Immigrant Rights
Trust Act: In light of the current national landscape and the increase in deportations and ICE activity, GHIAA came alongside a coalition supporting HB 7212, which would have accomplished several important policy changes to protect immigrants in Connecticut: Prohibiting public agencies and officials from sharing people’s private information with ICE in the absence of a […]
Environmental Justice
MIRA/MDA Trash Plant Site Background: For decades, a trash incinerator plant operated in the South End of Hartford, processing trash from dozens of suburban communities. The surrounding neighborhoods, including many low-income Black and Brown residents, bore the brunt of this pollution, and have the higher asthma rates and lower life expectancies to prove it. In […]
Combating Racial & Religious Hate
A team of GHIAA leaders developed and launched the Broadening Understanding, Deepening Solidarity (BUDS) program, with over 50 participants. Meeting monthly for 4 sessions, the program provided opportunities to build relationships across racial and religious differences; share lived experiences of racism, antisemitism, and anti-Muslim bigotry; bear witness to our neighbors’ pain; and learn and hone our skills […]
Housing Affordability
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Fiscal Policy Reform
Since 2017, Connecticut’s finances have been defined by the fiscal guardrails—a series of statues controlling spending. Created in a time of crisis, they were emergency measures to improve CT’s financial health. They filled the Rainy Day Fund, paid down longstanding pension debt, and improved CT’s credit rating. These are important achievements—but they have come at […]
Albany Avenue Development
In 2021, the Center for Leadership and Justice (CLJ) began organizing with residents of Irving Street in Hartford’s
Public Safety
The Center for Leadership and Justice is currently organizing Hartford residents to address the persistent problems of safety and policing in the city. This includes holding listening sessions and gathering input from residents for the upcoming hiring of the next Police Chief. The Center for Leadership and Justice, as a member of the North Hartford […]
Antisemitism, Islamophobia, & Racism
Environmental Justice
On June 29, 2023 Governor Ned Lamont signed H.B. 6664 into effect which dissolves MIRA as of July 1. The bill calls for a new board to be commissioned to oversee the Southend trash-to-energy parcel into it’s next phase. The Hartford City Council will get to appoint 5 members to this new board, giving residents […]
House Meetings
What Are House Meetings? House meetings are 60-90 minute listening sessions with a small group of people, facilitated by trained leaders. Through house meetings, we identify issues that are affecting our community. We hear direct impact stories and identify leaders motivated to create positive change. We build connections among leaders and strengthen our relational network. […]