Systemic Inequities

Confronting structural inequities and building social justice.

Alianza Americas is committed to confronting the structural inequities that affect the communities where our members work. These inequities present significant barriers to the democratic process and social equality and threaten the health and well-being of the folks we work with daily. We also recognize that this struggle presents us with great opportunities to strengthen our members’ critical analysis, leadership, and advocacy capacity. As an organization comprising a network of grassroots organizations led by and serving immigrants of Latin American origin, we recognize that the history of efforts to maintain white supremacy has led to systemic inequities related to gender, race, ethnicity, language, economic conditions, and social class. These intersectional factors are fundamental in defining our work in addressing structural inequities and building democracy and well-being. We structure our work around three fundamental goals, which we see as pivotal to our work.

Goals:

  • Strengthen our gender analysis in regards to public policies that address or should address systemic inequities in the Americas, with specific focus on work, health, and education, while considering their impact on the root causes of migration.
  • Build, alongside our membership, the capacity for analysis and advocacy regarding economic inequities as a root cause of migration and their impact on migrant families and their communities.
  • Develop analyses and construct narratives around our racial and ethnic diversity in order to confront white supremacy and foreground the differential impacts of migration on Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities.

Learn more about our digital equity project seeking to grow digital literacy and access to broadband internet

Our actions

Read about our latest actions in systemic inequities.

Project
Ahorrar es Cuidar
Ahorrar es Cuidar (Saving is Caring) is a project that explores the opportunities offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for communities of Latin American origin.
Campaign
Caring is Healing 2024-2025
Celebrating solidarity and care networks in our migrant community.
Project
Bienestar: Estar Bien
Moving toward justice in mental health and emotional well-being for all people.

Our resources

Discover some useful resources for climate justice.

Fact Sheet
Conditions Honduran Deportees Will Return To
Economic need, environmental disasters, and violence have driven Hondurans away from their homes.
Fact Sheet
Conditions Guatemalan Deportees Will Return To
Inequality, limited economic opportunities, food insecurity, and environmental destruction have driven many Guatemalans to migrate in search of a better life.
Fact Sheet
Conditions Mexican Deportees Will Return To
Economic hardship, the impact of climate change, insecurity and different forms of violence have driven Mexicans to leave their homes and migrate to the United States.

Our latest posts

Read more about this topic.

Press Release
May Day: Migrants are essential and we demand dignity, justice, and respect for our rights.
April 30, 2025
Press Release
Three Executive Orders Contrary to the Constitution and the Rule of Law.
April 29, 2025
Press Release
First 100 Days of the Trump Administration: Migrants will not be silenced or erased.
April 28, 2025
Press Release
Alianza Americas is deeply concerned about the arrest of Judge Dugan
April 25, 2025

Our events

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Event
Conversation on the social and economic reality in Venezuela
April 2, 2025
Event
The Impact of Racism on Mental Health
March 28, 2025
Event
Migration Policy Under the Trump Administration: What's Changing and What's At Stake?
March 5, 2025
Event
How the new U.S. admin will impact Latin America? Let's talk this January 15
January 15, 2025