Breakthrough
Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice in the world's largest democracies-the United States and India.
The United States:
Our current campaign in the U.S focuses on immigration. Current U.S immigration policies are unconstitutional, unnecessary, and demean all of us who are proud to live in America. We have video stories, animations, speeches and our...
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activity // Breakthrough
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See what happens when a permanent member of a popular space crew finds his status is in question. In any galaxy, when we deny due process and human rights to some, we put all of our freedoms at... more-
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- responded 24 days ago
Thanks for watching-- but I'm confused... that's exactly what we're saying... when you deny due process to some, it's easier for others to deny due process... more3 other responses to this -
Agatha Joseph's daughter was placed in seven detention centers over three years. She was the victim of double jeopardy. Watch, as her mother, Agatha, tells the hardships her daughter endured... more -
South Asian/Arab comedians crack audiences up at Breakthrough's "Laff it Up" event at Joe's Pub in NYC. Watch Comedy Central's Dean Obeidallah and others dish about race in... more -
Breakthrough went "live from jail" and interviewed several long time permanent U.S residents who face possible deportation because of unfair 1996 immigration laws. The three we interviewed... more-
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- responded 3 months ago
Please watch the video and listen to the facts. He was in the US legally. ... more7 other responses to this -
Betsy, a European American, fell in love with a man from Italy and they started a family. He felt American-- he lived in the U.S for decades, was a legal permanent resident, was married to an American... more-
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In America the punishment should fit the crime. Not allowing judges to consider the circumstances of a case denies due process and does not solve the immigration issue. ... more3 other responses to this -
Angela Joseph and her brother Warren came to the U.S from Trinidad with greencards. Warren served in the US military for eight years and returned with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He turned to... more-
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Aarti Shahani, founder of Families for Freedom, a Brooklyn-based defense network for immigrants facing deportation. She presented at Breakthrough's public forum, "Why Can't America Have... more -
Breakthrough's campaign on immigration, says, "Restore the Right to Due Process." Why? As a result of immigration laws, immigrants are being detained and deported without access to due... more -
Anslem Ifill is a legal permanent resident who has lived in the US for 25 years—it is his home. So much so that he put his own life at risk to serve the country for eight years with the U.S Army. Now... more -
Breakthrough went "live from jail" and interviewed several long time permanent U.S residents who face possible deportation because of unfair 1996 immigration laws. The three we interviewed... more
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details // Breakthrough
- Current Project:
- ICED - I Can End Deportation video game - www.icedgame.com
- Organizations I Belong To:
- Detention Watch Network, Families for Freedom, Rights Working Group
- What I would Change About the World:
- Human rights for ALL