Breakthrough's Media

Esmeralda: A transgender asylum seeker speaks out against immigration detention

Breakthrough — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:06:25 -0800

Courage comes in many different forms. For Esmeralda a transgender asylum seeker from Mexico who faced horrific circumstances in immigration detention, it came in the form of seeking justice. Kept in a segregated cell with other transgender detainees, Esmeralda never realized that her experience in detention would match the trauma of discrimination she had faced back home. But her story is also one of hope for change.

Let's Breakthrough Together 2009 - A Night of Authors and Artists

Breakthrough — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:26 -0800

On October 22, 2009, Breakthrough held Let's Breakthrough Together 2009, at the Harvard Club in NYC.

Watch highlights from the event, a benefit to support human rights, with authors and performers including: Ishmael Beah, Sarita Choudhury, Elizabeth Gardner Hines, Carol Jenkins, Suketu Mehta, Andrew Solomon, Barton Biggs, Urban Bush Women and auction by Sandhya Jain-Patel.

Let's Breakthrough Together 2009

Breakthrough — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:03:33 -0800

On October 22, 2009, Breakthrough hosted Let's Breakthrough Together 2009, a benefit for human rights at the Harvard Club in NYC. Please watch the video that was screened at the event that highlights our instrumental work in India, namely our current campaign, Bell Bajao, that calls on men and boys to bring domestic violence to a halt in their communities.
bellbajao.org
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Restore Fairness: bring back due process to the immigration system

Breakthrough — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:54:59 -0700

The “Restore Fairness” documentary is produced by Breakthrough in partnership with 26 leading organizations and calls for the U.S. government to bring back due process and fairness to the immigration system.
The video features the powerful voices of Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard, Judges Dana Marks and Bruce Einhorn, as well as civil society leaders like Anthony Romero, Donald Kerwin, Karen Narasaki and Mallika Dutt.
It also gives a human face to harsh immigration laws through three very compelling personal stories- Jean Pierre Kamwa, an asylum seeker who faces mandatory detention, June Everett who lost her sister to immigration detention, and Walter Chavez and Ana Galindo, legal permanent residents who are victims of a warrantless home raid.
www.restorefairness.org

Warren Joseph: Military Man Faces Deportation

Breakthrough — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:50:40 -0800

Warren Joseph from Trinidad, received a green card and served the U.S. Army in Iraq; detained and threatened with deportation because of violations to the conditions of his green card due to behavior and actions caused by post-traumatic-stress-syndrome; spent three years in detention where he observed and encountered serious physical and psychological abuse from immigration officers and jail officials.

Ali: An HIV+ Man Suffers in Detention

Breakthrough — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:07:07 -0800

Ali has been living in New York city for 30 years with a green card. Life changed when he spent more than a year in immigrant detention where he witnessed the worst kind of physical abuse and medical mistreatment, including constantly fighting to get his HIV medication. Despite all this, Ali reaffirms that "life is beautiful"!

Call to Action: Fight Against Hate!

Breakthrough — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:57:26 -0800

Hey everyone,
Remember the Ecuadorean Jose Sucuzhanay beaten to death in New Jersey back in December? Or recently, the 37-year old Marcelo Lucero who was stabbed by teenagers just because he was Mexican? Hate crimes against immigrants are on the rise and need to be stopped--and YOU can help! Visit this site (http://www.wecanstopthehate.org/) to read, learn, and act against all forms of hate in the immigration debate. You can also visit our own Breakthrough site to find out more about immigration and human rights. Act now--your voice makes a difference!

Watching Change

Breakthrough — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:57:05 -0800

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday was indeed a day of change and renewed hope! While clearly there are a lot of obstacles ahead to tackle, let's pause for a moment and just re-live some of the more celebratory moments of the day as not just America, but the entire world welcomed the new U.S President, Barack Obama.

Take a look at this photo gallery that shows viewers from Miami to Baghdad, and stay tuned to see pictures of us at Breakthrough watching the inauguration at Caroline's on Broadway at Times Square in NYC!

www.breakthrough.tv

Sarah Jones at the 2008 Breakthrough Benefit Gala

Breakthrough — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:07:05 -0800

Watch the extremely talented Sarah Jones perform at the 2008 Let's Breakthrough Together Benefit Gala. www.breakthrough.tv

Juana Villegas: A Pregnant Woman Detained

Breakthrough — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:03:02 -0800

Juana Villegas from Mexico, was nine months pregnant when she was stopped for careless driving, for which she was later found innocent. Because of an agreement between local police and federal immigration authorities, she was detained in jail where she was shackled. Juana remained shackled in transit to the hospital and while giving birth. She was not allowed to use a breast pump or nurse her newborn child. www.breakthrough.tv www.homelandgitmo.com