Marielena Hincapie
Executive Director |
National Immigration Law Center
Marielena Hincapié is the executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the main organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants in the U.S. Under her leadership, NILC has grown, and has been able to more strategically use a combination of litigation, policy, communications, and alliance-building strategies to effect social change.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
Reproductive Rights at the Intersection of Class, Race and Immigration Status
In 2011 and 2012, the nation has seen a record number of restrictions on women?s reproductive health and rights- from efforts to restrict access to abortion to deny coverage of contraception. In this workshop, participants will learn and discuss the ways in which factors such as class, race and immigration status affect the debate on reproductive rights and justice. Panelists will highlight the impact of draconian policies and harmful rhetoric on women of color, immigrant women and low-income women.
Speakers: Jessica González-Rojas, Marielena Hincapie, Miriam Yeung