community media learned from “We the Immigrants,” the Community Based News Room (CBNR) multimedia series supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. We heard feedback and takeaways […]

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Diverse Immigrant Communities Unite to Preserve TPS

Chaumtoli Huq — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:45:44 +0000

By Irvis Orozco Editor’s note: This article is part of “We the Immigrants,” a Community Based News Room (CBNR) series that examines how immigrant communities across the United States are responding to immigration policies. The five-part series is supported by a Solutions Journalism Network Renewing Democracy grant. Erika Suarez is tired of the lies, but she […]

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Resistance in the Heartland: Fighting ICE in Small-Town Iowa and Nebraska

Chaumtoli Huq — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:45:12 +0000

Editor’s note: This article is part of “We the Immigrants,” a Community Based News Room (CBNR) series that examines how immigrant communities across the United States are responding to immigration policies. The five-part series is supported by a Solutions Journalism Network Renewing Democracy grant. By Paul Street and Chaumtoli Huq “You have to leave the […]

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Undocumented Black Migrants Build an Informal Organizing Network

Chaumtoli Huq — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:56:05 +0000

By Carla Pineda Editor’s note: This article is part of “We the Immigrants,” a Community Based News Room (CBNR) series that examines how immigrant communities across the United States are responding to immigration policies. The five-part series is supported by a Solutions Journalism Network Renewing Democracy grant. The truth became clear to Sadat Ibrahim early. At […]

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How Yemeni Immigrant Activists in NYC Are Changing a Whole Community’s Mindset

Chaumtoli Huq — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:58:10 +0000

By Michael Nigro Editor’s note: This article is part of “We the Immigrants,” a Community Based News Room (CBNR) series that examines how immigrant communities across the United States are responding to immigration policies. The five-part series is supported by a Solutions Journalism Network’s Renewing Democracy grant. Riyadh Alhirdi is trying not to cry. He’s […]

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Time to Overcome Election Fears and Organize for Our Political Future

Chaumtoli Huq — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 14:01:28 +0000

By Shandre Delaney Editor’s note: Shandre Delaney’s son, Carrington Keys, was released from prison on May 15, 2018, after serving 20 years. He spent 10 of those years in solitary confinement. Since then, she has become a vocal advocate for her son and all prisoners. Read her piece with the Community Based News Room here. She […]

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Ten Ways to Support Workers on Strike and One Don’t

Chaumtoli Huq — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:11:03 +0000

By Chaumtoli Huq, Editor [dropcap]U[/dropcap]nion membership in the private sector has declined. Many people may have grown up in non-union households and do not know what it is like to strike or to have a family member be on strike. I believe that most people are well meaning and want to do the right thing, but […]

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Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

Chaumtoli Huq — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:12:03 +0000

“Exhausted from labor, I had no idea what to even say or ask. I never ended up receiving an overview of the process, nor any information on what I should expect or do post-partum. I was in the hospital for four days post op. Four days of excruciating pain due to being undermedicated. Four days […]

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Got Dignity? Dairy Farmworkers Now Do

Chaumtoli Huq — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:23:41 +0000

Labor Day is a paradox for farmworkers. Thanks to the racist context in which the National Labor Relations Act was passed, some key labor rights laws in the U.S. still exclude or fail agricultural workers. And while the labor movement has pioneered impressive wins for workers’ rights through non-union worker groups, it is still uncertain […]

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